Americas vs China (People’s Republic of): Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area

Americas
14,699 1000 ha
in 2024
China (People’s Republic of)
3,610 1000 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
5th
China (People’s Republic of) rank
6th

Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area over time

  • Americas
  • China (People’s Republic of)
05.0k10.0k15.0k200420142024

How they compare

Americas currently reports 14,699 1000 ha against 3,610 1000 ha in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 11,089 1000 ha.

That makes Americas's figure about 4.1 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 5th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 6th of 31 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas China (People’s Republic of) Difference Ahead
2000s 8,249 1000 ha 1,984 1000 ha 6,265 1000 ha Americas
2010s 10,420 1000 ha 2,154 1000 ha 8,266 1000 ha Americas
2020s 13,776 1000 ha 3,034 1000 ha 10,741 1000 ha Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture area under organic agric. — area, Americas or China (People’s Republic of)?
Americas, at 14,699 1000 ha against 3,610 1000 ha in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture area under organic agric. — area between Americas and China (People’s Republic of)?
11,089 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China (People’s Republic of)?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Americas and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for agriculture area under organic agric. — area?
Americas ranks 5th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 6th of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
213 places, 3,900 data points, 2004–2024
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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.