China vs Northern America: Pistachios, in shell — Area harvested
Pistachios, in shell — Area harvested over time
- China
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 197,893 ha against 26,801 ha in China, a difference of 171,092 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 7.4 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was China ahead.
China ranks 2nd and Northern America ranks 5th of 20 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16,000 ha | 16,640 ha | 640.2 ha | Northern America |
| 1990s | 16,470 ha | 24,767 ha | 8,297 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 16,129 ha | 40,089 ha | 23,960 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 26,129 ha | 89,922 ha | 63,792 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 26,827 ha | 174,826 ha | 147,999 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pistachios, in shell — area harvested, China or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 197,893 ha against 26,801 ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pistachios, in shell — area harvested between China and Northern America?
- 171,092 ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Northern America?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do China and Northern America rank globally for pistachios, in shell — area harvested?
- China ranks 2nd and Northern America ranks 5th of 20 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pistachios, in shell — 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.