China, mainland vs Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Rice — Area harvested
Rice — Area harvested over time
- China, mainland
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
How they compare
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) currently reports 37.02 million ha against 29.01 million ha in China, mainland, a difference of 8.01 million ha.
That makes Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s figure about 1.3 times China, mainland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China, mainland ahead.
China, mainland ranks 3rd and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd of 133 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 5 and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Least Developed Countries (LDCs) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.04 million ha | 20.68 million ha | 8.36 million ha | China, mainland |
| 1970s | 34.85 million ha | 21.00 million ha | 13.85 million ha | China, mainland |
| 1980s | 32.77 million ha | 22.15 million ha | 10.62 million ha | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 31.47 million ha | 23.62 million ha | 7.84 million ha | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 28.78 million ha | 27.73 million ha | 1.04 million ha | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 30.45 million ha | 32.74 million ha | 2.28 million ha | Least Developed Countries (LDCs) |
| 2020s | 29.48 million ha | 35.64 million ha | 6.16 million ha | Least Developed Countries (LDCs) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — area harvested, China, mainland or Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs), at 37.02 million ha against 29.01 million ha in China, mainland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice — area harvested between China, mainland and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- 8.01 million ha, with Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China, mainland and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank globally for rice — area harvested?
- China, mainland ranks 3rd and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd of 133 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice — 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.