China vs USSR: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area over time
- China
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 326,500 1000 ha against 263,216 1000 ha in China, a difference of 63,284 1000 ha.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 5th and USSR ranks 4th of 220 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and USSR in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 319,080 1000 ha | 307,970 1000 ha | 11,110 1000 ha | China |
| 1970s | 319,011 1000 ha | 318,675 1000 ha | 336.3 1000 ha | China |
| 1980s | 314,609 1000 ha | 324,710 1000 ha | 10,101 1000 ha | USSR |
| 1990s | 310,481 1000 ha | 326,900 1000 ha | 16,419 1000 ha | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — area, China or USSR?
- USSR, at 326,500 1000 ha against 263,216 1000 ha in China as of 1991.
- What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — area between China and USSR?
- 63,284 1000 ha, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do China and USSR rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- China ranks 5th and USSR ranks 4th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.