Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in China
China: Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.079 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.079 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
60th
of 114 countries
All-time high
0.3753 ha per square kilometre
in 1962
All-time low
0.0645 ha per square kilometre
in 2014
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
China recorded 0.079 ha per square kilometre for beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.3753 ha per square kilometre in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0645 ha per square kilometre, in 2014.
China ranks 60th of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3331 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3753 ha per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3007 ha per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 1964 | 0.301 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3005 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2687 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2687 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2583 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2476 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2477 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.205 ha per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1948 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1951 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1843 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1843 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1847 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1848 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1635 ha per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1848 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1847 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1845 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1631 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1627 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1621 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1512 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1507 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1506 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1396 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1397 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1289 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1331 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1328 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1285 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1498 ha per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1391 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1286 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1134 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1274 ha per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 0.124 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1285 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1422 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1533 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1405 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1228 ha per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1305 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1017 ha per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1055 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.107 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0963 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0971 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0975 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0804 ha per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0672 ha per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0645 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0717 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0781 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0809 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0804 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0805 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0802 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0792 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0793 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.079 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.079 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0831 ha per square kilometre, 95% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- China's 0.079 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1107 ha per square kilometre, 71% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2949 ha per square kilometre | 0.2476 ha per square kilometre | 0.3753 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1929 ha per square kilometre | 0.1635 ha per square kilometre | 0.2477 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1589 ha per square kilometre | 0.1396 ha per square kilometre | 0.1847 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1306 ha per square kilometre | 0.1134 ha per square kilometre | 0.1498 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1228 ha per square kilometre | 0.0963 ha per square kilometre | 0.1533 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0798 ha per square kilometre | 0.0645 ha per square kilometre | 0.0975 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0794 ha per square kilometre | 0.079 ha per square kilometre | 0.0802 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 57 Serbia 0.0837 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 Indonesia 0.0826 ha per square kilometre compare
- 59 Ecuador 0.0791 ha per square kilometre compare
- 61 Paraguay 0.0758 ha per square kilometre compare
- 62 Ukraine 0.072 ha per square kilometre compare
- 63 Colombia 0.0711 ha per square kilometre compare
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- 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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in China?
- Beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in China was 0.079 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3753 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0645 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does China rank for beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 60th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beans, dry — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beans, dry — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Beans, dry — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Beans, dry — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.