China, mainland vs South-Eastern Asia: Spinach — Area harvested
Spinach — Area harvested over time
- China, mainland
- South-Eastern Asia
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 736,281 ha against 54,770 ha in South-Eastern Asia, a difference of 681,511 ha.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 13.4 times South-Eastern Asia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.
China, mainland ranks 2nd and South-Eastern Asia ranks 3rd of 69 countries.
China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | South-Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 148,778 ha | 0 ha | 148,778 ha | China, mainland |
| 1970s | 90,300 ha | 0 ha | 90,300 ha | China, mainland |
| 1980s | 136,111 ha | 29,054 ha | 107,058 ha | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 292,100 ha | 36,031 ha | 256,069 ha | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 599,440 ha | 41,202 ha | 558,238 ha | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 709,107 ha | 48,942 ha | 660,164 ha | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 726,348 ha | 56,087 ha | 670,260 ha | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spinach — area harvested, China, mainland or South-Eastern Asia?
- China, mainland, at 736,281 ha against 54,770 ha in South-Eastern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in spinach — area harvested between China, mainland and South-Eastern Asia?
- 681,511 ha, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and South-Eastern Asia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China, mainland and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for spinach — area harvested?
- China, mainland ranks 2nd and South-Eastern Asia ranks 3rd of 69 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Spinach — 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.