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China vs OECD: Land use hidden — Land area

China
9.42 million Square kilometres
in 2023
OECD
35.32 million Square kilometres
in 2023
China rank
3rd
OECD rank
1st

Land use hidden — Land area over time

  • China
  • OECD
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196119922023

How they compare

OECD currently reports 35.32 million Square kilometres against 9.42 million Square kilometres in China, a difference of 25.90 million Square kilometres.

That makes OECD's figure about 3.7 times China's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.

China ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 202 countries.

OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China OECD Difference Ahead
1960s 9.42 million Square kilometres 34.03 million Square kilometres 24.60 million Square kilometres OECD
1970s 9.42 million Square kilometres 34.03 million Square kilometres 24.60 million Square kilometres OECD
1980s 9.42 million Square kilometres 34.03 million Square kilometres 24.60 million Square kilometres OECD
1990s 9.42 million Square kilometres 34.21 million Square kilometres 24.79 million Square kilometres OECD
2000s 9.42 million Square kilometres 35.50 million Square kilometres 26.07 million Square kilometres OECD
2010s 9.42 million Square kilometres 35.49 million Square kilometres 26.07 million Square kilometres OECD
2020s 9.42 million Square kilometres 35.37 million Square kilometres 25.94 million Square kilometres OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — land area, China or OECD?
OECD, at 35.32 million Square kilometres against 9.42 million Square kilometres in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — land area between China and OECD?
25.90 million Square kilometres, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and OECD?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and OECD rank globally for land use hidden — land area?
China ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use hidden — Land area
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
230 places, 13,445 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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