Australia vs China: Orange yields
Australia
19.62 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China
18.91 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Australia rank
36th
China rank
37th
Orange yields over time
- Australia
- China
How they compare
Australia currently reports 19.62 tonnes per hectare against 18.91 tonnes per hectare in China, a difference of 0.71 tonnes per hectare.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 36th and China ranks 37th of 123 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.07 tonnes per hectare | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | 9.37 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 1970s | 17.68 tonnes per hectare | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | 15.08 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 1980s | 19.22 tonnes per hectare | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | 15.58 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 1990s | 18.82 tonnes per hectare | 5.75 tonnes per hectare | 13.07 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 2000s | 20.43 tonnes per hectare | 7.41 tonnes per hectare | 13.03 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 2010s | 19.58 tonnes per hectare | 15.27 tonnes per hectare | 4.31 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 2020s | 19.66 tonnes per hectare | 18.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher orange yields, Australia or China?
- Australia, at 19.62 tonnes per hectare against 18.91 tonnes per hectare in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in orange yields between Australia and China?
- 0.71 tonnes per hectare, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and China rank globally for orange yields?
- Australia ranks 36th and China ranks 37th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Orange yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.