China (People’s Republic of) vs Pakistan: Sugar cane — Area harvested
Sugar cane — Area harvested over time
- China (People’s Republic of)
- Pakistan
How they compare
China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 1.27 million ha against 1.19 million ha in Pakistan, a difference of 76,460 ha.
That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Pakistan ahead.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 6th of 103 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China (People’s Republic of) averaged higher in 5 and Pakistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China (People’s Republic of) | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 381,589 ha | 515,022 ha | 133,434 ha | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 596,336 ha | 672,278 ha | 75,941 ha | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 859,500 ha | 846,200 ha | 13,300 ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 1990s | 1.25 million ha | 962,950 ha | 286,033 ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2000s | 1.46 million ha | 1.03 million ha | 424,556 ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2010s | 1.59 million ha | 1.11 million ha | 478,079 ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2020s | 1.30 million ha | 1.22 million ha | 81,474 ha | China (People’s Republic of) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane — area harvested, China (People’s Republic of) or Pakistan?
- China (People’s Republic of), at 1.27 million ha against 1.19 million ha in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane — area harvested between China (People’s Republic of) and Pakistan?
- 76,460 ha, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Pakistan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China (People’s Republic of) and Pakistan rank globally for sugar cane — area harvested?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 4th 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.