China vs Kenya: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre
China
0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya
0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
77th
Kenya rank
80th
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Kenya
How they compare
China currently reports 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 77th and Kenya ranks 80th of 184 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 1970s | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 1980s | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 1990s | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 0.0128 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, China or Kenya?
- China, at 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land — area, per square kilometre between China and Kenya?
- 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Kenya?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Kenya rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 77th and Kenya ranks 80th 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.