China vs India: Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 39,726 Square kilometres against 36,101 Square kilometres in China, a difference of 3,625 Square kilometres.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was China ahead.
China ranks 5th and India ranks 3rd of 152 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19,839 Square kilometres | 7,693 Square kilometres | 12,146 Square kilometres | China |
| 2010s | 21,537 Square kilometres | 12,271 Square kilometres | 9,265 Square kilometres | China |
| 2020s | 30,342 Square kilometres | 36,983 Square kilometres | 6,640 Square kilometres | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture, China or India?
- India, at 39,726 Square kilometres against 36,101 Square kilometres in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture between China and India?
- 3,625 Square kilometres, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do China and India rank globally for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- China ranks 5th and India ranks 3rd of 152 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 5, 2026 Database documentation Countries metadata