Australia and New Zealand vs China, mainland: Agriculture — Area

Australia and New Zealand
378,628 1000 ha
in 2024
China, mainland
391,823 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
5th
China, mainland rank
4th

Agriculture — Area over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • China, mainland
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922024

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 391,823 1000 ha against 378,628 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 13,195 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 4th of 220 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and China, mainland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 502,086 1000 ha 422,436 1000 ha 79,650 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
1970s 511,032 1000 ha 419,296 1000 ha 91,736 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
1980s 496,265 1000 ha 431,558 1000 ha 64,707 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
1990s 476,297 1000 ha 438,181 1000 ha 38,116 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
2000s 448,736 1000 ha 431,678 1000 ha 17,058 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
2010s 401,832 1000 ha 407,340 1000 ha 5,508 1000 ha China, mainland
2020s 384,111 1000 ha 391,687 1000 ha 7,576 1000 ha China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture — area, Australia and New Zealand or China, mainland?
China, mainland, at 391,823 1000 ha against 378,628 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture — area between Australia and New Zealand and China, mainland?
13,195 1000 ha, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and China, mainland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand and China, mainland rank globally for agriculture — area?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 4th of 220 countries.
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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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.