China, mainland vs India: Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested
Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested over time
- China, mainland
- India
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 746,797 ha against 383,995 ha in India, a difference of 362,802 ha.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.9 times India's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.
China, mainland ranks 4th and India ranks 7th of 28 countries.
China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 343,000 ha | 237,220 ha | 105,780 ha | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 408,122 ha | 346,950 ha | 61,172 ha | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 462,810 ha | 436,800 ha | 26,010 ha | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 671,011 ha | 415,857 ha | 255,154 ha | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 743,953 ha | 358,331 ha | 385,622 ha | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested, China, mainland or India?
- China, mainland, at 746,797 ha against 383,995 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested between China, mainland and India?
- 362,802 ha, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and India?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do China, mainland and India rank globally for natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested?
- China, mainland ranks 4th and India ranks 7th of 28 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.