China, People's Republic of vs Europe: Pears β€” Area harvested

China, People's Republic of
978,380 ha
in 2024
Europe
141,895 ha
in 2024
China, People's Republic of rank
1st
Europe rank
3rd

Pears β€” Area harvested over time

  • China, People's Republic of
  • Europe
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How they compare

China, People's Republic of currently reports 978,380 ha against 141,895 ha in Europe, a difference of 836,485 ha.

That makes China, People's Republic of's figure about 6.9 times Europe's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Europe ahead.

China, People's Republic of ranks 1st and Europe ranks 3rd of 87 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China, People's Republic of averaged higher in 5 and Europe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, People's Republic of Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 136,082 ha 276,921 ha 140,839 ha Europe
1970s 260,164 ha 344,365 ha 84,200 ha Europe
1980s 380,866 ha 325,447 ha 55,419 ha China, People's Republic of
1990s 792,156 ha 272,813 ha 519,343 ha China, People's Republic of
2000s 1.07 million ha 200,375 ha 872,340 ha China, People's Republic of
2010s 1.04 million ha 165,950 ha 877,579 ha China, People's Republic of
2020s 937,946 ha 149,861 ha 788,085 ha China, People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pears β€” area harvested, China, People's Republic of or Europe?
China, People's Republic of, at 978,380 ha against 141,895 ha in Europe as of 2024.
What is the difference in pears β€” area harvested between China, People's Republic of and Europe?
836,485 ha, with China, People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, People's Republic of and Europe?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China, People's Republic of and Europe rank globally for pears β€” area harvested?
China, People's Republic of ranks 1st and Europe ranks 3rd of 87 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pears β€” Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Pears β€” Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
122 places, 6,037 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.