China, mainland vs Ghana: Sorghum — Area harvested
Sorghum — Area harvested over time
- China, mainland
- Ghana
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 643,496 ha against 380,192 ha in Ghana, a difference of 263,304 ha.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.7 times Ghana's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.
China, mainland ranks 17th and Ghana ranks 20th of 120 countries.
China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.36 million ha | 156,711 ha | 6.21 million ha | China, mainland |
| 1970s | 4.44 million ha | 211,630 ha | 4.23 million ha | China, mainland |
| 1980s | 2.23 million ha | 230,860 ha | 2.00 million ha | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 1.25 million ha | 301,036 ha | 947,128 ha | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 645,743 ha | 297,560 ha | 348,183 ha | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 563,210 ha | 242,233 ha | 320,976 ha | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 659,386 ha | 322,838 ha | 336,548 ha | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum — area harvested, China, mainland or Ghana?
- China, mainland, at 643,496 ha against 380,192 ha in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum — area harvested between China, mainland and Ghana?
- 263,304 ha, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Ghana?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China, mainland and Ghana rank globally for sorghum — area harvested?
- China, mainland ranks 17th and Ghana ranks 20th 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.