Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Melanesia: Sugar cane — Area harvested
Sugar cane — Area harvested over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Melanesia
How they compare
Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports 71,637 ha against 47,271 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 24,366 ha.
That makes Democratic Republic of the Congo's figure about 1.5 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Melanesia ahead.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th and Melanesia ranks 11th of 14 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of the Congo averaged higher in 1 and Melanesia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,411 ha | 41,555 ha | 33,144 ha | Melanesia |
| 1970s | 12,300 ha | 48,966 ha | 36,666 ha | Melanesia |
| 1980s | 25,636 ha | 70,366 ha | 44,730 ha | Melanesia |
| 1990s | 34,661 ha | 77,238 ha | 42,577 ha | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 39,550 ha | 66,600 ha | 27,050 ha | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 46,879 ha | 51,004 ha | 4,125 ha | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 68,330 ha | 47,889 ha | 20,441 ha | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane — area harvested, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Melanesia?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 71,637 ha against 47,271 ha in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane — area harvested between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Melanesia?
- 24,366 ha, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Melanesia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Melanesia rank globally for sugar cane — area harvested?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th and Melanesia ranks 11th of 14 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sugar cane — 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.