Africa vs China (People’s Republic of): Pineapples — Area harvested
Pineapples — Area harvested over time
- Africa
- China (People’s Republic of)
How they compare
Africa currently reports 378,775 ha against 78,427 ha in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 300,348 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 4.8 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 2nd and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 3rd of 30 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | China (People’s Republic of) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 128,667 ha | 15,955 ha | 112,712 ha | Africa |
| 1970s | 159,014 ha | 18,488 ha | 140,525 ha | Africa |
| 1980s | 166,820 ha | 19,187 ha | 147,634 ha | Africa |
| 1990s | 189,570 ha | 31,249 ha | 158,321 ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 229,601 ha | 63,204 ha | 166,397 ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 348,794 ha | 76,413 ha | 272,381 ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 376,116 ha | 76,435 ha | 299,681 ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pineapples — area harvested, Africa or China (People’s Republic of)?
- Africa, at 378,775 ha against 78,427 ha in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pineapples — area harvested between Africa and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 300,348 ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Africa and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for pineapples — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 2nd and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 3rd of 30 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pineapples — 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.