Australia vs China: Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area
Australia
368,934 Hectares
in 2022
China
521,196 Hectares
in 2023
Australia rank
2nd
China rank
1st
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area over time
- Australia
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 521,196 Hectares against 368,934 Hectares in Australia, a difference of 152,262 Hectares.
That makes China's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 2nd and China ranks 1st of 43 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 474,866 Hectares | 488,785 Hectares | 13,919 Hectares | China |
| 1990s | 463,412 Hectares | 519,556 Hectares | 56,144 Hectares | China |
| 2000s | 436,973 Hectares | 526,387 Hectares | 89,415 Hectares | China |
| 2010s | 390,881 Hectares | 524,884 Hectares | 134,003 Hectares | China |
| 2020s | 377,734 Hectares | 521,297 Hectares | 143,563 Hectares | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land area — total agricultural land area, Australia or China?
- China, at 521,196 Hectares against 368,934 Hectares in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land area — total agricultural land area between Australia and China?
- 152,262 Hectares, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do Australia and China rank globally for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area?
- Australia ranks 2nd and China ranks 1st of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.