Bees — Stocks, per square kilometre in China
China: Bees — Stocks, per square kilometre was 1.01 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Bees — Stocks, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in No per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bees — stocks, per square kilometre in China is 1.01 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bees — stocks, per square kilometre in China peaked at 1.01 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3575 No per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places China 56th out of 102 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Bees — Stocks, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3575 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3685 No per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3748 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3896 No per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4002 No per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.41 No per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4101 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4215 No per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.4431 No per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4436 No per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4655 No per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.466 No per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4452 No per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4458 No per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4463 No per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4468 No per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.458 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4641 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4718 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5915 No per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6557 No per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6761 No per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6988 No per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7173 No per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7473 No per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7359 No per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7329 No per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8325 No per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8317 No per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7971 No per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8293 No per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8202 No per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7644 No per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7012 No per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 0.685 No per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6807 No per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7376 No per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7572 No per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7672 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7983 No per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8094 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8201 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8416 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8629 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8882 No per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9033 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9132 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9343 No per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9402 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9478 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9537 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9573 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9608 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9666 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9725 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9783 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.984 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9897 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9953 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.01 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.01 No per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.01 No per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 No per square kilometre, 91% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- China's 1.01 No per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6127 No per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bees — Stocks, per square kilometre in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +25.4% | 0.4718 No per square kilometre | 0.5915 No per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3973 No per square kilometre | 0.3575 No per square kilometre | 0.4431 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4553 No per square kilometre | 0.4436 No per square kilometre | 0.4718 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.722 No per square kilometre | 0.5915 No per square kilometre | 0.8325 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.754 No per square kilometre | 0.6807 No per square kilometre | 0.8293 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8712 No per square kilometre | 0.7983 No per square kilometre | 0.9402 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9706 No per square kilometre | 0.9478 No per square kilometre | 0.9953 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 No per square kilometre | 1 No per square kilometre | 1.01 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
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 bees — stocks, per square kilometre in China?
- Bees — stocks, per square kilometre in China was 1.01 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest bees — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 No per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest bees — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3575 No per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for bees — stocks, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 56th out of 102 countries with data for 2023.
- Is bees — stocks, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Bees — Stocks, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
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How this figure is calculated
Bees — Stocks 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.
Bees — Stocks ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Bees — Stocks 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
Bees — Stocks 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.