Cereal yield vs gdp per capita in China
China: Cereal yield vs gdp per capita was 6.42 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.42
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
21st
of 180 countries
All-time high
6.42
in 2023
All-time low
1.19
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereal yield vs gdp per capita in China, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, cereal yield vs gdp per capita in China stood at 6.42. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs gdp per capita in China peaked at 6.42 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.19, in 1961.
China ranks 21st of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.67 | 1.19 | 1.94 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.44 | 2.11 | 3.03 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.68 | 2.94 | 4.01 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.62 | 4.23 | 4.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.13 | 4.75 | 5.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.94 | 5.53 | 6.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.35 | 6.3 | 6.42 | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
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)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.66 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 6.66 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 99.99 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs gdp per capita in China?
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita in China was 6.42 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs gdp per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 6.42 in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs gdp per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 in 1961.
- How does China rank for cereal yield vs gdp per capita?
- China ranks 21st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs gdp per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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