China vs Portugal: Agricultural land use, per capita

China
0.3689 hectares per person
in 2023
Portugal
0.3753 hectares per person
in 2023
China rank
102nd
Portugal rank
99th

Agricultural land use, per capita over time

  • China
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.3753 hectares per person against 0.3689 hectares per person in China, a difference of 0.0064 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 102nd and Portugal ranks 99th of 209 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4942 hectares per person 0.4365 hectares per person 0.0577 hectares per person China
1970s 0.4421 hectares per person 0.4378 hectares per person 0.0043 hectares per person China
1980s 0.4451 hectares per person 0.4009 hectares per person 0.0441 hectares per person China
1990s 0.4337 hectares per person 0.3834 hectares per person 0.0503 hectares per person China
2000s 0.4047 hectares per person 0.3633 hectares per person 0.0414 hectares per person China
2010s 0.3814 hectares per person 0.3552 hectares per person 0.0262 hectares per person China
2020s 0.3687 hectares per person 0.3793 hectares per person 0.0106 hectares per person Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land use, per capita, China or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.3753 hectares per person against 0.3689 hectares per person in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land use, per capita between China and Portugal?
0.0064 hectares per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Portugal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Portugal rank globally for agricultural land use, per capita?
China ranks 102nd and Portugal ranks 99th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land use, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
209 places, 12,031 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.