China vs USSR: Land area — Area
Land area — Area over time
- China
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 2.19 million 1000 ha against 942,470 1000 ha in China, a difference of 1.25 million 1000 ha.
That makes USSR's figure about 2.3 times China's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
China ranks 4th and USSR ranks 2nd of 248 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 | 942,470 1000 ha | 2.19 million 1000 ha | 1.25 million 1000 ha | USSR |
| 1970s | 942,469 1000 ha | 2.19 million 1000 ha | 1.25 million 1000 ha | USSR |
| 1980s | 942,467 1000 ha | 2.19 million 1000 ha | 1.25 million 1000 ha | USSR |
| 1990s | 942,467 1000 ha | 2.19 million 1000 ha | 1.25 million 1000 ha | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area — area, China or USSR?
- USSR, at 2.19 million 1000 ha against 942,470 1000 ha in China as of 1991.
- What is the difference in land area — area between China and USSR?
- 1.25 million 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 land area — area?
- China ranks 4th and USSR ranks 2nd of 248 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area — 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.