China vs Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Pulses, Total — Area harvested

China
2.63 million ha
in 2024
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
24.25 million ha
in 2024
China rank
10th
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank
7th

Pulses, Total — Area harvested over time

  • China
  • Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M196119922024

How they compare

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) currently reports 24.25 million ha against 2.63 million ha in China, a difference of 21.62 million ha.

That makes Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)'s figure about 9.2 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 10th and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 7th of 223 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) Difference Ahead
1960s 8.71 million ha 6.11 million ha 2.60 million ha China
1970s 6.04 million ha 7.47 million ha 1.43 million ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
1980s 4.68 million ha 9.05 million ha 4.38 million ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
1990s 3.10 million ha 12.49 million ha 9.39 million ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2000s 3.29 million ha 15.98 million ha 12.70 million ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2010s 2.61 million ha 21.56 million ha 18.95 million ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2020s 2.64 million ha 24.28 million ha 21.63 million ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pulses, total — area harvested, China or Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), at 24.25 million ha against 2.63 million ha in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in pulses, total — area harvested between China and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
21.62 million ha, with Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank globally for pulses, total — area harvested?
China ranks 10th and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 7th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pulses, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Pulses, Total — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,226 data points, 1961–2024
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