China vs USSR: Agriculture — Area
Agriculture — Area over time
- China
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 555,420 1000 ha against 392,604 1000 ha in China, a difference of 162,816 1000 ha.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.4 times China's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
China ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 2nd of 237 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 423,345 1000 ha | 544,215 1000 ha | 120,869 1000 ha | USSR |
| 1970s | 420,218 1000 ha | 551,125 1000 ha | 130,907 1000 ha | USSR |
| 1980s | 432,461 1000 ha | 556,292 1000 ha | 123,831 1000 ha | USSR |
| 1990s | 443,212 1000 ha | 555,820 1000 ha | 112,608 1000 ha | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture — area, China or USSR?
- USSR, at 555,420 1000 ha against 392,604 1000 ha in China as of 1991.
- What is the difference in agriculture — area between China and USSR?
- 162,816 1000 ha, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do China and USSR rank globally for agriculture — area?
- China ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 2nd of 237 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.