Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Melanesia: Sugar cane — Area harvested

Democratic Republic of the Congo
71,637 ha
in 2024
Melanesia
47,271 ha
in 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
8th
Melanesia rank
11th

Sugar cane — Area harvested over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Melanesia
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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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Indicator
Sugar cane — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
142 places, 8,401 data points, 1961–2024
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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.