Australia vs China: Cropland area
Australia
48.31 million
in 2010
China
155.67 million
in 2010
Australia rank
6th
China rank
3rd
Cropland area over time
- Australia
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 155.67 million against 48.31 million in Australia, a difference of 107.35 million.
That makes China's figure about 3.2 times Australia's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 6th and China ranks 3rd of 179 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 78.42 million | 78.42 million | China |
| 1790s | 0 | 80.04 million | 80.04 million | China |
| 1800s | 0 | 81.65 million | 81.65 million | China |
| 1810s | 0 | 84.25 million | 84.25 million | China |
| 1820s | 4,359 | 85.85 million | 85.84 million | China |
| 1830s | 19,192 | 86.33 million | 86.31 million | China |
| 1840s | 45,402 | 86.94 million | 86.89 million | China |
| 1850s | 106,961 | 87.41 million | 87.30 million | China |
| 1860s | 226,889 | 87.10 million | 86.88 million | China |
| 1870s | 447,290 | 86.62 million | 86.18 million | China |
| 1880s | 870,308 | 86.73 million | 85.86 million | China |
| 1890s | 1.70 million | 89.31 million | 87.61 million | China |
| 1900s | 3.38 million | 91.49 million | 88.11 million | China |
| 1910s | 7.14 million | 94.48 million | 87.34 million | China |
| 1920s | 14.90 million | 97.52 million | 82.62 million | China |
| 1930s | 16.77 million | 99.72 million | 82.94 million | China |
| 1940s | 18.91 million | 100.27 million | 81.36 million | China |
| 1950s | 21.27 million | 100.83 million | 79.56 million | China |
| 1960s | 26.88 million | 101.45 million | 74.57 million | China |
| 1970s | 37.27 million | 98.90 million | 61.63 million | China |
| 1980s | 39.39 million | 96.70 million | 57.31 million | China |
| 1990s | 42.81 million | 124.81 million | 82.01 million | China |
| 2000s | 45.65 million | 141.75 million | 96.10 million | China |
| 2010s | 48.31 million | 155.67 million | 107.35 million | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland area, Australia or China?
- China, at 155.67 million against 48.31 million in Australia as of 2010.
- What is the difference in cropland area between Australia and China?
- 107.35 million, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Australia and China rank globally for cropland area?
- Australia ranks 6th and China ranks 3rd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cropland is land used to grow crops, excluding pasture used for livestock grazing.