China, mainland vs Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Buckwheat — Area harvested
Buckwheat — Area harvested over time
- China, mainland
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 624,068 ha against 32,575 ha in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), a difference of 591,493 ha.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 19.2 times Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s.
Across all 26 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.
China, mainland ranks 3rd and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd of 32 countries.
China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Least Developed Countries (LDCs) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 million ha | 400 ha | 1.01 million ha | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 860,220 ha | 12,260 ha | 847,960 ha | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 661,458 ha | 28,749 ha | 632,709 ha | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 624,211 ha | 34,048 ha | 590,163 ha | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher buckwheat — area harvested, China, mainland or Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- China, mainland, at 624,068 ha against 32,575 ha in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in buckwheat — area harvested between China, mainland and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- 591,493 ha, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do China, mainland and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank globally for buckwheat — area harvested?
- China, mainland ranks 3rd and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Buckwheat — 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.