China vs European Union (27): Green corn (maize) — Area harvested
Green corn (maize) — Area harvested over time
- China
- European Union (27)
How they compare
European Union (27) currently reports 50,568 ha against 20,299 ha in China, a difference of 30,269 ha.
That makes European Union (27)'s figure about 2.5 times China's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, European Union (27) has been ahead every year.
China ranks 13th and European Union (27) ranks 14th of 53 countries.
European Union (27) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | European Union (27) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,484 ha | 38,645 ha | 36,161 ha | European Union (27) |
| 2000s | 3,517 ha | 94,670 ha | 91,154 ha | European Union (27) |
| 2010s | 14,763 ha | 93,611 ha | 78,848 ha | European Union (27) |
| 2020s | 20,193 ha | 50,423 ha | 30,229 ha | European Union (27) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher green corn (maize) — area harvested, China or European Union (27)?
- European Union (27), at 50,568 ha against 20,299 ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in green corn (maize) — area harvested between China and European Union (27)?
- 30,269 ha, with European Union (27) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and European Union (27)?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do China and European Union (27) rank globally for green corn (maize) — area harvested?
- China ranks 13th and European Union (27) ranks 14th 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.