Argentina vs China (People’s Republic of): Sorghum — Area harvested
Sorghum — Area harvested over time
- Argentina
- China (People’s Republic of)
How they compare
China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 645,496 ha against 626,182 ha in Argentina, a difference of 19,314 ha.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
Argentina ranks 18th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 16th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and China (People’s Republic of) in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | China (People’s Republic of) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 million ha | 6.37 million ha | 5.35 million ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 1970s | 2.16 million ha | 4.45 million ha | 2.29 million ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 1980s | 1.66 million ha | 2.25 million ha | 587,525 ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 1990s | 672,714 ha | 1.27 million ha | 594,734 ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2000s | 553,064 ha | 648,295 ha | 95,231 ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2010s | 701,349 ha | 565,074 ha | 136,275 ha | Argentina |
| 2020s | 594,052 ha | 661,498 ha | 67,446 ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum — area harvested, Argentina or China (People’s Republic of)?
- China (People’s Republic of), at 645,496 ha against 626,182 ha in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum — area harvested between Argentina and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 19,314 ha, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for sorghum — area harvested?
- Argentina ranks 18th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 16th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sorghum — 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.