China, mainland vs Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Agricultural land — Area

China, mainland
391,823 1000 ha
in 2024
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
842,656 1000 ha
in 2024
China, mainland rank
5th
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank
8th

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • China, mainland
  • Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196119922024

How they compare

Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) currently reports 842,656 1000 ha against 391,823 1000 ha in China, mainland, a difference of 450,833 1000 ha.

That makes Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)'s figure about 2.2 times China, mainland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ahead.

China, mainland ranks 5th and Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 8th of 255 countries.

Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) Difference Ahead
1960s 422,436 1000 ha 435,314 1000 ha 12,879 1000 ha Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
1970s 419,296 1000 ha 434,772 1000 ha 15,476 1000 ha Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
1980s 431,558 1000 ha 433,211 1000 ha 1,652 1000 ha Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
1990s 438,181 1000 ha 712,741 1000 ha 274,560 1000 ha Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
2000s 431,678 1000 ha 793,830 1000 ha 362,152 1000 ha Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
2010s 407,340 1000 ha 833,630 1000 ha 426,290 1000 ha Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
2020s 391,687 1000 ha 846,077 1000 ha 454,390 1000 ha Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, China, mainland or Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), at 842,656 1000 ha against 391,823 1000 ha in China, mainland as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area between China, mainland and Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
450,833 1000 ha, with Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China, mainland and Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank globally for agricultural land — area?
China, mainland ranks 5th and Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 8th of 255 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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Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
288 places, 16,964 data points, 1961–2024
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