China vs Madagascar: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre
China
3.11 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar
3.56 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
20th
Madagascar rank
19th
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 3.56 ha per square kilometre against 3.11 ha per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.45 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 20th and Madagascar ranks 19th of 120 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.18 ha per square kilometre | 1.56 ha per square kilometre | 1.62 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 1970s | 3.79 ha per square kilometre | 1.85 ha per square kilometre | 1.95 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 1980s | 3.55 ha per square kilometre | 2 ha per square kilometre | 1.55 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 1990s | 3.39 ha per square kilometre | 2.02 ha per square kilometre | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 3.09 ha per square kilometre | 2.14 ha per square kilometre | 0.9528 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 3.27 ha per square kilometre | 2.18 ha per square kilometre | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 3.18 ha per square kilometre | 2.97 ha per square kilometre | 0.2038 ha per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — area harvested, per square kilometre, China or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 3.56 ha per square kilometre against 3.11 ha per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice — area harvested, per square kilometre between China and Madagascar?
- 0.45 ha per square kilometre, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Madagascar?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Madagascar rank globally for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 20th and Madagascar ranks 19th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.