China, mainland vs Western Africa: Pineapples — Area harvested
Pineapples — Area harvested over time
- China, mainland
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 231,575 ha against 71,380 ha in China, mainland, a difference of 160,195 ha.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 3.2 times China, mainland's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.
China, mainland ranks 4th and Western Africa ranks 5th of 85 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,144 ha | 101,112 ha | 95,968 ha | Western Africa |
| 1970s | 7,130 ha | 117,316 ha | 110,186 ha | Western Africa |
| 1980s | 13,720 ha | 119,692 ha | 105,972 ha | Western Africa |
| 1990s | 24,750 ha | 132,737 ha | 107,987 ha | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 53,246 ha | 153,825 ha | 100,579 ha | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 67,403 ha | 222,562 ha | 155,159 ha | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 68,982 ha | 231,664 ha | 162,682 ha | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pineapples — area harvested, China, mainland or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 231,575 ha against 71,380 ha in China, mainland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pineapples — area harvested between China, mainland and Western Africa?
- 160,195 ha, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Western Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China, mainland and Western Africa rank globally for pineapples — area harvested?
- China, mainland ranks 4th and Western Africa ranks 5th 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.