Australia vs China: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre

Australia
0.0915 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
China
0.0675 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
51st
China rank
53rd

Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • China
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0915 ha per square kilometre against 0.0675 ha per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.024 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times China's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

Australia ranks 51st and China ranks 53rd of 107 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and China in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia China Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0213 ha per square kilometre 0.6781 ha per square kilometre 0.6568 ha per square kilometre China
1970s 0.0676 ha per square kilometre 0.4739 ha per square kilometre 0.4062 ha per square kilometre China
1980s 0.0899 ha per square kilometre 0.2394 ha per square kilometre 0.1495 ha per square kilometre China
1990s 0.0696 ha per square kilometre 0.135 ha per square kilometre 0.0654 ha per square kilometre China
2000s 0.0969 ha per square kilometre 0.0691 ha per square kilometre 0.0279 ha per square kilometre Australia
2010s 0.0729 ha per square kilometre 0.0602 ha per square kilometre 0.0127 ha per square kilometre Australia
2020s 0.0683 ha per square kilometre 0.0709 ha per square kilometre 0.0026 ha per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre, Australia or China?
Australia, at 0.0915 ha per square kilometre against 0.0675 ha per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre between Australia and China?
0.024 ha per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and China rank globally for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 51st and China ranks 53rd of 107 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
108 places, 5,562 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.