China, mainland vs Western Africa: Ginger, raw — Area harvested
Ginger, raw — Area harvested over time
- China, mainland
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 93,128 ha against 54,881 ha in China, mainland, a difference of 38,247 ha.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 1.7 times China, mainland's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.
China, mainland ranks 4th and Western Africa ranks 4th of 40 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,750 ha | 42,800 ha | 40,050 ha | Western Africa |
| 1990s | 10,130 ha | 134,693 ha | 124,563 ha | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 24,189 ha | 137,102 ha | 112,912 ha | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 47,064 ha | 82,584 ha | 35,520 ha | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 54,757 ha | 99,749 ha | 44,992 ha | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ginger, raw — area harvested, China, mainland or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 93,128 ha against 54,881 ha in China, mainland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ginger, raw — area harvested between China, mainland and Western Africa?
- 38,247 ha, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Western Africa?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do China, mainland and Western Africa rank globally for ginger, raw — area harvested?
- China, mainland ranks 4th and Western Africa ranks 4th of 40 countries.
- 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.