China, mainland vs Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested

China, mainland
1.48 million ha
in 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo
71,637 ha
in 2024
China, mainland rank
6th
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
9th

Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested over time

  • China, mainland
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
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How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 1.48 million ha against 71,637 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 1.41 million ha.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 20.7 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.

China, mainland ranks 6th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th of 155 countries.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Democratic Republic of the Congo Difference Ahead
1960s 435,127 ha 8,411 ha 426,716 ha China, mainland
1970s 782,180 ha 12,300 ha 769,880 ha China, mainland
1980s 1.30 million ha 25,636 ha 1.27 million ha China, mainland
1990s 1.82 million ha 34,661 ha 1.78 million ha China, mainland
2000s 1.70 million ha 39,550 ha 1.66 million ha China, mainland
2010s 1.77 million ha 46,879 ha 1.72 million ha China, mainland
2020s 1.47 million ha 68,330 ha 1.41 million ha China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sugar crops primary — area harvested, China, mainland or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
China, mainland, at 1.48 million ha against 71,637 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in sugar crops primary — area harvested between China, mainland and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
1.41 million ha, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China, mainland and Democratic Republic of the Congo rank globally for sugar crops primary — area harvested?
China, mainland ranks 6th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th of 155 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
200 places, 10,929 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.