Australia vs China: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre
Australia
43.14 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
China
41.84 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
27th
China rank
29th
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- China
How they compare
Australia currently reports 43.14 hectares per square kilometre against 41.84 hectares per square kilometre in China, a difference of 1.3 hectares per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 27th and China ranks 29th of 197 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.32 hectares per square kilometre | 26.82 hectares per square kilometre | 34.51 hectares per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1970s | 62.63 hectares per square kilometre | 31.76 hectares per square kilometre | 30.87 hectares per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1980s | 60.17 hectares per square kilometre | 37.18 hectares per square kilometre | 23 hectares per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1990s | 57.82 hectares per square kilometre | 41.35 hectares per square kilometre | 16.47 hectares per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 51.23 hectares per square kilometre | 41.84 hectares per square kilometre | 9.38 hectares per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2010s | 43.98 hectares per square kilometre | 41.84 hectares per square kilometre | 2.14 hectares per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2020s | 42.91 hectares per square kilometre | 41.84 hectares per square kilometre | 1.07 hectares per square kilometre | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre, Australia or China?
- Australia, at 43.14 hectares per square kilometre against 41.84 hectares per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre between Australia and China?
- 1.3 hectares per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and China rank globally for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 27th and China ranks 29th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Area of permanent meadows and pastures 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.