China vs OECD: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- China
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 1.16 million 1000 ha against 392,604 1000 ha in China, a difference of 771,876 1000 ha.
That makes OECD's figure about 3.0 times China's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
China ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 237 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 423,345 1000 ha | 1.36 million 1000 ha | 932,562 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1970s | 420,218 1000 ha | 1.35 million 1000 ha | 931,513 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1980s | 432,461 1000 ha | 1.33 million 1000 ha | 898,304 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1990s | 439,060 1000 ha | 1.31 million 1000 ha | 868,644 1000 ha | OECD |
| 2000s | 432,520 1000 ha | 1.25 million 1000 ha | 815,089 1000 ha | OECD |
| 2010s | 408,144 1000 ha | 1.18 million 1000 ha | 775,630 1000 ha | OECD |
| 2020s | 392,473 1000 ha | 1.17 million 1000 ha | 774,257 1000 ha | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, China or OECD?
- OECD, at 1.16 million 1000 ha against 392,604 1000 ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between China and OECD?
- 771,876 1000 ha, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and OECD?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and OECD rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- China ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st 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.