China vs China, mainland: Cropland — Area per capita

China
0.09 ha/cap
in 2024
China, mainland
0.09 ha/cap
in 2024
China rank
175th
China, mainland rank
175th

Cropland — Area per capita over time

  • China
  • China, mainland
00.050.10.15196119922024

How they compare

China currently reports 0.09 ha/cap against 0.09 ha/cap in China, mainland, a difference of 0 ha/cap.

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

China ranks 175th and China, mainland ranks 175th of 250 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1422 ha/cap 0.1444 ha/cap 0.0022 ha/cap China, mainland
1970s 0.11 ha/cap 0.111 ha/cap 0.001 ha/cap China, mainland
1980s 0.109 ha/cap 0.11 ha/cap 0.001 ha/cap China, mainland
1990s 0.105 ha/cap 0.107 ha/cap 0.002 ha/cap China, mainland
2000s 0.1 ha/cap 0.1 ha/cap 0 ha/cap —
2010s 0.093 ha/cap 0.094 ha/cap 0.001 ha/cap China, mainland
2020s 0.09 ha/cap 0.09 ha/cap 0 ha/cap —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area per capita, China or China, mainland?
China, at 0.09 ha/cap against 0.09 ha/cap in China, mainland as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between China and China, mainland?
0 ha/cap, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and China, mainland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China and China, mainland rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
China ranks 175th and China, mainland ranks 175th of 250 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland — Area per capita
Unit
ha/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
280 places, 16,444 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.