China, mainland vs Syrian Arab Republic: Wheat — Area harvested
Wheat — Area harvested over time
- China, mainland
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 23.59 million ha against 1.28 million ha in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 22.31 million ha.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 18.5 times Syrian Arab Republic's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.
China, mainland ranks 5th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 5th of 124 countries.
China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.71 million ha | 1.24 million ha | 23.47 million ha | China, mainland |
| 1970s | 27.33 million ha | 1.48 million ha | 25.86 million ha | China, mainland |
| 1980s | 29.03 million ha | 1.22 million ha | 27.81 million ha | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 29.86 million ha | 1.53 million ha | 28.33 million ha | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 23.69 million ha | 1.70 million ha | 21.99 million ha | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 24.27 million ha | 1.33 million ha | 22.95 million ha | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 23.54 million ha | 1.34 million ha | 22.19 million ha | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat — area harvested, China, mainland or Syrian Arab Republic?
- China, mainland, at 23.59 million ha against 1.28 million ha in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat — area harvested between China, mainland and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 22.31 million ha, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China, mainland and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for wheat — area harvested?
- China, mainland ranks 5th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 5th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Wheat — 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.