China, mainland vs Russian Federation: Other land — Area

China, mainland
321,456 1000 ha
in 2024
Russian Federation
590,185 1000 ha
in 2024
China, mainland rank
4th
Russian Federation rank
2nd

Other land — Area over time

  • China, mainland
  • Russian Federation
0200.0k400.0k600.0k199020072024

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 590,185 1000 ha against 321,456 1000 ha in China, mainland, a difference of 268,729 1000 ha.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.8 times China, mainland's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

China, mainland ranks 4th and Russian Federation ranks 2nd of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1990s 333,614 1000 ha 608,355 1000 ha 274,742 1000 ha Russian Federation
2000s 319,518 1000 ha 605,380 1000 ha 285,861 1000 ha Russian Federation
2010s 322,331 1000 ha 598,453 1000 ha 276,121 1000 ha Russian Federation
2020s 324,814 1000 ha 591,944 1000 ha 267,130 1000 ha Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other land — area, China, mainland or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 590,185 1000 ha against 321,456 1000 ha in China, mainland as of 2024.
What is the difference in other land — area between China, mainland and Russian Federation?
268,729 1000 ha, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Russian Federation?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do China, mainland and Russian Federation rank globally for other land — area?
China, mainland ranks 4th and Russian Federation ranks 2nd of 218 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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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.