China vs Eastern Africa: Cloves (whole stems), raw — Area harvested
Cloves (whole stems), raw — Area harvested over time
- China
- Eastern Africa
How they compare
Eastern Africa currently reports 119,859 ha against 1,045 ha in China, a difference of 118,814 ha.
That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 114.7 times China's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Eastern Africa has been ahead every year.
China ranks 6th and Eastern Africa ranks 4th of 9 countries.
Eastern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Eastern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,500 ha | 105,155 ha | 103,655 ha | Eastern Africa |
| 1990s | 752.3 ha | 99,157 ha | 98,404 ha | Eastern Africa |
| 2000s | 715.7 ha | 83,619 ha | 82,903 ha | Eastern Africa |
| 2010s | 1,016 ha | 95,522 ha | 94,506 ha | Eastern Africa |
| 2020s | 1,059 ha | 116,767 ha | 115,708 ha | Eastern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cloves (whole stems), raw — area harvested, China or Eastern Africa?
- Eastern Africa, at 119,859 ha against 1,045 ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cloves (whole stems), raw — area harvested between China and Eastern Africa?
- 118,814 ha, with Eastern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Eastern Africa?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do China and Eastern Africa rank globally for cloves (whole stems), raw — area harvested?
- China ranks 6th and Eastern Africa ranks 4th of 9 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cloves (whole stems), raw — 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.