China, mainland vs Madagascar: Taro — Area harvested
Taro — Area harvested over time
- China, mainland
- Madagascar
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 98,043 ha against 39,102 ha in Madagascar, a difference of 58,941 ha.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 2.5 times Madagascar's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.
China, mainland ranks 5th and Madagascar ranks 7th of 52 countries.
China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68,556 ha | 12,916 ha | 55,639 ha | China, mainland |
| 1970s | 84,400 ha | 12,521 ha | 71,879 ha | China, mainland |
| 1980s | 94,100 ha | 14,052 ha | 80,048 ha | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 74,077 ha | 22,100 ha | 51,977 ha | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 86,818 ha | 34,284 ha | 52,533 ha | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 93,210 ha | 37,873 ha | 55,337 ha | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 97,197 ha | 38,895 ha | 58,302 ha | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taro — area harvested, China, mainland or Madagascar?
- China, mainland, at 98,043 ha against 39,102 ha in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taro — area harvested between China, mainland and Madagascar?
- 58,941 ha, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Madagascar?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China, mainland and Madagascar rank globally for taro — area harvested?
- China, mainland ranks 5th and Madagascar ranks 7th 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.