China vs India: Land under cereal production
China
99.99 million hectares
in 2023
India
107.67 million hectares
in 2024
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st
Land under cereal production over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 107.67 million hectares against 99.99 million hectares in China, a difference of 7.69 million hectares.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
Globally, China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 181 countries.
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About this data
Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.