China vs USSR: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- China
- USSR
How they compare
China currently reports 74,915 1000 ha against 20,900 1000 ha in USSR, a difference of 54,015 1000 ha.
That makes China's figure about 3.6 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 5th of 201 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45,727 1000 ha | 9,852 1000 ha | 35,875 1000 ha | China |
| 1970s | 47,291 1000 ha | 14,040 1000 ha | 33,252 1000 ha | China |
| 1980s | 49,493 1000 ha | 19,431 1000 ha | 30,062 1000 ha | China |
| 1990s | 50,214 1000 ha | 20,850 1000 ha | 29,364 1000 ha | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, China or USSR?
- China, at 74,915 1000 ha against 20,900 1000 ha in USSR as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between China and USSR?
- 54,015 1000 ha, with China 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 equipped for irrigation — area?
- China ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 5th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.