China, mainland vs Mexico: Oranges — Area harvested
Oranges — Area harvested over time
- China, mainland
- Mexico
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 402,913 ha against 341,217 ha in Mexico, a difference of 61,696 ha.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.
China, mainland ranks 3rd and Mexico ranks 4th of 135 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,222 ha | 102,472 ha | 81,250 ha | Mexico |
| 1970s | 31,300 ha | 161,286 ha | 129,986 ha | Mexico |
| 1980s | 130,200 ha | 160,816 ha | 30,616 ha | Mexico |
| 1990s | 270,300 ha | 258,607 ha | 11,693 ha | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 326,770 ha | 328,026 ha | 1,256 ha | Mexico |
| 2010s | 491,426 ha | 324,046 ha | 167,381 ha | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 419,599 ha | 335,638 ha | 83,962 ha | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oranges — area harvested, China, mainland or Mexico?
- China, mainland, at 402,913 ha against 341,217 ha in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oranges — area harvested between China, mainland and Mexico?
- 61,696 ha, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Mexico?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China, mainland and Mexico rank globally for oranges — area harvested?
- China, mainland ranks 3rd and Mexico ranks 4th of 135 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.