Australia and New Zealand vs China: Other land — Area

Australia and New Zealand
272,792 1000 ha
in 2024
China
321,456 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
6th
China rank
4th

Other land — Area over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • China
0100.0k200.0k300.0k199020072024

How they compare

China currently reports 321,456 1000 ha against 272,792 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 48,664 1000 ha.

That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Australia and New Zealand's.

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

Australia and New Zealand ranks 6th and China ranks 4th of 223 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand China Difference Ahead
1990s 174,856 1000 ha 334,566 1000 ha 159,710 1000 ha China
2000s 203,853 1000 ha 319,518 1000 ha 115,665 1000 ha China
2010s 250,988 1000 ha 322,331 1000 ha 71,344 1000 ha China
2020s 267,851 1000 ha 324,814 1000 ha 56,963 1000 ha China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other land — area, Australia and New Zealand or China?
China, at 321,456 1000 ha against 272,792 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in other land — area between Australia and New Zealand and China?
48,664 1000 ha, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and China?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand and China rank globally for other land — area?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 6th and China ranks 4th of 223 countries.
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
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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.