China, mainland vs Pakistan: Sugar cane — Area harvested
Sugar cane — Area harvested over time
- China, mainland
- Pakistan
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 1.26 million ha against 1.19 million ha in Pakistan, a difference of 69,340 ha.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Pakistan ahead.
China, mainland ranks 5th and Pakistan ranks 6th of 103 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 4 and Pakistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 279,882 ha | 515,022 ha | 235,140 ha | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 491,890 ha | 672,278 ha | 180,388 ha | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 771,937 ha | 846,200 ha | 74,263 ha | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 1.19 million ha | 962,950 ha | 228,139 ha | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 1.44 million ha | 1.03 million ha | 405,552 ha | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 1.58 million ha | 1.11 million ha | 469,159 ha | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 1.30 million ha | 1.22 million ha | 73,734 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 Pakistan?
- China, mainland, at 1.26 million ha against 1.19 million ha in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane — area harvested between China, mainland and Pakistan?
- 69,340 ha, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Pakistan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China, mainland and Pakistan rank globally for sugar cane — area harvested?
- China, mainland ranks 5th and Pakistan ranks 6th 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.