China vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Sunflower seed — Area harvested

China
780,219 ha
in 2024
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2.10 million ha
in 2024
China rank
8th
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
9th

Sunflower seed — Area harvested over time

  • China
  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922024

How they compare

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) currently reports 2.10 million ha against 780,219 ha in China, a difference of 1.32 million ha.

That makes Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s figure about 2.7 times China's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.

China ranks 8th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 9th of 84 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Difference Ahead
1960s 64,556 ha 71,255 ha 6,700 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1970s 147,150 ha 178,111 ha 30,961 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1980s 948,488 ha 477,943 ha 470,545 ha China
1990s 807,664 ha 729,639 ha 78,024 ha China
2000s 1.01 million ha 1.52 million ha 505,293 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2010s 970,129 ha 2.07 million ha 1.10 million ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2020s 747,155 ha 2.09 million ha 1.35 million ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sunflower seed — area harvested, China or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), at 2.10 million ha against 780,219 ha in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in sunflower seed — area harvested between China and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
1.32 million ha, with Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for sunflower seed — area harvested?
China ranks 8th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 9th of 84 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sunflower seed — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sunflower seed — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
119 places, 5,957 data points, 1961–2024
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