Africa vs China, mainland: Maize (corn) — Area harvested
Maize (corn) — Area harvested over time
- Africa
- China, mainland
How they compare
Africa currently reports 46.53 million ha against 44.74 million ha in China, mainland, a difference of 1.79 million ha.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Africa ahead.
Africa ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 29 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 6 and China, mainland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | China, mainland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.61 million ha | 15.48 million ha | 1.12 million ha | Africa |
| 1970s | 18.17 million ha | 18.07 million ha | 101,050 ha | Africa |
| 1980s | 20.89 million ha | 19.27 million ha | 1.62 million ha | Africa |
| 1990s | 25.29 million ha | 22.81 million ha | 2.48 million ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 27.80 million ha | 26.68 million ha | 1.12 million ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 38.48 million ha | 38.95 million ha | 470,870 ha | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 44.89 million ha | 43.32 million ha | 1.57 million ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maize (corn) — area harvested, Africa or China, mainland?
- Africa, at 46.53 million ha against 44.74 million ha in China, mainland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in maize (corn) — area harvested between Africa and China, mainland?
- 1.79 million ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and China, mainland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Africa and China, mainland rank globally for maize (corn) — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 29 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Maize (corn) — 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.