China vs United States: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 421,540 1000 ha against 392,604 1000 ha in China, a difference of 28,936 1000 ha.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
China ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 255 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 423,345 1000 ha | 438,881 1000 ha | 15,536 1000 ha | United States |
| 1970s | 420,218 1000 ha | 432,062 1000 ha | 11,845 1000 ha | United States |
| 1980s | 432,461 1000 ha | 429,416 1000 ha | 3,044 1000 ha | China |
| 1990s | 439,060 1000 ha | 420,322 1000 ha | 18,739 1000 ha | China |
| 2000s | 432,520 1000 ha | 413,889 1000 ha | 18,631 1000 ha | China |
| 2010s | 408,144 1000 ha | 424,159 1000 ha | 16,015 1000 ha | United States |
| 2020s | 392,473 1000 ha | 422,224 1000 ha | 29,751 1000 ha | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, China or United States?
- United States, at 421,540 1000 ha against 392,604 1000 ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between China and United States?
- 28,936 1000 ha, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and United States rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- China ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd 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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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.