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Agriculture > Produce Stats: compare key data on China & France

Definitions

  • Agricultural crop > Production: Crop production index shows agricultural production for each year relative to the base period 1999-2001. It includes all crops except fodder crops. Regional and income group aggregates for the FAO's production indexes are calculated from the underlying values in international dollars, normalized to the base period 1999-2001."
  • Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons: Cereal production (metric tons). Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food or silage, and those used for grazing, are excluded.
  • Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons per 1000: Cereal production (metric tons). Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food or silage, and those used for grazing, are excluded. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Cereal > Cereal yield > Kg per hectare: Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food or silage, and those used for grazing, are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.
  • Cereal > Production: Average production of cereals (1999-2001). Average Production of Cereals refers to the amount of cereals produced in a given country or region each year. Data are reported in thousand metric tons. Cereals include wheat, barley, maize, rye, oats, millet, s
  • Corn > Yield: Yield of Corn, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • Cotton > Production: Production of cotton 2003/2004, in thousand bales.
  • Crop > Production index: Crop production index shows agricultural production for each year relative to the base period 1999-2001. It includes all crops except fodder crops. Regional and income group aggregates for the FAO's production indexes are calculated from the underlying values in international dollars, normalized to the base period 1999-2001.
  • Food > Production: Food production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value."
  • Food > Production index: Food production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value.
  • Livestock > Production index: Livestock production index includes meat and milk from all sources, dairy products such as cheese, and eggs, honey, raw silk, wool, and hides and skins.
  • Meat > Production: Meat production in thousand metric tonnes
  • Meat > Production per million: Meat production in thousand metric tonnes. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Soybean > Production: Total production of Soybean, metric tons, 2003/2004
  • Wheat > Yield: Yield of Wheat, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • Live stock > Production index: Livestock production index includes meat and milk from all sources, dairy products such as cheese, and eggs, honey, raw silk, wool, and hides and skins."
  • Soybean > Production per 1000: Total production of Soybean, metric tons, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Cotton > Imports: Imports of cotton 2003/2004
  • Cereal > Production growth: Average production of Cereals (percentage change from 1986-88 to 1996-98)
  • Cereal > Production per million: Average production of cereals (1999-2001). Average Production of Cereals refers to the amount of cereals produced in a given country or region each year. Data are reported in thousand metric tons. Cereals include wheat, barley, maize, rye, oats, millet, s. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Corn > Yield per million: Yield of Corn, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Meat > Production growth: Average production of roots and tubers (percentage change from 1986-88 to 1996-98)
  • Land under cereal > Production > Hectares > Per capita: Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. 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 and those used for grazing are excluded. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Cotton > Production per million: Production of cotton 2003/2004, in thousand bales. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Root and tuber > Production: Average production of roots and tubers 1996-1998
  • Total > Yield Coarse Grain: Yield of Total Coarse Grain, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • Total > Production Coarse Grain: Total production of Total Coarse Grain, metric tons, 2003/2004
  • Sunflowerseed > Production: Total production of Sunflowerseed, metric tons, 2003/2004
  • Wheat > Yield per million: Yield of Wheat, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Wine > Production > Tonnes per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Total > Yield Coarse Grain per million: Yield of Total Coarse Grain, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Soybean > Yield: Yield of Soybean, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • Root and tuber > Production growth: Average production of roots and tubers (percentage change from 1986-88 to 1996-98)
  • Total > Production Oilseed: Total production of Total Oilseed, metric tons, 2003/2004
  • Total > Yield Oilseed per million: Yield of Total Oilseed, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Cotton > Imports per million: Imports of cotton 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Imports as % of merchandise > Imports: Agricultural raw materials comprise SITC section 2 (crude materials except fuels) excluding divisions 22, 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap)."
  • Land used for cereal > Production > Hectares: Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. 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 and those used for grazing are excluded."
  • Land under cereal > Production > Hectares per 1000: Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. 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 and those used for grazing are excluded. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Land under cereal > Production > Hectares: Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. 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 and those used for grazing are excluded.
  • Agricultural raw materials > Imports > % of merchandise imports: Agricultural raw materials comprise SITC section 2 (crude materials except fuels) excluding divisions 22, 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap).
  • Mushroom > Production > % of world output: Share of the top 10 mushroom producing countries in the world's total output. The figures are for the year 2008.
  • Total > Production Oilseed per 1000: Total production of Total Oilseed, metric tons, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Soybean > Yield per million: Yield of Soybean, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Sorghum > Yield per million: Yield of Sorghum, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares per 1000: Land under cereal production (hectares). Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food or silage, and those used for grazing, are excluded. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Cotton > Stocks: Stocks of cotton in mid 2003 (480 lb bales)
  • Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares: Land under cereal production (hectares). Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food or silage, and those used for grazing, are excluded.
  • Barley > Yield: Yield of Barley, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • Sunflowerseed > Yield: Yield of Sunflowerseed, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • Sunflowerseed > Yield per million: Yield of Sunflowerseed, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Sunflowerseed > Production per 1000: Total production of Sunflowerseed, metric tons, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Sorghum > Yield: Yield of Sorghum, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • Total > Yield Oilseed: Yield of Total Oilseed, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • Total > Production Coarse Grain per 1000: Total production of Total Coarse Grain, metric tons, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Root and tuber > Production per million: Average production of roots and tubers 1996-1998. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Barley > Yield per million: Yield of Barley, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Cotton > Stocks per million: Stocks of cotton in mid 2003 (480 lb bales). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
STAT China France HISTORY
Agricultural crop > Production 123
Ranked 48th. 37% more than France
90
Ranked 164th.

Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons 540.83 million
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than France
70.98 million
Ranked 7th.

Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons per 1000 400.41
Ranked 40th.
1,080.44
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than China

Cereal > Cereal yield > Kg per hectare 5,837.47
Ranked 21st.
7,523.93
Ranked 9th. 29% more than China

Cereal > Production 149 thousand metric tons
Ranked 9th. 42% more than France
105 thousand metric tons
Ranked 86th.
Corn > Yield 4.81
Ranked 8th.
7.24
Ranked 4th. 51% more than China
Cotton > Production 25,500
Ranked 1st.
0.0
Ranked 107th.
Crop > Production index 115.2%
Ranked 40th. 10% more than France
104.9%
Ranked 107th.

Food > Production 125
Ranked 44th. 34% more than France
93
Ranked 162nd.

Food > Production index 117.8%
Ranked 21st. 16% more than France
101.6%
Ranked 129th.

Livestock > Production index 122.6%
Ranked 14th. 24% more than France
99%
Ranked 146th.

Meat > Production 53,747 thousand metric tons
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than France
6,533 thousand metric tons
Ranked 4th.
Meat > Production per million 42.26 thousand metric tons
Ranked 40th.
106.48 thousand metric tons
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than China
Soybean > Production 15.39 million
Ranked 4th. 118 times more than France
130,000
Ranked 21st.
Wheat > Yield 3.93
Ranked 7th.
6.23
Ranked 4th. 59% more than China
Live stock > Production index 122
Ranked 53th. 27% more than France
96
Ranked 157th.

Soybean > Production per 1000 11.87
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than France
2.07
Ranked 19th.
Cotton > Imports 4,300 thousand bales
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than France
340 thousand bales
Ranked 19th.
Wine > Production > Tonnes 1.45 million
Ranked 6th.
4.71 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than China

Cereal > Production growth 27%
Ranked 43th. 23% more than France
22%
Ranked 50th.
Cereal > Production per million 0.117 thousand metric tons
Ranked 145th.
1.71 thousand metric tons
Ranked 131st. 15 times more than China
Corn > Yield per million 0.00371
Ranked 19th.
0.115
Ranked 8th. 31 times more than China
Meat > Production growth 191%
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than France
27%
Ranked 74th.
Land under cereal > Production > Hectares > Per capita 63.6 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 96th.
150.66 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than China

Cotton > Production per million 19.67
Ranked 19th.
0.0
Ranked 106th.
Root and tuber > Production 170,478 thousand metric tons
Ranked 1st. 27 times more than France
6,378 thousand metric tons
Ranked 17th.
Total > Yield Coarse Grain 4.57
Ranked 5th.
6.09
Ranked 2nd. 33% more than China
Total > Production Coarse Grain 124.64 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than France
24.39 million
Ranked 8th.
Sunflowerseed > Production 1.74 million
Ranked 4th. 17% more than France
1.49 million
Ranked 6th.
Wheat > Yield per million 0.00303
Ranked 25th.
0.0994
Ranked 6th. 33 times more than China
International wheat > Production statistics 89
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than France
39
Ranked 5th.

Wine > Production > Tonnes per 1000 1.1
Ranked 10th.
73.6
Ranked 3rd. 67 times more than China

Total > Yield Coarse Grain per million 0.00353
Ranked 22nd.
0.0971
Ranked 8th. 28 times more than China
Soybean > Yield 1.65
Ranked 9th. 3% more than France
1.6
Ranked 11th.
Root and tuber > Production growth 22%
Ranked 53th.
-11%
Ranked 123th.
Total > Production Oilseed 50.85 million
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than France
5.04 million
Ranked 8th.
Total > Yield Oilseed per million 0.0014
Ranked 25th.
0.0431
Ranked 11th. 31 times more than China
Cotton > Imports per million 3.32 thousand bales
Ranked 46th.
5.42 thousand bales
Ranked 39th. 63% more than China
Imports as % of merchandise > Imports 3.37%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than France
1.25%
Ranked 50th.

Land used for cereal > Production > Hectares 86.9 million
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than France
9.61 million
Ranked 16th.

Land under cereal > Production > Hectares per 1000 63.64 hectares
Ranked 93th.
145.17 hectares
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than China

Land under cereal > Production > Hectares 82.96 million hectares
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than France
9.17 million hectares
Ranked 19th.

Agricultural raw materials > Imports > % of merchandise imports 3.56%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than France
1.45%
Ranked 45th.

Mushroom > Production > % of world output 45.89%
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than France
4.3%
Ranked 5th.
Total > Production Oilseed per 1000 39.23
Ranked 14th.
80.38
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than China
Soybean > Yield per million 0.00127
Ranked 19th.
0.0255
Ranked 11th. 20 times more than China
Sorghum > Yield per million 0.00306
Ranked 19th.
0.0604
Ranked 9th. 20 times more than China
Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares per 1000 68.59
Ranked 92nd.
143.6
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than China

Cotton > Stocks 8,934 thousand bales
Ranked 1st. 160 times more than France
56 thousand bales
Ranked 46th.
Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares 92.65 million
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than France
9.43 million
Ranked 21st.

Barley > Yield 3.58
Ranked 7th.
5.69
Ranked 2nd. 59% more than China
Sunflowerseed > Yield 1.49
Ranked 7th.
2.16
Ranked 1st. 45% more than China
Sunflowerseed > Yield per million 0.00115
Ranked 16th.
0.0344
Ranked 7th. 30 times more than China
Sunflowerseed > Production per 1000 1.34
Ranked 17th.
23.76
Ranked 9th. 18 times more than China
Sorghum > Yield 3.97
Ranked 5th. 5% more than France
3.79
Ranked 7th.
Total > Yield Oilseed 1.82
Ranked 12th.
2.7
Ranked 3rd. 48% more than China
Total > Production Coarse Grain per 1000 96.17
Ranked 19th.
388.98
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than China
Root and tuber > Production per million 137.27 thousand metric tons
Ranked 41st. 30% more than France
105.97 thousand metric tons
Ranked 55th.
Barley > Yield per million 0.00276
Ranked 21st.
0.0907
Ranked 8th. 33 times more than China
Cotton > Stocks per million 6.93 thousand bales
Ranked 30th. 8 times more than France
0.9 thousand bales
Ranked 76th.

SOURCES: Food and Agriculture Organisation, electronic files and web site.; Food and Agriculture Organization; Food and Agriculture Organization. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Resources Institute; Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division, FAS, USDA; United States Department of Agriculture; World Development Indicators database; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division, FAS, USDA. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: Globalization of wine; World Resources Institute. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United States Department of Agriculture. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: International wheat production statistics; Wikipedia: Globalization of wine. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Bank staff estimates from the Comtrade database maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division.; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; FAO Stat: Economic And Social Department: The Statistical Division

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