China vs El Salvador: Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested
Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested over time
- China
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1,468 ha against 206 ha in China, a difference of 1,262 ha.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 7.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was China ahead.
China ranks 29th and El Salvador ranks 26th of 32 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11,800 ha | 2,800 ha | 9,000 ha | China |
| 1990s | 4,220 ha | 3,721 ha | 499.1 ha | China |
| 2000s | 2,087 ha | 3,426 ha | 1,339 ha | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 296.1 ha | 1,731 ha | 1,435 ha | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 206 ha | 1,398 ha | 1,192 ha | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested, China or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 1,468 ha against 206 ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested between China and El Salvador?
- 1,262 ha, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and El Salvador?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do China and El Salvador rank globally for cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested?
- China ranks 29th and El Salvador ranks 26th of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cashew nuts, in shell — 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.