Asia vs Democratic Republic of the Congo: Taro — Area harvested
Taro — Area harvested over time
- Asia
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
How they compare
Asia currently reports 142,471 ha against 18,972 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 123,499 ha.
That makes Asia's figure about 7.5 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 3rd and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th of 10 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 141,620 ha | 4,544 ha | 137,076 ha | Asia |
| 1970s | 159,470 ha | 6,500 ha | 152,970 ha | Asia |
| 1980s | 166,648 ha | 5,600 ha | 161,048 ha | Asia |
| 1990s | 127,721 ha | 11,844 ha | 115,877 ha | Asia |
| 2000s | 130,250 ha | 16,116 ha | 114,133 ha | Asia |
| 2010s | 141,431 ha | 17,802 ha | 123,630 ha | Asia |
| 2020s | 142,568 ha | 18,900 ha | 123,669 ha | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taro — area harvested, Asia or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Asia, at 142,471 ha against 18,972 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taro — area harvested between Asia and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 123,499 ha, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Asia and Democratic Republic of the Congo rank globally for taro — area harvested?
- Asia ranks 3rd and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th of 10 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Taro — 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.