Australia vs China: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Australia
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 392,604 1000 ha against 363,519 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 29,085 1000 ha.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 6th and China ranks 3rd of 237 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 488,853 1000 ha | 423,345 1000 ha | 65,508 1000 ha | Australia |
| 1970s | 497,217 1000 ha | 420,218 1000 ha | 77,000 1000 ha | Australia |
| 1980s | 481,783 1000 ha | 432,461 1000 ha | 49,322 1000 ha | Australia |
| 1990s | 463,089 1000 ha | 439,060 1000 ha | 24,028 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 418,401 1000 ha | 432,520 1000 ha | 14,119 1000 ha | China |
| 2010s | 368,970 1000 ha | 408,144 1000 ha | 39,174 1000 ha | China |
| 2020s | 361,970 1000 ha | 392,473 1000 ha | 30,503 1000 ha | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Australia or China?
- China, at 392,604 1000 ha against 363,519 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Australia and China?
- 29,085 1000 ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and China rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Australia ranks 6th and China ranks 3rd of 237 countries.
- 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.