China vs United Republic of Tanzania: Arable land — Area

China
109,061 1000 ha
in 2024
United Republic of Tanzania
13,702 1000 ha
in 2024
China rank
5th
United Republic of Tanzania rank
7th

Arable land — Area over time

  • China
  • United Republic of Tanzania
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k196119922024

How they compare

China currently reports 109,061 1000 ha against 13,702 1000 ha in United Republic of Tanzania, a difference of 95,359 1000 ha.

That makes China's figure about 8.0 times United Republic of Tanzania's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 5th and United Republic of Tanzania ranks 7th of 214 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China United Republic of Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 102,185 1000 ha 5,817 1000 ha 96,369 1000 ha China
1970s 98,394 1000 ha 7,200 1000 ha 91,194 1000 ha China
1980s 112,719 1000 ha 8,500 1000 ha 104,219 1000 ha China
1990s 121,538 1000 ha 8,934 1000 ha 112,604 1000 ha China
2000s 120,252 1000 ha 9,690 1000 ha 110,562 1000 ha China
2010s 115,503 1000 ha 12,587 1000 ha 102,916 1000 ha China
2020s 109,211 1000 ha 13,720 1000 ha 95,491 1000 ha China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, China or United Republic of Tanzania?
China, at 109,061 1000 ha against 13,702 1000 ha in United Republic of Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between China and United Republic of Tanzania?
95,359 1000 ha, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United Republic of Tanzania?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China and United Republic of Tanzania rank globally for arable land — area?
China ranks 5th and United Republic of Tanzania ranks 7th of 214 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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Indicator
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
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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.