China vs Ethiopia: Lentils, dry — Area harvested
Lentils, dry — Area harvested over time
- China
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 77,009 ha against 65,114 ha in China, a difference of 11,895 ha.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was China ahead.
China ranks 10th and Ethiopia ranks 9th of 59 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87,402 ha | 60,211 ha | 27,191 ha | China |
| 2000s | 82,700 ha | 80,623 ha | 2,077 ha | China |
| 2010s | 64,437 ha | 114,506 ha | 50,069 ha | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 65,381 ha | 89,428 ha | 24,046 ha | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lentils, dry — area harvested, China or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 77,009 ha against 65,114 ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lentils, dry — area harvested between China and Ethiopia?
- 11,895 ha, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Ethiopia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do China and Ethiopia rank globally for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- China ranks 10th and Ethiopia ranks 9th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Lentils, dry — 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.