China vs Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested

China
746,797 ha
in 2024
Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
1.37 million ha
in 2024
China rank
4th
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank
2nd

Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested over time

  • China
  • Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
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How they compare

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) currently reports 1.37 million ha against 746,797 ha in China, a difference of 624,563 ha.

That makes Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s figure about 1.8 times China's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was China ahead.

China ranks 4th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd of 28 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Difference Ahead
1980s 343,000 ha 224,341 ha 118,659 ha China
1990s 408,122 ha 186,519 ha 221,603 ha China
2000s 462,810 ha 335,736 ha 127,074 ha China
2010s 671,011 ha 737,886 ha 66,876 ha Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
2020s 743,953 ha 1.31 million ha 566,823 ha Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested, China or Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs), at 1.37 million ha against 746,797 ha in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested between China and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
624,563 ha, with Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do China and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank globally for natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested?
China ranks 4th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd of 28 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
52 places, 2,791 data points, 1961–2024
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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.