Australia and New Zealand vs China: Country area — Area
Country area — Area over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 960,001 1000 ha against 800,897 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 159,104 1000 ha.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Australia and New Zealand's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th and China ranks 5th of 231 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 800,897 1000 ha | 960,000 1000 ha | 159,103 1000 ha | China |
| 1970s | 800,897 1000 ha | 960,000 1000 ha | 159,103 1000 ha | China |
| 1980s | 800,897 1000 ha | 960,000 1000 ha | 159,103 1000 ha | China |
| 1990s | 800,897 1000 ha | 960,000 1000 ha | 159,103 1000 ha | China |
| 2000s | 800,897 1000 ha | 960,000 1000 ha | 159,103 1000 ha | China |
| 2010s | 800,897 1000 ha | 960,001 1000 ha | 159,104 1000 ha | China |
| 2020s | 800,897 1000 ha | 960,001 1000 ha | 159,104 1000 ha | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country area — area, Australia and New Zealand or China?
- China, at 960,001 1000 ha against 800,897 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in country area — area between Australia and New Zealand and China?
- 159,104 1000 ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and China?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and China rank globally for country area — area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th and China ranks 5th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Country area — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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.