Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in China
China: Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0453 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
China recorded 0.0453 ha per square kilometre for carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.0504 ha per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0047 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places China 19th out of 117 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0098 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0131 ha per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0158 ha per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0169 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0238 ha per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1998 | 0.027 ha per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0292 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0342 ha per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0365 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0397 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0429 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 0.045 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0461 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0466 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0471 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0462 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0464 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0479 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0496 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0504 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0438 ha per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0411 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0466 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0438 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0444 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0449 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0455 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0457 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0451 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0452 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0453 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0453 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0155 ha per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0453 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0148 ha per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +25.9% | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | 0.0131 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0177 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 ha per square kilometre | 0.0292 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0431 ha per square kilometre | 0.0342 ha per square kilometre | 0.0471 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0458 ha per square kilometre | 0.0411 ha per square kilometre | 0.0504 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0454 ha per square kilometre | 0.0451 ha per square kilometre | 0.0457 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 16 Denmark 0.0527 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Dominican Republic 0.05 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Poland 0.049 ha per square kilometre compare
- 20 Japan 0.0447 ha per square kilometre compare
- 21 Belarus 0.0428 ha per square kilometre compare
- 22 Guatemala 0.042 ha per square kilometre 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 carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in China?
- Carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in China was 0.0453 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0504 ha per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0047 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 19th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carrots and turnips — 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.
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carrots and turnips — 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
Carrots and turnips — 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.