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
00.0050.010.015196119922023

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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Indicator
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,763 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.