China, mainland vs Egypt: Oranges — Area harvested
Oranges — Area harvested over time
- China, mainland
- Egypt
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 402,913 ha against 173,711 ha in Egypt, a difference of 229,202 ha.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 2.3 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
China, mainland ranks 3rd and Egypt ranks 6th of 136 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 5 and Egypt in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,222 ha | 35,722 ha | 14,500 ha | Egypt |
| 1970s | 31,300 ha | 58,862 ha | 27,562 ha | Egypt |
| 1980s | 130,200 ha | 76,570 ha | 53,630 ha | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 270,300 ha | 89,160 ha | 181,140 ha | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 326,770 ha | 87,470 ha | 239,300 ha | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 491,426 ha | 120,635 ha | 370,792 ha | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 419,599 ha | 156,885 ha | 262,714 ha | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oranges — area harvested, China, mainland or Egypt?
- China, mainland, at 402,913 ha against 173,711 ha in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oranges — area harvested between China, mainland and Egypt?
- 229,202 ha, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Egypt?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China, mainland and Egypt rank globally for oranges — area harvested?
- China, mainland ranks 3rd and Egypt ranks 6th of 136 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Oranges — 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.