China vs Europe: Safflower seed — Area harvested
Safflower seed — Area harvested over time
- China
- Europe
How they compare
Europe currently reports 238,742 ha against 23,231 ha in China, a difference of 215,511 ha.
That makes Europe's figure about 10.3 times China's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Europe ahead.
China ranks 6th and Europe ranks 4th of 24 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Europe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,312 ha | 9,354 ha | 8,958 ha | China |
| 2000s | 22,000 ha | 2,552 ha | 19,448 ha | China |
| 2010s | 22,941 ha | 122,646 ha | 99,705 ha | Europe |
| 2020s | 23,302 ha | 252,003 ha | 228,701 ha | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher safflower seed — area harvested, China or Europe?
- Europe, at 238,742 ha against 23,231 ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in safflower seed — area harvested between China and Europe?
- 215,511 ha, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Europe?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do China and Europe rank globally for safflower seed — area harvested?
- China ranks 6th and Europe ranks 4th of 24 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Safflower seed — 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.