China, mainland vs South America: Pineapples — Area harvested
Pineapples — Area harvested over time
- China, mainland
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 137,894 ha against 71,380 ha in China, mainland, a difference of 66,514 ha.
That makes South America's figure about 1.9 times China, mainland's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
China, mainland ranks 4th and South America ranks 7th of 85 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,144 ha | 38,860 ha | 33,716 ha | South America |
| 1970s | 7,130 ha | 46,869 ha | 39,739 ha | South America |
| 1980s | 13,720 ha | 54,804 ha | 41,084 ha | South America |
| 1990s | 24,750 ha | 77,072 ha | 52,322 ha | South America |
| 2000s | 53,246 ha | 114,609 ha | 61,363 ha | South America |
| 2010s | 67,403 ha | 135,992 ha | 68,589 ha | South America |
| 2020s | 68,982 ha | 141,479 ha | 72,497 ha | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pineapples — area harvested, China, mainland or South America?
- South America, at 137,894 ha against 71,380 ha in China, mainland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pineapples — area harvested between China, mainland and South America?
- 66,514 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 pineapples — area harvested?
- China, mainland ranks 4th and South America ranks 7th of 85 countries.
- 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.