Cereals n.e.c. — Production in China, mainland

China, mainland: Cereals n.e.c. — Production was 43,913 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
43,913 t
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
12th
of 68 countries
All-time high
44,528 t
in 2020
All-time low
20,000 t
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Cereals n.e.c. — Production in China, mainland, 1999–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1999201120241999: 20.0k t2000: 25.0k t2001: 30.0k t2002: 35.0k t2003: 30.0k t2004: 29.0k t2005: 28.0k t2006: 20.0k t2007: 30.0k t2008: 30.0k t2009: 25.0k t2010: 30.0k t2011: 35.8k t2012: 39.3k t2013: 37.7k t2014: 44.1k t2015: 44.5k t2016: 42.1k t2017: 42.0k t2018: 42.8k t2019: 43.7k t2020: 44.5k t2021: 43.7k t2022: 44.0k t2023: 44.1k t2024: 43.9k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, cereals n.e.c. — production in China, mainland stood at 43,913 t.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — production in China, mainland peaked at 44,528 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20,000 t, in 1999.

China, mainland ranks 12th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Cereals n.e.c. — Production in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Cereals n.e.c. — Production in China, mainland, 1999 to 2024.
Year t Change
1999 20,000 t —
2000 25,000 t +25.0%
2001 30,000 t +20.0%
2002 35,000 t +16.7%
2003 30,000 t -14.3%
2004 29,000 t -3.3%
2005 28,000 t -3.4%
2006 20,000 t -28.6%
2007 30,000 t +50.0%
2008 30,000 t +0.0%
2009 25,000 t -16.7%
2010 30,000 t +20.0%
2011 35,800 t +19.3%
2012 39,300 t +9.8%
2013 37,700 t -4.1%
2014 44,100 t +17.0%
2015 44,511 t +0.9%
2016 42,104 t -5.4%
2017 42,012 t -0.2%
2018 42,807 t +1.9%
2019 43,733 t +2.2%
2020 44,528 t +1.8%
2021 43,690 t -1.9%
2022 43,984 t +0.7%
2023 44,067 t +0.2%
2024 43,913 t -0.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cereals n.e.c. — Production in China, mainland 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.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +50.0% 20,000 t 30,000 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20,000 t 20,000 t 20,000 t 1
2000s 28,200 t 20,000 t 35,000 t 10
2010s 40,207 t 30,000 t 44,511 t 10
2020s 44,036 t 43,690 t 44,528 t 5

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 9 Czechoslovakia 72,000 t
  2. 10 Italy 67,070 t compare
  3. 11 China 44,318 t compare
  4. 13 Lithuania 37,400 t compare
  5. 14 Oman 32,498 t compare
  6. 15 Eritrea 30,210 t compare

See the full ranking of 98 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals n.e.c. — production in China, mainland?
Cereals n.e.c. — production in China, mainland was 43,913 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals n.e.c. — production recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 44,528 t in 2020.
What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — production recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 20,000 t in 1999.
How does China, mainland rank for cereals n.e.c. — production?
China, mainland ranks 12th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
Is cereals n.e.c. — production rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals n.e.c. — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals n.e.c. — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
98 places, 4,290 data points, 1961–2024
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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.