Americas vs China: Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested

Americas
5,700 ha
in 2024
China
7,290 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
11th
China rank
10th

Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested over time

  • Americas
  • China
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How they compare

China currently reports 7,290 ha against 5,700 ha in Americas, a difference of 1,590 ha.

That makes China's figure about 1.3 times Americas's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

Americas ranks 11th and China ranks 10th of 15 groups.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas China Difference Ahead
1960s 5,466 ha 45,378 ha 39,912 ha China
1970s 4,377 ha 55,510 ha 51,133 ha China
1980s 4,265 ha 127,290 ha 123,025 ha China
1990s 4,573 ha 81,199 ha 76,626 ha China
2000s 5,193 ha 108,217 ha 103,024 ha China
2010s 5,649 ha 5,738 ha 89 ha China
2020s 5,708 ha 6,792 ha 1,084 ha China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher flax, raw or retted — area harvested, Americas or China?
China, at 7,290 ha against 5,700 ha in Americas as of 2024.
What is the difference in flax, raw or retted — area harvested between Americas and China?
1,590 ha, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Americas and China rank globally for flax, raw or retted — area harvested?
Americas ranks 11th and China ranks 10th of 15 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Flax, raw or retted — 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
Flax, raw or retted — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
60 places, 2,675 data points, 1961–2024
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