China vs India: Permanent crops — Area
Permanent crops — Area over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 20,327 1000 ha against 14,200 1000 ha in India, a difference of 6,127 1000 ha.
That makes China's figure about 1.4 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
China ranks 3rd and India ranks 5th of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,080 1000 ha | 4,538 1000 ha | 2,459 1000 ha | India |
| 1970s | 2,813 1000 ha | 4,879 1000 ha | 2,065 1000 ha | India |
| 1980s | 5,133 1000 ha | 5,981 1000 ha | 847.56 1000 ha | India |
| 1990s | 9,794 1000 ha | 7,726 1000 ha | 2,068 1000 ha | China |
| 2000s | 13,301 1000 ha | 10,208 1000 ha | 3,094 1000 ha | China |
| 2010s | 16,547 1000 ha | 12,607 1000 ha | 3,940 1000 ha | China |
| 2020s | 19,603 1000 ha | 13,885 1000 ha | 5,717 1000 ha | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent crops — area, China or India?
- China, at 20,327 1000 ha against 14,200 1000 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent crops — area between China and India?
- 6,127 1000 ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and India rank globally for permanent crops — area?
- China ranks 3rd and India ranks 5th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent crops — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.