China (People’s Republic of) vs Ghana: Taro — Area harvested
Taro — Area harvested over time
- China (People’s Republic of)
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 245,230 ha against 100,324 ha in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 144,906 ha.
That makes Ghana's figure about 2.4 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 4th and Ghana ranks 3rd of 51 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China (People’s Republic of) | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72,047 ha | 113,667 ha | 41,620 ha | Ghana |
| 1970s | 87,615 ha | 215,500 ha | 127,885 ha | Ghana |
| 1980s | 99,419 ha | 199,390 ha | 99,971 ha | Ghana |
| 1990s | 77,371 ha | 198,068 ha | 120,698 ha | Ghana |
| 2000s | 89,479 ha | 256,827 ha | 167,348 ha | Ghana |
| 2010s | 95,763 ha | 203,056 ha | 107,292 ha | Ghana |
| 2020s | 99,574 ha | 230,156 ha | 130,582 ha | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taro — area harvested, China (People’s Republic of) or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 245,230 ha against 100,324 ha in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taro — area harvested between China (People’s Republic of) and Ghana?
- 144,906 ha, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Ghana?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China (People’s Republic of) and Ghana rank globally for taro — area harvested?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 4th and Ghana ranks 3rd of 51 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.