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

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2.10 million ha
in 2024
Spain
754,430 ha
in 2024
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
5th
Spain rank
10th

Sunflower seed — Area harvested over time

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

How they compare

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) currently reports 2.10 million ha against 754,430 ha in Spain, a difference of 1.34 million ha.

That makes Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s figure about 2.8 times Spain'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.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 5th and Spain ranks 10th of 10 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 71,255 ha 23,295 ha 47,961 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1970s 178,111 ha 473,160 ha 295,049 ha Spain
1980s 477,943 ha 901,125 ha 423,182 ha Spain
1990s 729,639 ha 1.23 million ha 503,759 ha Spain
2000s 1.52 million ha 731,415 ha 787,272 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2010s 2.07 million ha 752,051 ha 1.32 million ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2020s 2.09 million ha 738,804 ha 1.36 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, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) or Spain?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), at 2.10 million ha against 754,430 ha in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in sunflower seed — area harvested between Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Spain?
1.34 million ha, with Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Spain?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Spain rank globally for sunflower seed — area harvested?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 5th and Spain ranks 10th of 10 groups.
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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