What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between China and OECD (FAO)?

255.03 million hectares, with OECD (FAO) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and OECD (FAO)?

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

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs OECD (FAO): FAO projections of arable land

China

127.58 million hectares

in 2023

OECD (FAO)

382.61 million hectares

in 2023

China rank

4th

OECD (FAO) rank

1st

FAO projections of arable land over time

China
OECD (FAO)

How they compare

OECD (FAO) currently reports 382.61 million hectares against 127.58 million hectares in China, a difference of 255.03 million hectares.

That makes OECD (FAO)'s figure about 3.0 times China's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, OECD (FAO) has been ahead every year.

China ranks 4th and OECD (FAO) ranks 1st of 224 countries.

OECD (FAO) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	OECD (FAO)	Difference	Ahead
1960s	103.36 million hectares	415.13 million hectares	311.78 million hectares	OECD (FAO)
1970s	100.28 million hectares	417.57 million hectares	317.28 million hectares	OECD (FAO)
1980s	116.95 million hectares	421.80 million hectares	304.85 million hectares	OECD (FAO)
1990s	130.45 million hectares	418.88 million hectares	288.42 million hectares	OECD (FAO)
2000s	132.71 million hectares	403.94 million hectares	271.22 million hectares	OECD (FAO)
2010s	131.25 million hectares	388.79 million hectares	257.54 million hectares	OECD (FAO)
2020s	127.63 million hectares	384.13 million hectares	256.50 million hectares	OECD (FAO)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fao projections of arable land, China or OECD (FAO)?: OECD (FAO), at 382.61 million hectares against 127.58 million hectares in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between China and OECD (FAO)?: 255.03 million hectares, with OECD (FAO) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and OECD (FAO)?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and OECD (FAO) rank globally for fao projections of arable land?: China ranks 4th and OECD (FAO) ranks 1st of 224 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as FAO projections of arable land. 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
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 225 places, 13,015 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Land allocated to arable production or permanent crops, measured in hectares. Values from 2030 onwards are FAO's 2018 projections under three different scenarios.