Agriculture — Gross per capita Production Index Number in China
China: Agriculture — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 112.69 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture — Gross per capita Production Index Number in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
China recorded 112.69 for agriculture — gross per capita production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — gross per capita production index number in China peaked at 112.69 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.96, in 1961.
That places China 38th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agriculture — Gross per capita Production Index Number in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.96 | — |
| 1962 | 24.94 | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 25.59 | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 26.59 | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 28.29 | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 29.7 | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 29.43 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 28.58 | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 28.12 | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 29.07 | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 29.41 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 28.32 | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 30.89 | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 30.23 | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 30.33 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 29.54 | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 29.83 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 32.23 | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 33.07 | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 32.89 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 33.81 | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 36.23 | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 38.2 | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 40.75 | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 40.01 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 40.43 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 42.19 | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 42.52 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 43.1 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 45.48 | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 47.19 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 48.94 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 52.31 | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 54.46 | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 59 | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 61.21 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 63.36 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 65.73 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 67.97 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 70.58 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 71.45 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 73.72 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 74.2 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 78 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 80.34 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 81.87 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 83.42 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 87.67 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 89.25 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 91.2 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 94.04 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 96.28 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 97.42 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 98.52 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 101.22 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 100.26 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 101.01 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 101.58 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 101.92 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 102.4 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 106.52 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 108.84 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 111.37 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 112.69 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.24 | 23.96 | 29.7 | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.29 | 28.32 | 33.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.01 | 32.89 | 43.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.56 | 45.48 | 67.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.05 | 70.58 | 89.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.34 | 91.2 | 101.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.36 | 102.4 | 112.69 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — gross per capita production index number in China?
- Agriculture — gross per capita production index number in China was 112.69 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — gross per capita production index number recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 112.69 in 2024.
- What is the lowest agriculture — gross per capita production index number recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.96 in 1961.
- How does China rank for agriculture — gross per capita production index number?
- China ranks 38th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.