Australia and New Zealand vs China: Agriculture — Area

Australia and New Zealand
378,628 1000 ha
in 2024
China
392,604 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
5th
China rank
3rd

Agriculture — Area over time

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

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

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
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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.