Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) vs Sri Lanka: Tea leaves — Area harvested

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
857,603 ha
in 2024
Sri Lanka
268,829 ha
in 2024
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
4th
Sri Lanka rank
4th

Tea leaves — Area harvested over time

  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
  • Sri Lanka
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196119922024

How they compare

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) currently reports 857,603 ha against 268,829 ha in Sri Lanka, a difference of 588,774 ha.

That makes Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s figure about 3.2 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has been ahead every year.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 4th and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 20 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 406,865 ha 240,179 ha 166,687 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1970s 480,935 ha 242,128 ha 238,807 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1980s 496,124 ha 232,162 ha 263,962 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1990s 509,473 ha 200,126 ha 309,347 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2000s 589,314 ha 209,400 ha 379,914 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2010s 744,924 ha 222,925 ha 521,999 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2020s 845,715 ha 267,542 ha 578,173 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tea leaves — area harvested, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) or Sri Lanka?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), at 857,603 ha against 268,829 ha in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in tea leaves — area harvested between Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Sri Lanka?
588,774 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 Sri Lanka?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Sri Lanka rank globally for tea leaves — area harvested?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 4th and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 20 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Tea leaves — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Tea leaves — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
77 places, 4,512 data points, 1961–2024
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