Americas vs China: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Americas
- China
How they compare
Americas currently reports 347,983 1000 ha against 109,061 1000 ha in China, a difference of 238,922 1000 ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 3.2 times China's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 3rd and China ranks 5th of 36 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 310,243 1000 ha | 102,185 1000 ha | 208,058 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1970s | 333,658 1000 ha | 98,394 1000 ha | 235,265 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1980s | 354,643 1000 ha | 112,719 1000 ha | 241,924 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1990s | 348,066 1000 ha | 121,538 1000 ha | 226,528 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 342,809 1000 ha | 120,252 1000 ha | 222,557 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 343,639 1000 ha | 115,503 1000 ha | 228,136 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 348,220 1000 ha | 109,211 1000 ha | 239,008 1000 ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Americas or China?
- Americas, at 347,983 1000 ha against 109,061 1000 ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Americas and China?
- 238,922 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Americas and China rank globally for arable land — area?
- Americas ranks 3rd and China ranks 5th of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — 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.