Africa vs China, mainland: Ginger, raw — Area harvested
Ginger, raw — Area harvested over time
- Africa
- China, mainland
How they compare
Africa currently reports 104,278 ha against 54,881 ha in China, mainland, a difference of 49,397 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.9 times China, mainland's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 4th of 18 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | China, mainland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42,914 ha | 2,750 ha | 40,164 ha | Africa |
| 1990s | 135,822 ha | 10,130 ha | 125,692 ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 141,502 ha | 24,189 ha | 117,313 ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 93,030 ha | 47,064 ha | 45,965 ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 111,092 ha | 54,757 ha | 56,335 ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ginger, raw — area harvested, Africa or China, mainland?
- Africa, at 104,278 ha against 54,881 ha in China, mainland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ginger, raw — area harvested between Africa and China, mainland?
- 49,397 ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and China, mainland?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Africa and China, mainland rank globally for ginger, raw — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 4th of 18 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Ginger, 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.