China vs European Union (27): Wheat — Area harvested
Wheat — Area harvested over time
- China
- European Union (27)
How they compare
China currently reports 23.59 million ha against 22.52 million ha in European Union (27), a difference of 1.07 million ha.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 4th and European Union (27) ranks 9th of 124 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and European Union (27) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | European Union (27) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.72 million ha | 24.54 million ha | 177,578 ha | China |
| 1970s | 27.33 million ha | 22.16 million ha | 5.18 million ha | China |
| 1980s | 29.03 million ha | 21.98 million ha | 7.05 million ha | China |
| 1990s | 29.86 million ha | 23.20 million ha | 6.66 million ha | China |
| 2000s | 23.69 million ha | 24.21 million ha | 516,800 ha | European Union (27) |
| 2010s | 24.28 million ha | 24.36 million ha | 78,560 ha | European Union (27) |
| 2020s | 23.54 million ha | 23.56 million ha | 24,420 ha | European Union (27) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat — area harvested, China or European Union (27)?
- China, at 23.59 million ha against 22.52 million ha in European Union (27) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat — area harvested between China and European Union (27)?
- 1.07 million ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and European Union (27)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and European Union (27) rank globally for wheat — area harvested?
- China ranks 4th and European Union (27) ranks 9th 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.