China vs World: Land area — Area
Land area — Area over time
- China
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 13.02 million 1000 ha against 942,470 1000 ha in China, a difference of 12.07 million 1000 ha.
That makes World's figure about 13.8 times China's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
China ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 248 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 942,470 1000 ha | 13.04 million 1000 ha | 12.10 million 1000 ha | World |
| 1970s | 942,469 1000 ha | 13.04 million 1000 ha | 12.10 million 1000 ha | World |
| 1980s | 942,467 1000 ha | 13.04 million 1000 ha | 12.10 million 1000 ha | World |
| 1990s | 942,469 1000 ha | 13.00 million 1000 ha | 12.06 million 1000 ha | World |
| 2000s | 942,470 1000 ha | 13.01 million 1000 ha | 12.07 million 1000 ha | World |
| 2010s | 942,470 1000 ha | 13.03 million 1000 ha | 12.09 million 1000 ha | World |
| 2020s | 942,470 1000 ha | 13.02 million 1000 ha | 12.08 million 1000 ha | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area — area, China or World?
- World, at 13.02 million 1000 ha against 942,470 1000 ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area — area between China and World?
- 12.07 million 1000 ha, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and World?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and World rank globally for land area — area?
- China ranks 4th and World ranks 1st 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.