China, mainland vs Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- China, mainland
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
How they compare
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) currently reports 863,406 1000 ha against 391,823 1000 ha in China, mainland, a difference of 471,583 1000 ha.
That makes Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)'s figure about 2.2 times China, mainland's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) has been ahead every year.
China, mainland ranks 4th and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 6th of 220 countries.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 422,436 1000 ha | 698,415 1000 ha | 275,980 1000 ha | Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) |
| 1970s | 419,296 1000 ha | 706,761 1000 ha | 287,465 1000 ha | Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) |
| 1980s | 431,558 1000 ha | 719,439 1000 ha | 287,880 1000 ha | Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) |
| 1990s | 438,181 1000 ha | 769,079 1000 ha | 330,898 1000 ha | Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) |
| 2000s | 431,678 1000 ha | 808,127 1000 ha | 376,449 1000 ha | Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) |
| 2010s | 407,340 1000 ha | 844,224 1000 ha | 436,884 1000 ha | Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) |
| 2020s | 391,687 1000 ha | 861,374 1000 ha | 469,688 1000 ha | Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, China, mainland or Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), at 863,406 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- 471,583 1000 ha, with Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China, mainland and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- China, mainland ranks 4th and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 6th of 220 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.