China vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Melonseed — Area harvested
Melonseed — Area harvested over time
- China
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
How they compare
Iran (Islamic Republic of) currently reports 42,481 ha against 19,105 ha in China, a difference of 23,376 ha.
That makes Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s figure about 2.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran (Islamic Republic of) ahead.
China ranks 8th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 5th of 16 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Iran (Islamic Republic of) in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha | 1,983 ha | 1,983 ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| 1970s | 6,943 ha | 4,125 ha | 2,818 ha | China |
| 1980s | 11,646 ha | 5,910 ha | 5,736 ha | China |
| 1990s | 40,807 ha | 48,915 ha | 8,109 ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| 2000s | 25,352 ha | 45,984 ha | 20,632 ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| 2010s | 20,586 ha | 45,702 ha | 25,117 ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| 2020s | 19,099 ha | 42,363 ha | 23,263 ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher melonseed — area harvested, China or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of), at 42,481 ha against 19,105 ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in melonseed — area harvested between China and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- 23,376 ha, with Iran (Islamic Republic of) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for melonseed — area harvested?
- China ranks 8th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 5th of 16 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Melonseed — 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.