China vs India: Land use vs yield change in cereal production

China
106
in 2014
India
107
in 2014
China rank
83rd
India rank
81st

Land use vs yield change in cereal production over time

  • China
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 107 against 106 in China, a difference of 1.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

China ranks 83rd and India ranks 81st of 147 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China India Difference Ahead
1960s 101.56 103 1.44 India
1970s 107.2 110.1 2.9 India
1980s 101.1 112.5 11.4 India
1990s 101.8 109.1 7.3 India
2000s 92.7 107.5 14.8 India
2010s 103 107.8 4.8 India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use vs yield change in cereal production, China or India?
India, at 107 against 106 in China as of 2014.
What is the difference in land use vs yield change in cereal production between China and India?
1, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2014.
How do China and India rank globally for land use vs yield change in cereal production?
China ranks 83rd and India ranks 81st of 147 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Land use vs yield change in cereal production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land use vs yield change in cereal production
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
147 places, 7,938 data points, 1961–2014
Last refreshed