Asia vs China: Other land — Area

Asia
953,273 1000 ha
in 2024
China
321,456 1000 ha
in 2024
Asia rank
5th
China rank
4th

Other land — Area over time

  • Asia
  • China
400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M199020072024

How they compare

Asia currently reports 953,273 1000 ha against 321,456 1000 ha in China, a difference of 631,817 1000 ha.

That makes Asia's figure about 3.0 times China's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.

Asia ranks 5th and China ranks 4th of 36 groups.

Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia China Difference Ahead
1990s 948,146 1000 ha 334,566 1000 ha 613,580 1000 ha Asia
2000s 948,863 1000 ha 319,518 1000 ha 629,345 1000 ha Asia
2010s 953,506 1000 ha 322,331 1000 ha 631,175 1000 ha Asia
2020s 953,113 1000 ha 324,814 1000 ha 628,299 1000 ha Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other land — area, Asia or China?
Asia, at 953,273 1000 ha against 321,456 1000 ha in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in other land — area between Asia and China?
631,817 1000 ha, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Asia and China rank globally for other land — area?
Asia ranks 5th and China ranks 4th of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other 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
Other land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,327 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.