China (People’s Republic of) vs Europe: Green corn (maize) — Area harvested
Green corn (maize) — Area harvested over time
- China (People’s Republic of)
- Europe
How they compare
Europe currently reports 58,615 ha against 20,299 ha in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 38,316 ha.
That makes Europe's figure about 2.9 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 13th and Europe ranks 13th of 53 countries.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China (People’s Republic of) | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,484 ha | 39,246 ha | 36,762 ha | Europe |
| 2000s | 3,517 ha | 97,286 ha | 93,770 ha | Europe |
| 2010s | 14,763 ha | 99,651 ha | 84,889 ha | Europe |
| 2020s | 20,193 ha | 58,776 ha | 38,582 ha | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher green corn (maize) — area harvested, China (People’s Republic of) or Europe?
- Europe, at 58,615 ha against 20,299 ha in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in green corn (maize) — area harvested between China (People’s Republic of) and Europe?
- 38,316 ha, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Europe?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do China (People’s Republic of) and Europe rank globally for green corn (maize) — area harvested?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 13th and Europe ranks 13th of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Green corn (maize) — 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.