China vs World: Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested

China
27,726 ha
in 2024
World
250,443 ha
in 2024
China rank
3rd
World rank
1st

Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested over time

  • China
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 250,443 ha against 27,726 ha in China, a difference of 222,717 ha.

That makes World's figure about 9.0 times China's.

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

China ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 59 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China World Difference Ahead
1960s 5,134 ha 91,965 ha 86,831 ha World
1970s 7,538 ha 106,091 ha 98,553 ha World
1980s 11,236 ha 145,723 ha 134,487 ha World
1990s 12,629 ha 170,019 ha 157,390 ha World
2000s 21,515 ha 220,193 ha 198,677 ha World
2010s 26,819 ha 232,960 ha 206,141 ha World
2020s 27,443 ha 241,057 ha 213,614 ha World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher onions and shallots, green — area harvested, China or World?
World, at 250,443 ha against 27,726 ha in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in onions and shallots, green — area harvested between China and World?
222,717 ha, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and World?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China and World rank globally for onions and shallots, green — area harvested?
China ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 59 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
92 places, 4,756 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.