China, mainland vs Mexico: Sugar cane — Area harvested
Sugar cane — Area harvested over time
- China, mainland
- Mexico
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 1.26 million ha against 784,348 ha in Mexico, a difference of 478,082 ha.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.6 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.
China, mainland ranks 5th and Mexico ranks 7th of 103 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 5 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 279,882 ha | 445,518 ha | 165,636 ha | Mexico |
| 1970s | 491,890 ha | 501,926 ha | 10,036 ha | Mexico |
| 1980s | 771,937 ha | 553,211 ha | 218,726 ha | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 1.19 million ha | 592,090 ha | 599,000 ha | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 1.44 million ha | 661,273 ha | 776,039 ha | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 1.58 million ha | 759,108 ha | 823,394 ha | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 1.30 million ha | 793,209 ha | 504,031 ha | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane — area harvested, China, mainland or Mexico?
- China, mainland, at 1.26 million ha against 784,348 ha in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane — area harvested between China, mainland and Mexico?
- 478,082 ha, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Mexico?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China, mainland and Mexico rank globally for sugar cane — area harvested?
- China, mainland ranks 5th and Mexico ranks 7th of 103 countries.
- 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
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.