China (People’s Republic of) vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Sugar beet — Area harvested

China (People’s Republic of)
217,570 ha
in 2024
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
291,235 ha
in 2024
China (People’s Republic of) rank
8th
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
7th

Sugar beet — Area harvested over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
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How they compare

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) currently reports 291,235 ha against 217,570 ha in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 73,665 ha.

That makes Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s figure about 1.3 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China (People’s Republic of) ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 8th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 7th of 68 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China (People’s Republic of) averaged higher in 5 and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Difference Ahead
1960s 155,244 ha 24,666 ha 130,578 ha China (People’s Republic of)
1970s 290,290 ha 72,795 ha 217,495 ha China (People’s Republic of)
1980s 527,525 ha 86,111 ha 441,414 ha China (People’s Republic of)
1990s 627,951 ha 98,381 ha 529,570 ha China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 264,503 ha 140,714 ha 123,789 ha China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 186,103 ha 255,594 ha 69,491 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2020s 176,634 ha 287,404 ha 110,770 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sugar beet — area harvested, China (People’s Republic of) or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), at 291,235 ha against 217,570 ha in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2024.
What is the difference in sugar beet — area harvested between China (People’s Republic of) and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
73,665 ha, with Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for sugar beet — area harvested?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 8th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 7th of 68 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sugar beet — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sugar beet — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
97 places, 4,772 data points, 1961–2024
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