China vs Nigeria: Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested

China
37,136 ha
in 2024
Nigeria
36,232 ha
in 2024
China rank
25th
Nigeria rank
26th

Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested over time

  • China
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

China currently reports 37,136 ha against 36,232 ha in Nigeria, a difference of 904 ha.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Nigeria ahead.

China ranks 25th and Nigeria ranks 26th of 94 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 11,400 ha 34,700 ha 23,300 ha Nigeria
1990s 16,981 ha 34,914 ha 17,933 ha Nigeria
2000s 28,141 ha 38,700 ha 10,559 ha Nigeria
2010s 33,921 ha 38,021 ha 4,100 ha Nigeria
2020s 37,225 ha 35,345 ha 1,879 ha China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coconuts, in shell — area harvested, China or Nigeria?
China, at 37,136 ha against 36,232 ha in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in coconuts, in shell — area harvested between China and Nigeria?
904 ha, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nigeria?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do China and Nigeria rank globally for coconuts, in shell — area harvested?
China ranks 25th and Nigeria ranks 26th of 94 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
117 places, 6,263 data points, 1961–2024
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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.