Afghanistan vs China: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre
Afghanistan
0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
China
0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
76th
China rank
77th
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- China
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 76th and China ranks 77th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0128 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or China?
- Afghanistan, at 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land — area, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and China?
- 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and China rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 76th and China ranks 77th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.