China, mainland vs Ethiopia: Taro — Area harvested
Taro — Area harvested over time
- China, mainland
- Ethiopia
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 98,043 ha against 72,391 ha in Ethiopia, a difference of 25,652 ha.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.4 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was China, mainland ahead.
China, mainland ranks 5th and Ethiopia ranks 6th of 52 countries.
China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77,506 ha | 27,711 ha | 49,795 ha | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 86,818 ha | 32,298 ha | 54,520 ha | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 93,210 ha | 50,398 ha | 42,812 ha | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 97,197 ha | 75,258 ha | 21,939 ha | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taro — area harvested, China, mainland or Ethiopia?
- China, mainland, at 98,043 ha against 72,391 ha in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taro — area harvested between China, mainland and Ethiopia?
- 25,652 ha, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Ethiopia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do China, mainland and Ethiopia rank globally for taro — area harvested?
- China, mainland ranks 5th and Ethiopia ranks 6th of 52 countries.
- 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.