China, mainland vs South America: Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested over time
- China, mainland
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 45,684 ha against 18,402 ha in China, mainland, a difference of 27,282 ha.
That makes South America's figure about 2.5 times China, mainland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China, mainland ahead.
China, mainland ranks 7th and South America ranks 10th of 43 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 1 and South America in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,333 ha | 4,226 ha | 1,107 ha | China, mainland |
| 1970s | 7,300 ha | 10,326 ha | 3,026 ha | South America |
| 1980s | 10,670 ha | 22,237 ha | 11,567 ha | South America |
| 1990s | 11,780 ha | 22,185 ha | 10,406 ha | South America |
| 2000s | 14,837 ha | 31,070 ha | 16,233 ha | South America |
| 2010s | 17,670 ha | 27,421 ha | 9,751 ha | South America |
| 2020s | 18,381 ha | 43,276 ha | 24,895 ha | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested, China, mainland or South America?
- South America, at 45,684 ha against 18,402 ha in China, mainland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested between China, mainland and South America?
- 27,282 ha, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and South America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China, mainland and South America rank globally for pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested?
- China, mainland ranks 7th and South America ranks 10th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — 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.