Americas vs China (People’s Republic of): Sugar cane — Area harvested

Americas
13.57 million ha
in 2024
China (People’s Republic of)
1.27 million ha
in 2024
Americas rank
2nd
China (People’s Republic of) rank
4th

Sugar cane — Area harvested over time

  • Americas
  • China (People’s Republic of)
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922024

How they compare

Americas currently reports 13.57 million ha against 1.27 million ha in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 12.30 million ha.

That makes Americas's figure about 10.7 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 2nd and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 4th of 8 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas China (People’s Republic of) Difference Ahead
1960s 4.76 million ha 381,589 ha 4.38 million ha Americas
1970s 5.74 million ha 596,336 ha 5.15 million ha Americas
1980s 7.51 million ha 859,500 ha 6.65 million ha Americas
1990s 8.52 million ha 1.25 million ha 7.27 million ha Americas
2000s 9.78 million ha 1.46 million ha 8.32 million ha Americas
2010s 13.68 million ha 1.59 million ha 12.09 million ha Americas
2020s 13.59 million ha 1.30 million ha 12.29 million ha Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sugar cane — area harvested, Americas or China (People’s Republic of)?
Americas, at 13.57 million ha against 1.27 million ha in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2024.
What is the difference in sugar cane — area harvested between Americas and China (People’s Republic of)?
12.30 million ha, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China (People’s Republic of)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Americas and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for sugar cane — area harvested?
Americas ranks 2nd and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 4th of 8 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sugar cane — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sugar cane — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
142 places, 8,401 data points, 1961–2024
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