Almond yields in China
China: Almond yields was 4.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Almond yields in China, 1985–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 4 Uzbekistan 5.66 tonnes per hectare compare
- 5 Chile 5.52 tonnes per hectare compare
- 6 Jordan 4.67 tonnes per hectare compare
- 8 Palestine 4.04 tonnes per hectare compare
- 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.6 tonnes per hectare compare
- 10 United States 3.58 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.7% (2025)
- Rural population 473.41 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 33.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 99.99 million hectares (2023)
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
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.