China vs India: Agricultural land area — Permanent crops
China
19,344 Hectares
in 2023
India
14,454 Hectares
in 2023
China rank
2nd
India rank
3rd
Agricultural land area — Permanent crops over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 19,344 Hectares against 14,454 Hectares in India, a difference of 4,890 Hectares.
That makes China's figure about 1.3 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was India ahead.
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 3rd of 42 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6,729 Hectares | 6,260 Hectares | 469 Hectares | China |
| 1990s | 9,717 Hectares | 7,922 Hectares | 1,795 Hectares | China |
| 2000s | 12,490 Hectares | 10,392 Hectares | 2,098 Hectares | China |
| 2010s | 16,700 Hectares | 12,902 Hectares | 3,798 Hectares | China |
| 2020s | 19,129 Hectares | 14,065 Hectares | 5,064 Hectares | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land area — permanent crops, China or India?
- China, at 19,344 Hectares against 14,454 Hectares in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land area — permanent crops between China and India?
- 4,890 Hectares, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do China and India rank globally for agricultural land area — permanent crops?
- China ranks 2nd and India ranks 3rd of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Agricultural land area — Permanent crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.