China vs European Union (27): Oranges — Area harvested
Oranges — Area harvested over time
- China
- European Union (27)
How they compare
China currently reports 407,490 ha against 275,450 ha in European Union (27), a difference of 132,040 ha.
That makes China's figure about 1.5 times European Union (27)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was European Union (27) ahead.
China ranks 2nd and European Union (27) ranks 11th of 136 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and European Union (27) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | European Union (27) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22,517 ha | 210,370 ha | 187,854 ha | European Union (27) |
| 1970s | 37,656 ha | 277,655 ha | 240,000 ha | European Union (27) |
| 1980s | 140,605 ha | 274,226 ha | 133,621 ha | European Union (27) |
| 1990s | 280,220 ha | 304,052 ha | 23,832 ha | European Union (27) |
| 2000s | 335,675 ha | 306,652 ha | 29,023 ha | China |
| 2010s | 496,880 ha | 287,946 ha | 208,933 ha | China |
| 2020s | 424,407 ha | 275,970 ha | 148,437 ha | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oranges — area harvested, China or European Union (27)?
- China, at 407,490 ha against 275,450 ha in European Union (27) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oranges — area harvested between China and European Union (27)?
- 132,040 ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and European Union (27)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and European Union (27) rank globally for oranges — area harvested?
- China ranks 2nd and European Union (27) ranks 11th 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.