China vs Europe: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- China
- Europe
How they compare
Europe currently reports 270,153 1000 ha against 109,061 1000 ha in China, a difference of 161,092 1000 ha.
That makes Europe's figure about 2.5 times China's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
China ranks 5th and Europe ranks 5th of 231 countries.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 102,185 1000 ha | 365,824 1000 ha | 263,639 1000 ha | Europe |
| 1970s | 98,394 1000 ha | 354,539 1000 ha | 256,146 1000 ha | Europe |
| 1980s | 112,719 1000 ha | 352,254 1000 ha | 239,534 1000 ha | Europe |
| 1990s | 121,538 1000 ha | 304,929 1000 ha | 183,391 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2000s | 120,252 1000 ha | 279,193 1000 ha | 158,941 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2010s | 115,503 1000 ha | 273,882 1000 ha | 158,379 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2020s | 109,211 1000 ha | 270,888 1000 ha | 161,676 1000 ha | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, China or Europe?
- Europe, at 270,153 1000 ha against 109,061 1000 ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between China and Europe?
- 161,092 1000 ha, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Europe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Europe rank globally for arable land — area?
- China ranks 5th and Europe ranks 5th of 231 countries.
- 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.