Asia vs USSR: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Asia
- USSR
How they compare
Asia currently reports 477,077 1000 ha against 224,400 1000 ha in USSR, a difference of 252,677 1000 ha.
That makes Asia's figure about 2.1 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 2nd of 36 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 426,086 1000 ha | 231,522 1000 ha | 194,564 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1970s | 431,562 1000 ha | 227,330 1000 ha | 204,232 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1980s | 454,077 1000 ha | 226,799 1000 ha | 227,278 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1990s | 468,505 1000 ha | 224,400 1000 ha | 244,105 1000 ha | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Asia or USSR?
- Asia, at 477,077 1000 ha against 224,400 1000 ha in USSR as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Asia and USSR?
- 252,677 1000 ha, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Asia and USSR rank globally for arable land — area?
- Asia ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 2nd 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.