China, mainland vs Europe: Plums and sloes — Area harvested
Plums and sloes — Area harvested over time
- China, mainland
- Europe
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 1.99 million ha against 368,458 ha in Europe, a difference of 1.63 million ha.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 5.4 times Europe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Europe ahead.
China, mainland ranks 2nd and Europe ranks 3rd of 90 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 4 and Europe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89,667 ha | 230,599 ha | 140,932 ha | Europe |
| 1970s | 128,000 ha | 311,445 ha | 183,445 ha | Europe |
| 1980s | 260,500 ha | 546,086 ha | 285,586 ha | Europe |
| 1990s | 848,900 ha | 605,340 ha | 243,560 ha | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 1.49 million ha | 492,798 ha | 1.00 million ha | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 1.86 million ha | 388,978 ha | 1.47 million ha | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 2.00 million ha | 366,950 ha | 1.63 million ha | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plums and sloes — area harvested, China, mainland or Europe?
- China, mainland, at 1.99 million ha against 368,458 ha in Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in plums and sloes — area harvested between China, mainland and Europe?
- 1.63 million ha, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Europe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China, mainland and Europe rank globally for plums and sloes — area harvested?
- China, mainland ranks 2nd and Europe ranks 3rd of 90 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Plums and sloes — 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.