Barley — Area harvested in China
China: Barley — Area harvested was 268,182 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Barley — Area harvested in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, barley — area harvested in China stood at 268,182 ha.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley — area harvested in China peaked at 5.19 million ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 253,288 ha, in 2019.
China ranks 29th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barley — Area harvested in China, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.53 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 5.19 million ha | +47.2% |
| 1963 | 4.18 million ha | -19.6% |
| 1964 | 3.48 million ha | -16.7% |
| 1965 | 3.24 million ha | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 2.67 million ha | -17.7% |
| 1967 | 2.09 million ha | -21.9% |
| 1968 | 2.25 million ha | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 2.28 million ha | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 2.35 million ha | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 2.22 million ha | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 2.13 million ha | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 2.69 million ha | +26.5% |
| 1974 | 2.03 million ha | -24.8% |
| 1975 | 1.70 million ha | -15.8% |
| 1976 | 1.49 million ha | -12.6% |
| 1977 | 1.52 million ha | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 1.53 million ha | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.45 million ha | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 1.24 million ha | -14.4% |
| 1981 | 1.20 million ha | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 1.14 million ha | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 1.20 million ha | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 1.20 million ha | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.02 million ha | -15.0% |
| 1986 | 1.10 million ha | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 990,000 ha | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 980,000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.15 million ha | +17.3% |
| 1990 | 1.74 million ha | +51.1% |
| 1991 | 1.65 million ha | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 1.60 million ha | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 1.50 million ha | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 1.60 million ha | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 1.70 million ha | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 1.60 million ha | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 1.64 million ha | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.36 million ha | -17.1% |
| 1999 | 1.32 million ha | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.07 million ha | -18.9% |
| 2001 | 770,000 ha | -28.0% |
| 2002 | 914,430 ha | +18.8% |
| 2003 | 912,810 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 785,390 ha | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 830,870 ha | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 831,740 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 791,580 ha | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 759,820 ha | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 622,550 ha | -18.1% |
| 2010 | 553,150 ha | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 533,030 ha | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 499,410 ha | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 440,790 ha | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 381,370 ha | -13.5% |
| 2015 | 374,510 ha | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 360,900 ha | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 329,990 ha | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 262,480 ha | -20.5% |
| 2019 | 253,288 ha | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 281,919 ha | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 265,896 ha | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 267,035 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 271,617 ha | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 268,182 ha | -1.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 268,182 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98,213 ha, 2.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- China's 268,182 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 65,000 ha, 4.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.21 million ha | 2.09 million ha | 5.19 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.91 million ha | 1.45 million ha | 2.69 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 million ha | 980,000 ha | 1.24 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.57 million ha | 1.32 million ha | 1.74 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 828,919 ha | 622,550 ha | 1.07 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 398,892 ha | 253,288 ha | 553,150 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 270,930 ha | 265,896 ha | 281,919 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 26 Mexico 300,558 ha compare
- 27 Hungary 285,240 ha compare
- 28 Sweden 284,260 ha compare
- 29 China, mainland 268,182 ha compare
- 31 Kyrgyzstan 247,837 ha compare
- 32 Yugoslav SFR 244,591 ha compare
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 barley — area harvested in China?
- Barley — area harvested in China was 268,182 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley — area harvested recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 5.19 million ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest barley — area harvested recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 253,288 ha in 2019.
- How does China rank for barley — area harvested?
- China ranks 29th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley — area harvested rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley — 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.