India vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Potatoes — Area harvested

India
2.32 million ha
in 2024
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
3.13 million ha
in 2024
India rank
4th
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
2nd

Potatoes — Area harvested over time

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

How they compare

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) currently reports 3.13 million ha against 2.32 million ha in India, a difference of 808,950 ha.

That makes Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s figure about 1.3 times India's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.

India ranks 4th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 2nd of 153 countries.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Difference Ahead
1960s 441,678 ha 647,200 ha 205,522 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1970s 581,960 ha 827,461 ha 245,501 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1980s 805,050 ha 1.01 million ha 204,594 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1990s 1.12 million ha 1.30 million ha 175,119 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2000s 1.51 million ha 2.02 million ha 513,974 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2010s 2.03 million ha 2.64 million ha 613,929 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2020s 2.24 million ha 2.99 million ha 752,744 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potatoes — area harvested, India or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), at 3.13 million ha against 2.32 million ha in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in potatoes — area harvested between India and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
808,950 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)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do India and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for potatoes — area harvested?
India ranks 4th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 2nd of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Potatoes — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Potatoes — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
200 places, 11,254 data points, 1961–2024
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