China vs India: Wheat — Production, annual growth rate
China
2.57 % change on previous year
in 2024
India
2.48 % change on previous year
in 2024
China rank
50th
India rank
53rd
Wheat — Production, annual growth rate over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 2.57 % change on previous year against 2.48 % change on previous year in India, a difference of 0.09 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was China ahead.
China ranks 50th and India ranks 53rd of 134 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and India in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.75 % change on previous year | 8.4 % change on previous year | 0.347 % change on previous year | China |
| 1970s | 9.41 % change on previous year | 7.11 % change on previous year | 2.3 % change on previous year | China |
| 1980s | 4.14 % change on previous year | 4.66 % change on previous year | 0.5234 % change on previous year | India |
| 1990s | 2.52 % change on previous year | 3.02 % change on previous year | 0.4996 % change on previous year | India |
| 2000s | 0.3303 % change on previous year | 1.47 % change on previous year | 1.14 % change on previous year | India |
| 2010s | 1.52 % change on previous year | 2.67 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year | India |
| 2020s | 0.9624 % change on previous year | 1.82 % change on previous year | 0.8616 % change on previous year | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat — production, annual growth rate, China or India?
- China, at 2.57 % change on previous year against 2.48 % change on previous year in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat — production, annual growth rate between China and India?
- 0.09 % change on previous year, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do China and India rank globally for wheat — production, annual growth rate?
- China ranks 50th and India ranks 53rd of 134 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wheat — Production, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Wheat — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.