Almond yields in China

China: Almond yields was 4.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.6 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
7th
of 49 countries
All-time high
6.68 tonnes per hectare
in 2017
All-time low
1.6 tonnes per hectare
in 1998
Years of data
40
1985–2024

Almond yields in China, 1985–2024

2461985200420241985: 1.7 tonnes per hectare1986: 1.7 tonnes per hectare1987: 1.7 tonnes per hectare1988: 1.7 tonnes per hectare1989: 1.7 tonnes per hectare1990: 1.7 tonnes per hectare1991: 1.7 tonnes per hectare1992: 1.7 tonnes per hectare1993: 1.7 tonnes per hectare1994: 1.7 tonnes per hectare1995: 1.7 tonnes per hectare1996: 1.8 tonnes per hectare1997: 1.9 tonnes per hectare1998: 1.6 tonnes per hectare1999: 2.1 tonnes per hectare2000: 2.1 tonnes per hectare2001: 2 tonnes per hectare2002: 2.1 tonnes per hectare2003: 2.1 tonnes per hectare2004: 2.2 tonnes per hectare2005: 2.1 tonnes per hectare2006: 2.3 tonnes per hectare2007: 2.5 tonnes per hectare2008: 2.6 tonnes per hectare2009: 2.8 tonnes per hectare2010: 2.9 tonnes per hectare2011: 3 tonnes per hectare2012: 3 tonnes per hectare2013: 3 tonnes per hectare2014: 3.1 tonnes per hectare2015: 3.2 tonnes per hectare2016: 3.3 tonnes per hectare2017: 6.7 tonnes per hectare2018: 3.4 tonnes per hectare2019: 3.4 tonnes per hectare2020: 4 tonnes per hectare2021: 4.3 tonnes per hectare2022: 4.3 tonnes per hectare2023: 4.4 tonnes per hectare2024: 4.6 tonnes per hectare

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.

Analysis

The most recent figure for almond yields in China is 4.6 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, almond yields in China peaked at 6.68 tonnes per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.6 tonnes per hectare, in 1998.

China ranks 7th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.69 tonnes per hectare 1.69 tonnes per hectare 1.7 tonnes per hectare 5
1990s 1.78 tonnes per hectare 1.6 tonnes per hectare 2.14 tonnes per hectare 10
2000s 2.28 tonnes per hectare 2 tonnes per hectare 2.8 tonnes per hectare 10
2010s 3.49 tonnes per hectare 2.92 tonnes per hectare 6.68 tonnes per hectare 10
2020s 4.31 tonnes per hectare 3.95 tonnes per hectare 4.6 tonnes per hectare 5

Countries ranked near China

  1. 4 Uzbekistan 5.66 tonnes per hectare compare
  2. 5 Chile 5.52 tonnes per hectare compare
  3. 6 Jordan 4.67 tonnes per hectare compare
  4. 8 Palestine 4.04 tonnes per hectare compare
  5. 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.6 tonnes per hectare compare
  6. 10 United States 3.58 tonnes per hectare compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is almond yields in China?
Almond yields in China was 4.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest almond yields recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 6.68 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
What is the lowest almond yields recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 1.6 tonnes per hectare in 1998.
How does China rank for almond yields?
China ranks 7th out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
Is almond yields rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Almond yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Almond yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
50 places, 2,132 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.