Which has higher permanent crops — area, China, mainland or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 39,424 1000 ha against 20,142 1000 ha in China, mainland as of 2024.

What is the difference in permanent crops — area between China, mainland and Sub-Saharan Africa?

19,282 1000 ha, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Sub-Saharan Africa?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent crops — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China, mainland vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Permanent crops — Area

China, mainland

20,142 1000 ha

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa

39,424 1000 ha

in 2024

China, mainland rank

4th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

6th

Permanent crops — Area over time

China, mainland
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 39,424 1000 ha against 20,142 1000 ha in China, mainland, a difference of 19,282 1000 ha.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 2.0 times China, mainland's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

China, mainland ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 220 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China, mainland	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1,970 1000 ha	13,307 1000 ha	11,337 1000 ha	Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s	2,681 1000 ha	15,305 1000 ha	12,624 1000 ha	Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s	4,964 1000 ha	17,939 1000 ha	12,975 1000 ha	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	9,569 1000 ha	20,583 1000 ha	11,014 1000 ha	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	13,070 1000 ha	24,502 1000 ha	11,431 1000 ha	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	16,347 1000 ha	31,169 1000 ha	14,822 1000 ha	Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s	19,416 1000 ha	38,480 1000 ha	19,064 1000 ha	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher permanent crops — area, China, mainland or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 39,424 1000 ha against 20,142 1000 ha in China, mainland as of 2024.
What is the difference in permanent crops — area between China, mainland and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 19,282 1000 ha, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China, mainland and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for permanent crops — area?: China, mainland ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent crops — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Permanent crops — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 256 places, 14,814 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.