China vs Western Asia: Pistachios, in shell — Area harvested
Pistachios, in shell — Area harvested over time
- China
- Western Asia
How they compare
Western Asia currently reports 545,791 ha against 26,801 ha in China, a difference of 518,990 ha.
That makes Western Asia's figure about 20.4 times China's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Western Asia has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and Western Asia ranks 2nd of 20 countries.
Western Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16,000 ha | 37,132 ha | 21,132 ha | Western Asia |
| 1990s | 16,470 ha | 89,201 ha | 72,731 ha | Western Asia |
| 2000s | 16,129 ha | 94,366 ha | 78,237 ha | Western Asia |
| 2010s | 26,129 ha | 175,908 ha | 149,778 ha | Western Asia |
| 2020s | 26,827 ha | 478,326 ha | 451,499 ha | Western Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pistachios, in shell — area harvested, China or Western Asia?
- Western Asia, at 545,791 ha against 26,801 ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pistachios, in shell — area harvested between China and Western Asia?
- 518,990 ha, with Western Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Western Asia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do China and Western Asia rank globally for pistachios, in shell — area harvested?
- China ranks 2nd and Western Asia ranks 2nd 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.