Eastern Asia vs India: Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested

Eastern Asia
1.30 million ha
in 2024
India
139,486 ha
in 2024
Eastern Asia rank
2nd
India rank
5th

Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested over time

  • Eastern Asia
  • India
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922024

How they compare

Eastern Asia currently reports 1.30 million ha against 139,486 ha in India, a difference of 1.16 million ha.

That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 9.3 times India's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Eastern Asia ranks 2nd and India ranks 5th of 29 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Asia India Difference Ahead
1960s 449,309 ha 7,111 ha 442,198 ha Eastern Asia
1970s 335,933 ha 10,390 ha 325,543 ha Eastern Asia
1980s 451,694 ha 14,160 ha 437,534 ha Eastern Asia
1990s 710,022 ha 19,759 ha 690,263 ha Eastern Asia
2000s 1.09 million ha 33,024 ha 1.06 million ha Eastern Asia
2010s 1.21 million ha 56,959 ha 1.15 million ha Eastern Asia
2020s 1.30 million ha 122,950 ha 1.18 million ha Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, Eastern Asia or India?
Eastern Asia, at 1.30 million ha against 139,486 ha in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested between Eastern Asia and India?
1.16 million ha, with Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and India?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Eastern Asia and India rank globally for cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested?
Eastern Asia ranks 2nd and India ranks 5th of 29 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 9,113 data points, 1961–2024
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