Asia vs China: Permanent crops — Area
Permanent crops — Area over time
- Asia
- China
How they compare
Asia currently reports 100,624 1000 ha against 20,327 1000 ha in China, a difference of 80,297 1000 ha.
That makes Asia's figure about 5.0 times China's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 2nd and China ranks 3rd of 36 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,216 1000 ha | 2,080 1000 ha | 22,136 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1970s | 29,689 1000 ha | 2,813 1000 ha | 26,876 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1980s | 39,927 1000 ha | 5,133 1000 ha | 34,794 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1990s | 56,122 1000 ha | 9,794 1000 ha | 46,328 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2000s | 71,567 1000 ha | 13,301 1000 ha | 58,266 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2010s | 88,274 1000 ha | 16,547 1000 ha | 71,728 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2020s | 98,913 1000 ha | 19,603 1000 ha | 79,310 1000 ha | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent crops — area, Asia or China?
- Asia, at 100,624 1000 ha against 20,327 1000 ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent crops — area between Asia and China?
- 80,297 1000 ha, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Asia and China rank globally for permanent crops — area?
- Asia ranks 2nd and China ranks 3rd of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent crops — 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.