China vs India: Land use hidden — Cropland
Land use hidden — Cropland over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 1.68 million Square kilometres against 1.28 million Square kilometres in China, a difference of 399,610 Square kilometres.
That makes India's figure about 1.3 times China's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
China ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd of 193 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.04 million Square kilometres | 1.63 million Square kilometres | 585,730 Square kilometres | India |
| 1970s | 1.01 million Square kilometres | 1.66 million Square kilometres | 652,718 Square kilometres | India |
| 1980s | 1.18 million Square kilometres | 1.69 million Square kilometres | 512,540 Square kilometres | India |
| 1990s | 1.31 million Square kilometres | 1.70 million Square kilometres | 387,279 Square kilometres | India |
| 2000s | 1.34 million Square kilometres | 1.70 million Square kilometres | 361,601 Square kilometres | India |
| 2010s | 1.32 million Square kilometres | 1.69 million Square kilometres | 371,425 Square kilometres | India |
| 2020s | 1.28 million Square kilometres | 1.68 million Square kilometres | 397,715 Square kilometres | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use hidden — cropland, China or India?
- India, at 1.68 million Square kilometres against 1.28 million Square kilometres in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land use hidden — cropland between China and India?
- 399,610 Square kilometres, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and India rank globally for land use hidden — cropland?
- China ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Cropland. 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: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata