China, mainland vs Türkiye: Tea leaves — Area harvested
Tea leaves — Area harvested over time
- China, mainland
- Türkiye
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 3.63 million ha against 81,010 ha in Türkiye, a difference of 3.55 million ha.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 44.8 times Türkiye's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.
China, mainland ranks 2nd and Türkiye ranks 4th of 45 countries.
China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 353,333 ha | 20,635 ha | 332,699 ha | China, mainland |
| 1970s | 811,130 ha | 42,527 ha | 768,603 ha | China, mainland |
| 1980s | 944,113 ha | 70,737 ha | 873,376 ha | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 863,062 ha | 81,829 ha | 781,233 ha | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 1.05 million ha | 76,482 ha | 975,897 ha | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 2.22 million ha | 77,146 ha | 2.14 million ha | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 3.27 million ha | 79,384 ha | 3.20 million ha | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tea leaves — area harvested, China, mainland or Türkiye?
- China, mainland, at 3.63 million ha against 81,010 ha in Türkiye as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tea leaves — area harvested between China, mainland and Türkiye?
- 3.55 million ha, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Türkiye?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China, mainland and Türkiye rank globally for tea leaves — area harvested?
- China, mainland ranks 2nd and Türkiye ranks 4th of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Tea leaves — 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.