China vs USSR: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- China
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 224,400 1000 ha against 109,061 1000 ha in China, a difference of 115,339 1000 ha.
That makes USSR's figure about 2.1 times China's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
China ranks 5th and USSR ranks 2nd of 231 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 102,185 1000 ha | 231,522 1000 ha | 129,337 1000 ha | USSR |
| 1970s | 98,394 1000 ha | 227,330 1000 ha | 128,936 1000 ha | USSR |
| 1980s | 112,719 1000 ha | 226,799 1000 ha | 114,080 1000 ha | USSR |
| 1990s | 125,013 1000 ha | 224,400 1000 ha | 99,387 1000 ha | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, China or USSR?
- USSR, at 224,400 1000 ha against 109,061 1000 ha in China as of 1991.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between China and USSR?
- 115,339 1000 ha, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do China and USSR rank globally for arable land — area?
- China ranks 5th and USSR ranks 2nd 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.