China vs United States: Land use

China
127.58 million hectares
in 2023
United States
154.73 million hectares
in 2023
China rank
3rd
United States rank
2nd

Land use over time

  • China
  • United States
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M196119922023

How they compare

United States currently reports 154.73 million hectares against 127.58 million hectares in China, a difference of 27.15 million hectares.

That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times China's.

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

China ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd 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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