China vs European Union (27): Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested

China
868,339 ha
in 2024
European Union (27)
179,670 ha
in 2024
China rank
1st
European Union (27) rank
4th

Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested over time

  • China
  • European Union (27)
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How they compare

China currently reports 868,339 ha against 179,670 ha in European Union (27), a difference of 688,669 ha.

That makes China's figure about 4.8 times European Union (27)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was European Union (27) ahead.

China ranks 1st and European Union (27) ranks 4th of 91 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and European Union (27) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China European Union (27) Difference Ahead
1960s 82,735 ha 200,468 ha 117,732 ha European Union (27)
1970s 110,522 ha 217,336 ha 106,814 ha European Union (27)
1980s 274,084 ha 239,575 ha 34,509 ha China
1990s 520,606 ha 293,564 ha 227,042 ha China
2000s 620,277 ha 256,001 ha 364,276 ha China
2010s 775,548 ha 228,866 ha 546,683 ha China
2020s 852,958 ha 190,390 ha 662,568 ha China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher peaches and nectarines — area harvested, China or European Union (27)?
China, at 868,339 ha against 179,670 ha in European Union (27) as of 2024.
What is the difference in peaches and nectarines — area harvested between China and European Union (27)?
688,669 ha, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and European Union (27)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China and European Union (27) rank globally for peaches and nectarines — area harvested?
China ranks 1st and European Union (27) ranks 4th 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.