China vs Ireland: FAO projections of arable land, per capita

China
0.0904 hectares per person
in 2023
Ireland
0.083 hectares per person
in 2023
China rank
151st
Ireland rank
154th

FAO projections of arable land, per capita over time

  • China
  • Ireland
00.050.10.150.20.25196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 0.0904 hectares per person against 0.083 hectares per person in Ireland, a difference of 0.0074 hectares per person.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ireland ahead.

China ranks 151st and Ireland ranks 154th of 208 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1441 hectares per person 0.2002 hectares per person 0.0561 hectares per person Ireland
1970s 0.1116 hectares per person 0.1589 hectares per person 0.0473 hectares per person Ireland
1980s 0.1115 hectares per person 0.1395 hectares per person 0.028 hectares per person Ireland
1990s 0.1091 hectares per person 0.1147 hectares per person 0.0056 hectares per person Ireland
2000s 0.1022 hectares per person 0.1202 hectares per person 0.018 hectares per person Ireland
2010s 0.0955 hectares per person 0.0976 hectares per person 0.0021 hectares per person Ireland
2020s 0.0904 hectares per person 0.0856 hectares per person 0.0048 hectares per person China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fao projections of arable land, per capita, China or Ireland?
China, at 0.0904 hectares per person against 0.083 hectares per person in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in fao projections of arable land, per capita between China and Ireland?
0.0074 hectares per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Ireland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Ireland rank globally for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
China ranks 151st and Ireland ranks 154th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
FAO projections of arable land, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
208 places, 11,968 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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