Argentina vs China, mainland: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested over time
- Argentina
- China, mainland
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 28.13 million ha against 19.46 million ha in Argentina, a difference of 8.66 million ha.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.4 times Argentina's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 4th of 186 countries.
China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | China, mainland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.85 million ha | 17.95 million ha | 15.11 million ha | China, mainland |
| 1970s | 3.34 million ha | 17.26 million ha | 13.93 million ha | China, mainland |
| 1980s | 6.37 million ha | 22.90 million ha | 16.53 million ha | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 9.92 million ha | 26.50 million ha | 16.58 million ha | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 16.43 million ha | 29.54 million ha | 13.11 million ha | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 20.84 million ha | 26.16 million ha | 5.32 million ha | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 18.87 million ha | 27.14 million ha | 8.27 million ha | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, Argentina or China, mainland?
- China, mainland, at 28.13 million ha against 19.46 million ha in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested between Argentina and China, mainland?
- 8.66 million ha, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and China, mainland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and China, mainland rank globally for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Argentina ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 4th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — 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.