Pears — Area harvested in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Pears — Area harvested was 1.01 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pears — Area harvested in Eastern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pears — area harvested in Eastern Asia stood at 1.01 million ha.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pears — area harvested in Eastern Asia peaked at 1.37 million ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 144,882 ha, in 1961.
Eastern Asia ranks 2nd of 25 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pears — Area harvested in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 144,882 ha | — |
| 1962 | 145,585 ha | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 150,736 ha | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 156,218 ha | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 162,918 ha | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 168,393 ha | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 173,904 ha | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 177,642 ha | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 184,896 ha | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 194,382 ha | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 217,427 ha | +11.9% |
| 1972 | 259,708 ha | +19.4% |
| 1973 | 277,334 ha | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 306,654 ha | +10.6% |
| 1975 | 316,458 ha | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 323,223 ha | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 339,180 ha | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 342,798 ha | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 360,713 ha | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 343,472 ha | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 342,902 ha | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 346,262 ha | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 344,867 ha | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 351,301 ha | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 389,456 ha | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 445,776 ha | +14.5% |
| 1987 | 583,032 ha | +30.8% |
| 1988 | 539,463 ha | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 534,333 ha | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 533,334 ha | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 536,343 ha | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 575,494 ha | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 651,582 ha | +13.2% |
| 1994 | 806,124 ha | +23.7% |
| 1995 | 915,813 ha | +13.6% |
| 1996 | 992,953 ha | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 1.37 million ha | +38.1% |
| 1998 | 983,394 ha | -28.3% |
| 1999 | 1.04 million ha | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 1.08 million ha | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 1.09 million ha | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.11 million ha | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.13 million ha | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.14 million ha | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.17 million ha | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.15 million ha | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.13 million ha | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.13 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.13 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.12 million ha | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.14 million ha | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.14 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.16 million ha | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.16 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.17 million ha | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.01 million ha | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 966,150 ha | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 985,924 ha | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 997,643 ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 966,051 ha | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 962,077 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 955,128 ha | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 968,921 ha | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.01 million ha | +4.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pears — Area harvested in Eastern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +38.1% | 992,953 ha | 1.37 million ha |
| 1998 | -28.3% | 1.37 million ha | 983,394 ha |
| 1987 | +30.8% | 445,776 ha | 583,032 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 162,797 ha | 144,882 ha | 184,896 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 293,788 ha | 194,382 ha | 360,713 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 422,086 ha | 342,902 ha | 583,032 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 840,915 ha | 533,334 ha | 1.37 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 million ha | 1.08 million ha | 1.17 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 million ha | 966,150 ha | 1.17 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 972,979 ha | 955,128 ha | 1.01 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 1 China 978,380 ha compare
- 2 China, mainland 973,085 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 Eastern Asia?
- Pears — area harvested in Eastern Asia was 1.01 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pears — area harvested recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 million ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest pears — area harvested recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 144,882 ha in 1961.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for pears — area harvested?
- Eastern Asia ranks 2nd out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pears — area harvested rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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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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.