China vs Europe: Other land — Area
Other land — Area over time
- China
- Europe
How they compare
Europe currently reports 714,572 1000 ha against 321,456 1000 ha in China, a difference of 393,116 1000 ha.
That makes Europe's figure about 2.2 times China's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
China ranks 4th and Europe ranks 6th of 240 countries.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 334,566 1000 ha | 752,466 1000 ha | 417,900 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2000s | 319,518 1000 ha | 724,533 1000 ha | 405,015 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2010s | 322,331 1000 ha | 720,527 1000 ha | 398,196 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2020s | 324,814 1000 ha | 713,510 1000 ha | 388,695 1000 ha | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other land — area, China or Europe?
- Europe, at 714,572 1000 ha against 321,456 1000 ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other land — area between China and Europe?
- 393,116 1000 ha, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Europe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do China and Europe rank globally for other land — area?
- China ranks 4th and Europe ranks 6th of 240 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
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.