China vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Millet — Area harvested

China
884,639 ha
in 2024
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
7,071 ha
in 2024
China rank
11th
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
8th

Millet — Area harvested over time

  • China
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922024

How they compare

China currently reports 884,639 ha against 7,071 ha in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 877,568 ha.

That makes China's figure about 125.1 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

Across all 64 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 11th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 8th of 86 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Iran (Islamic Republic of) Difference Ahead
1960s 6.97 million ha 15,778 ha 6.96 million ha China
1970s 5.52 million ha 10,700 ha 5.51 million ha China
1980s 3.36 million ha 8,766 ha 3.35 million ha China
1990s 1.70 million ha 6,420 ha 1.69 million ha China
2000s 963,032 ha 9,977 ha 953,055 ha China
2010s 764,148 ha 7,067 ha 757,080 ha China
2020s 882,698 ha 7,080 ha 875,618 ha China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher millet — area harvested, China or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
China, at 884,639 ha against 7,071 ha in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2024.
What is the difference in millet — area harvested between China and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
877,568 ha, with China 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 millet — area harvested?
China ranks 11th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 8th of 86 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Millet — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Millet — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
124 places, 6,732 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.