China vs Israel: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre

China
0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Israel
0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
77th
Israel rank
74th

Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • Israel
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times China's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.

China ranks 77th and Israel ranks 74th of 184 countries.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Israel Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre Israel
1970s 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre Israel
1980s 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre Israel
1990s 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre Israel
2000s 0.0128 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre Israel
2010s 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre Israel
2020s 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, China or Israel?
Israel, at 0.0125 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 China and Israel?
0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Israel?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Israel rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
China ranks 77th and Israel ranks 74th 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.