China vs United Kingdom: FAO projections of arable land, per capita

China
0.0904 hectares per person
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.0888 hectares per person
in 2023
China rank
151st
United Kingdom rank
152nd

FAO projections of arable land, per capita over time

  • China
  • United Kingdom
00.050.10.15196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 0.0904 hectares per person against 0.0888 hectares per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0016 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 151st and United Kingdom ranks 152nd of 208 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1441 hectares per person 0.1361 hectares per person 0.008 hectares per person China
1970s 0.1116 hectares per person 0.1262 hectares per person 0.0147 hectares per person United Kingdom
1980s 0.1115 hectares per person 0.1232 hectares per person 0.0117 hectares per person United Kingdom
1990s 0.1091 hectares per person 0.1086 hectares per person 0.0005 hectares per person China
2000s 0.1022 hectares per person 0.0981 hectares per person 0.0041 hectares per person China
2010s 0.0955 hectares per person 0.0949 hectares per person 0.0007 hectares per person China
2020s 0.0904 hectares per person 0.0899 hectares per person 0.0006 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 United Kingdom?
China, at 0.0904 hectares per person against 0.0888 hectares per person in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in fao projections of arable land, per capita between China and United Kingdom?
0.0016 hectares per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United Kingdom?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and United Kingdom rank globally for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
China ranks 151st and United Kingdom ranks 152nd 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.