China vs India: Total fibre furnish — Import quantity

China
28.63 million t
in 2024
India
7.44 million t
in 2024
China rank
1st
India rank
4th

Total fibre furnish — Import quantity over time

  • China
  • India
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How they compare

China currently reports 28.63 million t against 7.44 million t in India, a difference of 21.19 million t.

That makes China's figure about 3.8 times India's.

Across all 59 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 219 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China India Difference Ahead
1960s 91,845 t 25,500 t 66,345 t China
1970s 429,185 t 25,178 t 404,008 t China
1980s 1.96 million t 209,783 t 1.75 million t China
1990s 4.44 million t 556,362 t 3.88 million t China
2000s 23.32 million t 1.86 million t 21.46 million t China
2010s 43.78 million t 4.31 million t 39.46 million t China
2020s 29.20 million t 8.06 million t 21.14 million t China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fibre furnish — import quantity, China or India?
China, at 28.63 million t against 7.44 million t in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in total fibre furnish — import quantity between China and India?
21.19 million t, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
How do China and India rank globally for total fibre furnish — import quantity?
China ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total fibre furnish — Import quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
251 places, 10,508 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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