Eastern Asia vs USSR: Apples — Area harvested

Eastern Asia
2.23 million ha
in 2024
USSR
1.30 million ha
in 1991
Eastern Asia rank
2nd
USSR rank
3rd

Apples — Area harvested over time

  • Eastern Asia
  • USSR
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922024

How they compare

Eastern Asia currently reports 2.23 million ha against 1.30 million ha in USSR, a difference of 921,100 ha.

That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 1.7 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.

Eastern Asia ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 3rd of 25 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eastern Asia averaged higher in 1 and USSR in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Asia USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 250,622 ha 960,333 ha 709,712 ha USSR
1970s 569,412 ha 1.69 million ha 1.12 million ha USSR
1980s 1.20 million ha 1.57 million ha 376,817 ha USSR
1990s 1.82 million ha 1.40 million ha 421,370 ha Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher apples — area harvested, Eastern Asia or USSR?
Eastern Asia, at 2.23 million ha against 1.30 million ha in USSR as of 2024.
What is the difference in apples — area harvested between Eastern Asia and USSR?
921,100 ha, with Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Eastern Asia and USSR rank globally for apples — area harvested?
Eastern Asia ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 3rd of 25 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Apples — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Apples — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
130 places, 6,462 data points, 1961–2024
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