China vs Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Agriculture — Area

China
392,604 1000 ha
in 2024
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
864,161 1000 ha
in 2024
China rank
3rd
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank
6th

Agriculture — Area over time

  • China
  • Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196119922024

How they compare

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) currently reports 864,161 1000 ha against 392,604 1000 ha in China, a difference of 471,557 1000 ha.

That makes Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)'s figure about 2.2 times China's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) has been ahead every year.

China ranks 3rd and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 6th of 220 countries.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) Difference Ahead
1960s 423,345 1000 ha 698,415 1000 ha 275,070 1000 ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
1970s 420,218 1000 ha 706,761 1000 ha 286,543 1000 ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
1980s 432,461 1000 ha 719,439 1000 ha 286,978 1000 ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
1990s 439,060 1000 ha 769,079 1000 ha 330,019 1000 ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2000s 432,520 1000 ha 808,127 1000 ha 375,607 1000 ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2010s 408,144 1000 ha 844,224 1000 ha 436,080 1000 ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2020s 392,473 1000 ha 861,909 1000 ha 469,436 1000 ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture — area, China or Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), at 864,161 1000 ha against 392,604 1000 ha in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture — area between China and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
471,557 1000 ha, with Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank globally for agriculture — area?
China ranks 3rd and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 6th 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
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