China vs South America: Sisal, raw — Area harvested
Sisal, raw — Area harvested over time
- China
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 98,670 ha against 2,652 ha in China, a difference of 96,018 ha.
That makes South America's figure about 37.2 times China's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
China ranks 7th and South America ranks 7th of 24 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,357 ha | 289,900 ha | 273,542 ha | South America |
| 1970s | 17,128 ha | 294,444 ha | 277,316 ha | South America |
| 1980s | 14,901 ha | 312,726 ha | 297,825 ha | South America |
| 1990s | 13,213 ha | 205,005 ha | 191,792 ha | South America |
| 2000s | 4,074 ha | 244,884 ha | 240,810 ha | South America |
| 2010s | 2,788 ha | 182,323 ha | 179,535 ha | South America |
| 2020s | 2,651 ha | 101,096 ha | 98,445 ha | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sisal, raw — area harvested, China or South America?
- South America, at 98,670 ha against 2,652 ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sisal, raw — area harvested between China and South America?
- 96,018 ha, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and South America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and South America rank globally for sisal, raw — area harvested?
- China ranks 7th and South America ranks 7th of 24 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sisal, raw — 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.