Afghanistan vs China: Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre
Afghanistan
12.03 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
China
11.55 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
86th
China rank
88th
Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- China
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 12.03 hectares per square kilometre against 11.55 hectares per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.48 hectares per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 86th and China ranks 88th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.94 hectares per square kilometre | 10.8 hectares per square kilometre | 1.14 hectares per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 12.12 hectares per square kilometre | 10.4 hectares per square kilometre | 1.72 hectares per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 12.13 hectares per square kilometre | 11.93 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1992 hectares per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 11.91 hectares per square kilometre | 12.88 hectares per square kilometre | 0.9787 hectares per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 11.9 hectares per square kilometre | 12.83 hectares per square kilometre | 0.9307 hectares per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 11.91 hectares per square kilometre | 12.22 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3091 hectares per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 12 hectares per square kilometre | 11.58 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4254 hectares per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land (hectares), per square kilometre, Afghanistan or China?
- Afghanistan, at 12.03 hectares per square kilometre against 11.55 hectares per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land (hectares), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and China?
- 0.48 hectares per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and China rank globally for arable land (hectares), per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 86th and China ranks 88th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.