Asia vs China, mainland: Lemons and limes — Area harvested
Lemons and limes — Area harvested over time
- Asia
- China, mainland
How they compare
Asia currently reports 677,968 ha against 101,473 ha in China, mainland, a difference of 576,495 ha.
That makes Asia's figure about 6.7 times China, mainland's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 1st and China, mainland ranks 4th of 14 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | China, mainland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95,335 ha | 2,178 ha | 93,157 ha | Asia |
| 1970s | 104,788 ha | 2,890 ha | 101,898 ha | Asia |
| 1980s | 147,033 ha | 13,580 ha | 133,453 ha | Asia |
| 1990s | 228,969 ha | 25,045 ha | 203,924 ha | Asia |
| 2000s | 410,549 ha | 67,480 ha | 343,069 ha | Asia |
| 2010s | 518,468 ha | 98,246 ha | 420,222 ha | Asia |
| 2020s | 654,402 ha | 100,190 ha | 554,212 ha | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lemons and limes — area harvested, Asia or China, mainland?
- Asia, at 677,968 ha against 101,473 ha in China, mainland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lemons and limes — area harvested between Asia and China, mainland?
- 576,495 ha, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China, mainland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Asia and China, mainland rank globally for lemons and limes — area harvested?
- Asia ranks 1st and China, mainland ranks 4th of 14 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Lemons and limes — 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.