Pears — Area harvested in China, mainland
China, mainland: Pears — Area harvested was 973,085 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pears — Area harvested in China, mainland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pears — area harvested in China, mainland stood at 973,085 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pears — area harvested in China, mainland peaked at 1.31 million ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 120,000 ha, in 1961.
That places China, mainland 2nd out of 87 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pears — Area harvested in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 120,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 120,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 125,000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 130,000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 135,000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 140,000 ha | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 145,000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 148,000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 155,000 ha | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 164,000 ha | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 185,000 ha | +12.8% |
| 1972 | 225,000 ha | +21.6% |
| 1973 | 240,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 265,000 ha | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 275,000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 280,000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 295,000 ha | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 300,000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 316,300 ha | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 299,000 ha | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 296,000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 297,000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 294,300 ha | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 301,000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 338,000 ha | +12.3% |
| 1986 | 394,000 ha | +16.6% |
| 1987 | 531,760 ha | +35.0% |
| 1988 | 487,400 ha | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 481,867 ha | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 480,700 ha | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 482,867 ha | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 521,200 ha | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 597,300 ha | +14.6% |
| 1994 | 750,007 ha | +25.6% |
| 1995 | 859,000 ha | +14.5% |
| 1996 | 932,650 ha | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 1.31 million ha | +40.4% |
| 1998 | 918,460 ha | -29.8% |
| 1999 | 976,700 ha | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 1.01 million ha | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.03 million ha | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.04 million ha | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.06 million ha | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.08 million ha | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.11 million ha | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.09 million ha | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.07 million ha | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.07 million ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.07 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.06 million ha | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.09 million ha | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.09 million ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.11 million ha | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.11 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.12 million ha | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 969,283 ha | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 922,780 ha | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 943,420 ha | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 956,166 ha | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 925,716 ha | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 921,610 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 914,970 ha | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 929,228 ha | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 973,085 ha | +4.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pears — Area harvested in China, mainland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +40.4% | 932,650 ha | 1.31 million ha |
| 1987 | +35.0% | 394,000 ha | 531,760 ha |
| 1998 | -29.8% | 1.31 million ha | 918,460 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 135,333 ha | 120,000 ha | 155,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 254,530 ha | 164,000 ha | 316,300 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 372,033 ha | 294,300 ha | 531,760 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 782,805 ha | 480,700 ha | 1.31 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 million ha | 1.01 million ha | 1.11 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 million ha | 922,780 ha | 1.12 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 932,922 ha | 914,970 ha | 973,085 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 1 China 978,380 ha compare
- 2 Türkiye 22,258 ha compare
- 3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 14,024 ha compare
- 3 USSR 120,000 ha compare
- 4 India 35,023 ha compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 3,690 ha compare
- 5 Yugoslav SFR 24,760 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pears — area harvested in China, mainland?
- Pears — area harvested in China, mainland was 973,085 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pears — area harvested recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 million ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest pears — area harvested recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 120,000 ha in 1961.
- How does China, mainland rank for pears — area harvested?
- China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pears — area harvested rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pears — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.