Asia vs China: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Asia
- China
How they compare
Asia currently reports 1.52 million 1000 ha against 392,604 1000 ha in China, a difference of 1.13 million 1000 ha.
That makes Asia's figure about 3.9 times China's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 2nd and China ranks 3rd of 36 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.16 million 1000 ha | 423,345 1000 ha | 731,845 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1970s | 1.16 million 1000 ha | 420,218 1000 ha | 737,959 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1980s | 1.19 million 1000 ha | 432,461 1000 ha | 754,699 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1990s | 1.49 million 1000 ha | 439,060 1000 ha | 1.05 million 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2000s | 1.57 million 1000 ha | 432,520 1000 ha | 1.14 million 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2010s | 1.54 million 1000 ha | 408,144 1000 ha | 1.13 million 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2020s | 1.53 million 1000 ha | 392,473 1000 ha | 1.13 million 1000 ha | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Asia or China?
- Asia, at 1.52 million 1000 ha against 392,604 1000 ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Asia and China?
- 1.13 million 1000 ha, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Asia and China rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Asia ranks 2nd and China ranks 3rd of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.