China vs Russian Federation: Buckwheat — Area harvested
Buckwheat — Area harvested over time
- China
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 872,673 ha against 624,068 ha in China, a difference of 248,605 ha.
That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.4 times China's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was China ahead.
China ranks 3rd and Russian Federation ranks 2nd of 32 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Russian Federation in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.29 million ha | 1.27 million ha | 19,936 ha | China |
| 2000s | 860,220 ha | 929,169 ha | 68,949 ha | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 661,458 ha | 934,770 ha | 273,313 ha | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 624,211 ha | 938,441 ha | 314,230 ha | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher buckwheat — area harvested, China or Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 872,673 ha against 624,068 ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in buckwheat — area harvested between China and Russian Federation?
- 248,605 ha, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Russian Federation?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do China and Russian Federation rank globally for buckwheat — area harvested?
- China ranks 3rd and Russian Federation 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.