China, mainland vs South Africa: Sisal, raw — Area harvested
Sisal, raw — Area harvested over time
- China, mainland
- South Africa
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 2,650 ha against 2,010 ha in South Africa, a difference of 640 ha.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.
China, mainland ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 10th of 24 countries.
China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,000 ha | 4,111 ha | 3,889 ha | China, mainland |
| 1970s | 9,700 ha | 6,300 ha | 3,400 ha | China, mainland |
| 1980s | 12,600 ha | 6,450 ha | 6,150 ha | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 13,168 ha | 3,368 ha | 9,800 ha | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 4,070 ha | 2,148 ha | 1,922 ha | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 2,786 ha | 1,973 ha | 812.9 ha | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 2,649 ha | 2,014 ha | 635.6 ha | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sisal, raw — area harvested, China, mainland or South Africa?
- China, mainland, at 2,650 ha against 2,010 ha in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sisal, raw — area harvested between China, mainland and South Africa?
- 640 ha, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China, mainland and South Africa rank globally for sisal, raw — area harvested?
- China, mainland ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 10th of 24 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sisal, raw — 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.