China, mainland vs Spain: Lettuce and chicory — Area harvested
Lettuce and chicory — Area harvested over time
- China, mainland
- Spain
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 635,105 ha against 32,940 ha in Spain, a difference of 602,165 ha.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 19.3 times Spain's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.
China, mainland ranks 2nd and Spain ranks 4th of 108 countries.
China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88,333 ha | 16,311 ha | 72,022 ha | China, mainland |
| 1970s | 59,300 ha | 19,915 ha | 39,385 ha | China, mainland |
| 1980s | 84,000 ha | 25,888 ha | 58,112 ha | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 181,400 ha | 34,913 ha | 146,487 ha | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 465,063 ha | 36,054 ha | 429,009 ha | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 593,129 ha | 34,134 ha | 558,995 ha | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 633,476 ha | 33,658 ha | 599,818 ha | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lettuce and chicory — area harvested, China, mainland or Spain?
- China, mainland, at 635,105 ha against 32,940 ha in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lettuce and chicory — area harvested between China, mainland and Spain?
- 602,165 ha, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China, mainland and Spain rank globally for lettuce and chicory — area harvested?
- China, mainland ranks 2nd and Spain ranks 4th of 108 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Lettuce and chicory — 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.