China vs Small island developing States (SIDS): Bananas — Area harvested
Bananas — Area harvested over time
- China
- Small island developing States (SIDS)
How they compare
China currently reports 325,500 ha against 257,039 ha in Small island developing States (SIDS), a difference of 68,461 ha.
That makes China's figure about 1.3 times Small island developing States (SIDS)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Small island developing States (SIDS) ahead.
China ranks 4th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 5th of 141 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Small island developing States (SIDS) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Small island developing States (SIDS) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33,278 ha | 174,822 ha | 141,544 ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
| 1970s | 26,615 ha | 171,715 ha | 145,100 ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
| 1980s | 67,313 ha | 193,642 ha | 126,329 ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
| 1990s | 178,452 ha | 199,136 ha | 20,685 ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
| 2000s | 288,612 ha | 222,112 ha | 66,500 ha | China |
| 2010s | 385,118 ha | 228,921 ha | 156,197 ha | China |
| 2020s | 336,641 ha | 246,649 ha | 89,992 ha | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bananas — area harvested, China or Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- China, at 325,500 ha against 257,039 ha in Small island developing States (SIDS) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in bananas — area harvested between China and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 68,461 ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Small island developing States (SIDS) rank globally for bananas — area harvested?
- China ranks 4th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 5th 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.