China vs India: Cropland area
China
155.67 million
in 2010
India
162.24 million
in 2010
China rank
3rd
India rank
2nd
Cropland area over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 162.24 million against 155.67 million in China, a difference of 6.57 million.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was China ahead.
China ranks 3rd and India ranks 2nd of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and India in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 78.42 million | 64.53 million | 13.89 million | China |
| 1790s | 80.04 million | 69.47 million | 10.57 million | China |
| 1800s | 81.65 million | 74.75 million | 6.90 million | China |
| 1810s | 84.25 million | 80.43 million | 3.83 million | China |
| 1820s | 85.85 million | 86.60 million | 753,500 | India |
| 1830s | 86.33 million | 93.16 million | 6.83 million | India |
| 1840s | 86.94 million | 100.24 million | 13.30 million | India |
| 1850s | 87.41 million | 107.89 million | 20.48 million | India |
| 1860s | 87.10 million | 109.47 million | 22.37 million | India |
| 1870s | 86.62 million | 111.10 million | 24.48 million | India |
| 1880s | 86.73 million | 112.73 million | 26.01 million | India |
| 1890s | 89.31 million | 114.39 million | 25.08 million | India |
| 1900s | 91.49 million | 116.06 million | 24.57 million | India |
| 1910s | 94.48 million | 117.75 million | 23.26 million | India |
| 1920s | 97.52 million | 119.43 million | 21.91 million | India |
| 1930s | 99.72 million | 125.41 million | 25.69 million | India |
| 1940s | 100.27 million | 131.63 million | 31.36 million | India |
| 1950s | 100.83 million | 138.08 million | 37.25 million | India |
| 1960s | 101.45 million | 155.66 million | 54.21 million | India |
| 1970s | 98.90 million | 157.99 million | 59.09 million | India |
| 1980s | 96.70 million | 159.96 million | 63.26 million | India |
| 1990s | 124.81 million | 161.13 million | 36.32 million | India |
| 2000s | 141.75 million | 161.59 million | 19.84 million | India |
| 2010s | 155.67 million | 162.24 million | 6.57 million | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland area, China or India?
- India, at 162.24 million against 155.67 million in China as of 2010.
- What is the difference in cropland area between China and India?
- 6.57 million, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do China and India rank globally for cropland area?
- China ranks 3rd and India ranks 2nd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cropland is land used to grow crops, excluding pasture used for livestock grazing.