China, mainland vs World: Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested

China, mainland
866,508 ha
in 2024
World
1.56 million ha
in 2024
China, mainland rank
2nd
World rank
1st

Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested over time

  • China, mainland
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 1.56 million ha against 866,508 ha in China, mainland, a difference of 697,312 ha.

That makes World's figure about 1.8 times China, mainland's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

China, mainland ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 91 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland World Difference Ahead
1960s 82,333 ha 598,360 ha 516,027 ha World
1970s 109,500 ha 728,101 ha 618,601 ha World
1980s 272,500 ha 984,627 ha 712,127 ha World
1990s 518,000 ha 1.34 million ha 817,074 ha World
2000s 617,645 ha 1.43 million ha 811,573 ha World
2010s 773,322 ha 1.53 million ha 757,644 ha World
2020s 851,028 ha 1.55 million ha 699,994 ha World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher peaches and nectarines — area harvested, China, mainland or World?
World, at 1.56 million ha against 866,508 ha in China, mainland as of 2024.
What is the difference in peaches and nectarines — area harvested between China, mainland and World?
697,312 ha, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and World?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China, mainland and World rank globally for peaches and nectarines — area harvested?
China, mainland ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 91 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
125 places, 5,716 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.