China vs Europe: Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested

China
268,254 ha
in 2024
Europe
154,663 ha
in 2024
China rank
1st
Europe rank
3rd

Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested over time

  • China
  • Europe
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How they compare

China currently reports 268,254 ha against 154,663 ha in Europe, a difference of 113,591 ha.

That makes China's figure about 1.7 times Europe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Europe ahead.

China ranks 1st and Europe ranks 3rd of 38 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Europe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Europe Difference Ahead
1980s 42,300 ha 70,034 ha 27,734 ha Europe
1990s 70,378 ha 79,117 ha 8,739 ha Europe
2000s 185,672 ha 86,068 ha 99,605 ha China
2010s 288,438 ha 117,255 ha 171,183 ha China
2020s 268,639 ha 151,124 ha 117,515 ha China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher chestnuts, in shell — area harvested, China or Europe?
China, at 268,254 ha against 154,663 ha in Europe as of 2024.
What is the difference in chestnuts, in shell — area harvested between China and Europe?
113,591 ha, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Europe?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do China and Europe rank globally for chestnuts, in shell — area harvested?
China ranks 1st and Europe ranks 3rd of 38 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Chestnuts, 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

Indicator
Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
59 places, 2,043 data points, 1961–2024
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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.