China (People’s Republic of) vs Sri Lanka: Areca nuts — Area harvested
Areca nuts — Area harvested over time
- China (People’s Republic of)
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 36,184 ha against 18,806 ha in Sri Lanka, a difference of 17,378 ha.
That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 1.9 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, China (People’s Republic of) has been ahead every year.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 5th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 12 countries.
China (People’s Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China (People’s Republic of) | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38,650 ha | 2,991 ha | 35,658 ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2000s | 50,172 ha | 10,106 ha | 40,066 ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2010s | 43,717 ha | 17,048 ha | 26,669 ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2020s | 38,120 ha | 18,358 ha | 19,762 ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher areca nuts — area harvested, China (People’s Republic of) or Sri Lanka?
- China (People’s Republic of), at 36,184 ha against 18,806 ha in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in areca nuts — area harvested between China (People’s Republic of) and Sri Lanka?
- 17,378 ha, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do China (People’s Republic of) and Sri Lanka rank globally for areca nuts — area harvested?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 5th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 12 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Areca nuts — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and 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 or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.