China vs Democratic Republic of the Congo: Bananas — Area harvested
Bananas — Area harvested over time
- China
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
How they compare
China currently reports 325,500 ha against 215,911 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 109,589 ha.
That makes China's figure about 1.5 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
China ranks 4th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th of 141 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Democratic Republic of the Congo in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33,278 ha | 65,222 ha | 31,944 ha | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 1970s | 26,615 ha | 77,990 ha | 51,375 ha | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 1980s | 67,313 ha | 97,380 ha | 30,067 ha | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 1990s | 178,452 ha | 97,481 ha | 80,971 ha | China |
| 2000s | 288,612 ha | 84,032 ha | 204,580 ha | China |
| 2010s | 385,118 ha | 213,399 ha | 171,719 ha | China |
| 2020s | 336,641 ha | 215,251 ha | 121,390 ha | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bananas — area harvested, China or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- China, at 325,500 ha against 215,911 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in bananas — area harvested between China and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 109,589 ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Democratic Republic of the Congo rank globally for bananas — area harvested?
- China ranks 4th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th of 141 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Bananas — 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.