Asia vs China: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Asia
- China
How they compare
Asia currently reports 477,077 1000 ha against 109,061 1000 ha in China, a difference of 368,016 1000 ha.
That makes Asia's figure about 4.4 times China's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 2nd and China ranks 5th of 36 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 426,086 1000 ha | 102,185 1000 ha | 323,901 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1970s | 431,562 1000 ha | 98,394 1000 ha | 333,169 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1980s | 454,077 1000 ha | 112,719 1000 ha | 341,358 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1990s | 498,376 1000 ha | 121,538 1000 ha | 376,838 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2000s | 496,032 1000 ha | 120,252 1000 ha | 375,780 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2010s | 485,584 1000 ha | 115,503 1000 ha | 370,080 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2020s | 477,128 1000 ha | 109,211 1000 ha | 367,916 1000 ha | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Asia or China?
- Asia, at 477,077 1000 ha against 109,061 1000 ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Asia and China?
- 368,016 1000 ha, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Asia and China rank globally for arable land — area?
- Asia ranks 2nd 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.