China vs Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Taro β€” Area harvested

China
100,324 ha
in 2024
Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
264,977 ha
in 2024
China rank
4th
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank
4th

Taro β€” Area harvested over time

  • China
  • Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
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How they compare

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) currently reports 264,977 ha against 100,324 ha in China, a difference of 164,653 ha.

That makes Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s figure about 2.6 times China's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ahead.

China ranks 4th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 4th of 51 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Difference Ahead
1960s 72,047 ha 83,692 ha 11,646 ha Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
1970s 87,615 ha 85,716 ha 1,899 ha China
1980s 99,419 ha 88,371 ha 11,048 ha China
1990s 77,371 ha 155,931 ha 78,560 ha Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
2000s 89,479 ha 182,772 ha 93,294 ha Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
2010s 95,763 ha 230,182 ha 134,419 ha Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
2020s 99,574 ha 257,544 ha 157,970 ha Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taro β€” area harvested, China or Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs), at 264,977 ha against 100,324 ha in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in taro β€” area harvested between China and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
164,653 ha, with Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank globally for taro β€” area harvested?
China ranks 4th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 4th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Taro β€” Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Taro β€” Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
83 places, 4,688 data points, 1961–2024
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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.