China, mainland vs Romania: Sunflower seed — Area harvested
Sunflower seed — Area harvested over time
- China, mainland
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1.24 million ha against 780,219 ha in China, mainland, a difference of 463,031 ha.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.6 times China, mainland's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Romania ahead.
China, mainland ranks 8th and Romania ranks 6th of 84 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64,556 ha | 473,551 ha | 408,995 ha | Romania |
| 1970s | 147,150 ha | 530,292 ha | 383,142 ha | Romania |
| 1980s | 948,367 ha | 477,882 ha | 470,485 ha | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 807,661 ha | 703,342 ha | 104,319 ha | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 1.01 million ha | 880,844 ha | 132,550 ha | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 970,129 ha | 1.03 million ha | 54,928 ha | Romania |
| 2020s | 747,155 ha | 1.14 million ha | 389,083 ha | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sunflower seed — area harvested, China, mainland or Romania?
- Romania, at 1.24 million ha against 780,219 ha in China, mainland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sunflower seed — area harvested between China, mainland and Romania?
- 463,031 ha, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Romania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China, mainland and Romania rank globally for sunflower seed — area harvested?
- China, mainland ranks 8th and Romania ranks 6th of 84 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sunflower seed — 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.