Australia and New Zealand vs China: Agriculture — Area
Agriculture — Area over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 392,604 1000 ha against 378,628 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 13,976 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 ranks 3rd of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 502,086 1000 ha | 423,345 1000 ha | 78,741 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1970s | 511,032 1000 ha | 420,218 1000 ha | 90,814 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1980s | 496,265 1000 ha | 432,461 1000 ha | 63,804 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1990s | 476,297 1000 ha | 439,060 1000 ha | 37,236 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 448,736 1000 ha | 432,520 1000 ha | 16,216 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 401,832 1000 ha | 408,144 1000 ha | 6,312 1000 ha | China |
| 2020s | 384,111 1000 ha | 392,473 1000 ha | 8,362 1000 ha | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture — area, Australia and New Zealand or China?
- China, at 392,604 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?
- 13,976 1000 ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and China?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and China rank globally for agriculture — area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th and China ranks 3rd 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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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.