China, Taiwan Province of vs Malaysia: Bananas — Area harvested
Bananas — Area harvested over time
- China, Taiwan Province of
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 22,672 ha against 15,408 ha in China, Taiwan Province of, a difference of 7,264 ha.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.5 times China, Taiwan Province of's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 40th and Malaysia ranks 37th of 141 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China, Taiwan Province of averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, Taiwan Province of | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26,833 ha | 22,867 ha | 3,967 ha | China, Taiwan Province of |
| 1970s | 18,025 ha | 21,560 ha | 3,535 ha | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 8,814 ha | 24,627 ha | 15,813 ha | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 8,744 ha | 29,856 ha | 21,111 ha | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 9,878 ha | 25,153 ha | 15,275 ha | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 14,195 ha | 25,897 ha | 11,702 ha | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 14,905 ha | 23,001 ha | 8,096 ha | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bananas — area harvested, China, Taiwan Province of or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 22,672 ha against 15,408 ha in China, Taiwan Province of as of 2024.
- What is the difference in bananas — area harvested between China, Taiwan Province of and Malaysia?
- 7,264 ha, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, Taiwan Province of and Malaysia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China, Taiwan Province of and Malaysia rank globally for bananas — area harvested?
- China, Taiwan Province of ranks 40th and Malaysia ranks 37th of 141 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Bananas — 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.