Statizoid

China vs United States: Arable land

China
108.43 million hectares
in 2023
United States
151.56 million hectares
in 2023
China rank
4th
United States rank
2nd

Arable land over time

  • China
  • United States
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M196119922023

How they compare

United States currently reports 151.56 million hectares against 108.43 million hectares in China, a difference of 43.14 million hectares.

That makes United States's figure about 1.4 times China's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Globally, China ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.