China vs OECD (FAO): Land use

China
127.58 million hectares
in 2023
OECD (FAO)
382.61 million hectares
in 2023
China rank
3rd
OECD (FAO) rank
1st

Land use over time

  • China
  • OECD (FAO)
100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M196119922023

How they compare

OECD (FAO) currently reports 382.61 million hectares against 127.58 million hectares in China, a difference of 255.03 million hectares.

That makes OECD (FAO)'s figure about 3.0 times China's.

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

China ranks 3rd and OECD (FAO) ranks 1st of 223 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
225 places, 13,015 data points, 1961–2023
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