China (People’s Republic of) vs Middle Africa: Dates — Area harvested
Dates — Area harvested over time
- China (People’s Republic of)
- Middle Africa
How they compare
China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 12,395 ha against 10,638 ha in Middle Africa, a difference of 1,757 ha.
That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 1.2 times Middle Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Middle Africa ahead.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 14th and Middle Africa ranks 10th of 37 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China (People’s Republic of) averaged higher in 2 and Middle Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China (People’s Republic of) | Middle Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,060 ha | 7,660 ha | 4,600 ha | Middle Africa |
| 1990s | 5,870 ha | 7,054 ha | 1,184 ha | Middle Africa |
| 2000s | 7,750 ha | 7,767 ha | 17.3 ha | Middle Africa |
| 2010s | 11,737 ha | 10,187 ha | 1,550 ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2020s | 12,396 ha | 10,638 ha | 1,758 ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dates — area harvested, China (People’s Republic of) or Middle Africa?
- China (People’s Republic of), at 12,395 ha against 10,638 ha in Middle Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in dates — area harvested between China (People’s Republic of) and Middle Africa?
- 1,757 ha, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Middle Africa?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do China (People’s Republic of) and Middle Africa rank globally for dates — area harvested?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 14th and Middle Africa ranks 10th of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Dates — 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.