Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Ethiopia: Taro — Area harvested
Taro — Area harvested over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 72,391 ha against 18,972 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 53,419 ha.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 3.8 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 6th of 10 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,363 ha | 27,711 ha | 14,348 ha | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 16,116 ha | 32,298 ha | 16,181 ha | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 17,802 ha | 50,398 ha | 32,597 ha | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 18,900 ha | 75,258 ha | 56,358 ha | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taro — area harvested, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 72,391 ha against 18,972 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taro — area harvested between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Ethiopia?
- 53,419 ha, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Ethiopia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for taro — area harvested?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 6th of 10 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.