Americas vs China: Cropland — Area
Cropland — Area over time
- Americas
- China
How they compare
Americas currently reports 377,860 1000 ha against 129,388 1000 ha in China, a difference of 248,472 1000 ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 2.9 times China's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 3rd and China ranks 4th of 36 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 328,065 1000 ha | 104,265 1000 ha | 223,800 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1970s | 353,206 1000 ha | 101,207 1000 ha | 251,999 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1980s | 377,233 1000 ha | 117,852 1000 ha | 259,381 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1990s | 371,111 1000 ha | 131,332 1000 ha | 239,779 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 368,940 1000 ha | 133,553 1000 ha | 235,386 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 369,965 1000 ha | 132,050 1000 ha | 237,915 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 377,687 1000 ha | 128,814 1000 ha | 248,873 1000 ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, Americas or China?
- Americas, at 377,860 1000 ha against 129,388 1000 ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area between Americas and China?
- 248,472 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Americas and China rank globally for cropland — area?
- Americas ranks 3rd and China ranks 4th of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — 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.