China vs India: Rice — Area harvested
Rice — Area harvested over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 34.05 million ha against 27.88 million ha in China, a difference of 6.17 million ha.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times China's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 134 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.84 million ha | 36.05 million ha | 6.22 million ha | India |
| 1970s | 35.61 million ha | 38.64 million ha | 3.03 million ha | India |
| 1980s | 33.34 million ha | 40.65 million ha | 7.31 million ha | India |
| 1990s | 31.85 million ha | 43.21 million ha | 11.36 million ha | India |
| 2000s | 29.05 million ha | 43.41 million ha | 14.36 million ha | India |
| 2010s | 30.72 million ha | 43.70 million ha | 12.98 million ha | India |
| 2020s | 29.84 million ha | 46.93 million ha | 17.09 million ha | India |
| 2030s | 31.38 million ha | 33.76 million ha | 2.38 million ha | India |
| 2050s | 27.88 million ha | 34.05 million ha | 6.17 million ha | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — area harvested, China or India?
- India, at 34.05 million ha against 27.88 million ha in China as of 2050.
- What is the difference in rice — area harvested between China and India?
- 6.17 million ha, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
- How do China and India rank globally for rice — area harvested?
- China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 134 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).