China vs United States: Agriculture — Area
Agriculture — Area over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 434,772 1000 ha against 392,604 1000 ha in China, a difference of 42,168 1000 ha.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
China ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 255 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 423,345 1000 ha | 438,881 1000 ha | 15,536 1000 ha | United States |
| 1970s | 420,218 1000 ha | 430,833 1000 ha | 10,615 1000 ha | United States |
| 1980s | 432,461 1000 ha | 433,037 1000 ha | 575.6 1000 ha | United States |
| 1990s | 439,060 1000 ha | 432,071 1000 ha | 6,989 1000 ha | China |
| 2000s | 432,520 1000 ha | 426,974 1000 ha | 5,546 1000 ha | China |
| 2010s | 408,144 1000 ha | 436,842 1000 ha | 28,698 1000 ha | United States |
| 2020s | 392,473 1000 ha | 435,322 1000 ha | 42,848 1000 ha | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture — area, China or United States?
- United States, at 434,772 1000 ha against 392,604 1000 ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agriculture — area between China and United States?
- 42,168 1000 ha, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and United States rank globally for agriculture — area?
- China ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 255 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.