China (People’s Republic of) vs Spain: Sunflower seed — Area harvested
Sunflower seed — Area harvested over time
- China (People’s Republic of)
- Spain
How they compare
China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 780,219 ha against 754,430 ha in Spain, a difference of 25,789 ha.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 8th and Spain ranks 10th of 84 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China (People’s Republic of) averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China (People’s Republic of) | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64,556 ha | 23,295 ha | 41,261 ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 1970s | 147,150 ha | 473,160 ha | 326,010 ha | Spain |
| 1980s | 948,488 ha | 901,125 ha | 47,364 ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 1990s | 807,664 ha | 1.23 million ha | 425,734 ha | Spain |
| 2000s | 1.01 million ha | 731,415 ha | 281,979 ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2010s | 970,129 ha | 752,051 ha | 218,078 ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2020s | 747,155 ha | 738,804 ha | 8,351 ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sunflower seed — area harvested, China (People’s Republic of) or Spain?
- China (People’s Republic of), at 780,219 ha against 754,430 ha in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sunflower seed — area harvested between China (People’s Republic of) and Spain?
- 25,789 ha, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China (People’s Republic of) and Spain rank globally for sunflower seed — area harvested?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 8th and Spain ranks 10th 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.