India vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested

India
1.94 million ha
in 1990
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2.24 million ha
in 2024
India rank
1st
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
2nd

Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested over time

  • India
  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922024

How they compare

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) currently reports 2.24 million ha against 1.94 million ha in India, a difference of 304,020 ha.

That makes Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s figure about 1.2 times India's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

India ranks 1st and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 2nd of 116 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Difference Ahead
1960s 2.92 million ha 1.80 million ha 1.12 million ha India
1970s 2.68 million ha 1.99 million ha 685,431 ha India
1980s 2.29 million ha 2.19 million ha 99,769 ha India
1990s 1.94 million ha 2.47 million ha 533,000 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested, India or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), at 2.24 million ha against 1.94 million ha in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested between India and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
304,020 ha, with Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
30 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1990.
How do India and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested?
India ranks 1st and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 2nd of 116 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
156 places, 8,209 data points, 1961–2024
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