Which has higher cropland area, China or United States?

United States, at 154.73 million against 127.58 million in China as of 2023.

What is the difference in cropland area between China and United States?

27.15 million, with United States ahead.

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China

127.58 million

in 2023

United States

154.73 million

in 2023

China rank

3rd

United States rank

2nd

United States currently reports 154.73 million against 127.58 million in China, a difference of 27.15 million.

That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times China's.

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

China ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 219 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Decade	China	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	103.36 million	181.04 million	77.68 million	United States
1970s	100.28 million	189.27 million	88.98 million	United States
1980s	116.95 million	189.36 million	72.41 million	United States
1990s	130.45 million	183.37 million	52.92 million	United States
2000s	132.71 million	170.16 million	37.45 million	United States
2010s	131.25 million	159.14 million	27.89 million	United States
2020s	127.63 million	155.59 million	27.96 million	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher cropland area, China or United States?: United States, at 154.73 million against 127.58 million in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in cropland area between China and United States?: 27.15 million, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and United States rank globally for cropland area?: China ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.