Americas vs China, mainland: Agriculture — Area

Americas
1.12 million 1000 ha
in 2024
China, mainland
391,823 1000 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
5th
China, mainland rank
4th

Agriculture — Area over time

  • Americas
  • China, mainland
400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M196119922024

How they compare

Americas currently reports 1.12 million 1000 ha against 391,823 1000 ha in China, mainland, a difference of 730,017 1000 ha.

That makes Americas's figure about 2.9 times China, mainland's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 4th of 36 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 1.09 million 1000 ha 422,436 1000 ha 663,076 1000 ha Americas
1970s 1.12 million 1000 ha 419,296 1000 ha 700,861 1000 ha Americas
1980s 1.17 million 1000 ha 431,558 1000 ha 734,492 1000 ha Americas
1990s 1.17 million 1000 ha 438,181 1000 ha 731,264 1000 ha Americas
2000s 1.16 million 1000 ha 431,678 1000 ha 732,054 1000 ha Americas
2010s 1.16 million 1000 ha 407,340 1000 ha 755,538 1000 ha Americas
2020s 1.12 million 1000 ha 391,687 1000 ha 732,265 1000 ha Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture — area, Americas or China, mainland?
Americas, at 1.12 million 1000 ha against 391,823 1000 ha in China, mainland as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture — area between Americas and China, mainland?
730,017 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China, mainland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Americas and China, mainland rank globally for agriculture — area?
Americas ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 4th of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agriculture — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agriculture — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.