Apples — Area harvested in Asia
Asia: Apples — Area harvested was 3.31 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Apples — Area harvested in Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Asia recorded 3.31 million ha for apples — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, apples — area harvested in Asia peaked at 4.05 million ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 308,929 ha, in 1961.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Apples — Area harvested in Asia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 308,929 ha | — |
| 1962 | 320,630 ha | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 320,374 ha | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 324,462 ha | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 338,040 ha | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 447,274 ha | +32.3% |
| 1967 | 460,261 ha | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 526,704 ha | +14.4% |
| 1969 | 508,438 ha | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 527,682 ha | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 568,275 ha | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 602,996 ha | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 775,593 ha | +28.6% |
| 1974 | 758,566 ha | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 893,143 ha | +17.7% |
| 1976 | 981,640 ha | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 1.04 million ha | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 1.08 million ha | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 1.27 million ha | +17.7% |
| 1980 | 1.27 million ha | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.28 million ha | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.28 million ha | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.30 million ha | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.35 million ha | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 1.38 million ha | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.80 million ha | +30.0% |
| 1987 | 2.09 million ha | +16.4% |
| 1988 | 2.34 million ha | +11.7% |
| 1989 | 2.37 million ha | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 2.33 million ha | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 2.39 million ha | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 2.92 million ha | +22.0% |
| 1993 | 3.30 million ha | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 3.74 million ha | +13.5% |
| 1995 | 4.04 million ha | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 4.05 million ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 3.90 million ha | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 3.67 million ha | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 3.50 million ha | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 3.32 million ha | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 3.11 million ha | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 2.96 million ha | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 3.00 million ha | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 2.94 million ha | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 2.99 million ha | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 2.96 million ha | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 3.11 million ha | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 3.13 million ha | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 3.22 million ha | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 3.34 million ha | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 3.41 million ha | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 3.50 million ha | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 3.56 million ha | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 3.60 million ha | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 3.65 million ha | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 3.34 million ha | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 3.15 million ha | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 3.13 million ha | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 3.24 million ha | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 3.22 million ha | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 3.24 million ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 3.19 million ha | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 3.20 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 3.31 million ha | +3.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Apples — Area harvested in Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +32.3% | 338,040 ha | 447,274 ha |
| 1986 | +30.0% | 1.38 million ha | 1.80 million ha |
| 1973 | +28.6% | 602,996 ha | 775,593 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 395,012 ha | 308,929 ha | 526,704 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 850,194 ha | 527,682 ha | 1.27 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.65 million ha | 1.27 million ha | 2.37 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.38 million ha | 2.33 million ha | 4.05 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.07 million ha | 2.94 million ha | 3.32 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.39 million ha | 3.13 million ha | 3.65 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.23 million ha | 3.19 million ha | 3.31 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 1 China 2.09 million ha compare
- 2 China, mainland 2.09 million ha compare
- 2 Türkiye 165,319 ha compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 120,514 ha compare
- 3 USSR 1.30 million ha compare
- 4 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 68,637 ha compare
- 4 India 304,130 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is apples — area harvested in Asia?
- Apples — area harvested in Asia was 3.31 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest apples — area harvested recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.05 million ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest apples — area harvested recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 308,929 ha in 1961.
- How does Asia rank for apples — area harvested?
- Asia ranks 1st out of 9 groups with data for 2024.
- Is apples — area harvested rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Apples — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.