Africa vs China (People’s Republic of): Ginger, raw — Area harvested
Ginger, raw — Area harvested over time
- Africa
- China (People’s Republic of)
How they compare
Africa currently reports 104,278 ha against 55,652 ha in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 48,626 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.9 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
Africa ranks 3rd and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 3rd of 18 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 5 and China (People’s Republic of) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | China (People’s Republic of) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 160 ha | 1,753 ha | 1,593 ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 1970s | 164 ha | 3,373 ha | 3,209 ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 1980s | 23,397 ha | 4,614 ha | 18,784 ha | Africa |
| 1990s | 135,822 ha | 11,778 ha | 124,044 ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 141,502 ha | 25,362 ha | 116,141 ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 93,030 ha | 48,044 ha | 44,986 ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 111,092 ha | 55,573 ha | 55,519 ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ginger, raw — area harvested, Africa or China (People’s Republic of)?
- Africa, at 104,278 ha against 55,652 ha in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ginger, raw — area harvested between Africa and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 48,626 ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Africa and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for ginger, raw — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 3rd and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 3rd 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.