Sudan (former) vs Western Africa: Dates — Area harvested
Dates — Area harvested over time
- Sudan (former)
- Western Africa
How they compare
Sudan (former) currently reports 36,288 ha against 15,681 ha in Western Africa, a difference of 20,607 ha.
That makes Sudan (former)'s figure about 2.3 times Western Africa's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Sudan (former) has been ahead every year.
Sudan (former) ranks 10th and Western Africa ranks 9th of 37 countries.
Sudan (former) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan (former) | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,589 ha | 6,811 ha | 3,778 ha | Sudan (former) |
| 1970s | 14,421 ha | 5,505 ha | 8,916 ha | Sudan (former) |
| 1980s | 13,650 ha | 6,371 ha | 7,279 ha | Sudan (former) |
| 1990s | 18,064 ha | 9,193 ha | 8,871 ha | Sudan (former) |
| 2000s | 34,960 ha | 12,488 ha | 22,472 ha | Sudan (former) |
| 2010s | 36,246 ha | 17,893 ha | 18,353 ha | Sudan (former) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dates — area harvested, Sudan (former) or Western Africa?
- Sudan (former), at 36,288 ha against 15,681 ha in Western Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in dates — area harvested between Sudan (former) and Western Africa?
- 20,607 ha, with Sudan (former) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan (former) and Western Africa?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
- How do Sudan (former) and Western Africa rank globally for dates — area harvested?
- Sudan (former) ranks 10th and Western Africa ranks 9th 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.