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

China, mainland: Cereals n.e.c. — Yield was 2,407 kg/ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
2,407 kg/ha
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
18th
of 67 countries
All-time high
3,023 kg/ha
in 2012
All-time low
1,538 kg/ha
in 2006
Years of data
26
1999–2024

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k1999201120241999: 2.5k kg/ha2000: 2.5k kg/ha2001: 2.5k kg/ha2002: 2.4k kg/ha2003: 2.3k kg/ha2004: 2.3k kg/ha2005: 2.2k kg/ha2006: 1.5k kg/ha2007: 2.5k kg/ha2008: 2.3k kg/ha2009: 2.2k kg/ha2010: 2.3k kg/ha2011: 2.9k kg/ha2012: 3.0k kg/ha2013: 2.0k kg/ha2014: 2.6k kg/ha2015: 2.5k kg/ha2016: 2.3k kg/ha2017: 2.4k kg/ha2018: 2.4k kg/ha2019: 2.4k kg/ha2020: 2.4k kg/ha2021: 2.4k kg/ha2022: 2.4k kg/ha2023: 2.4k kg/ha2024: 2.4k kg/ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

In 2024, cereals n.e.c. — yield in China, mainland stood at 2,407 kg/ha.

That represents a change of down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — yield in China, mainland peaked at 3,023 kg/ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,538 kg/ha, in 2006.

China, mainland ranks 18th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Cereals n.e.c. — Yield in China, mainland, 1999 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1999 2,500 kg/ha —
2000 2,500 kg/ha +0.0%
2001 2,500 kg/ha +0.0%
2002 2,364 kg/ha -5.4%
2003 2,308 kg/ha -2.4%
2004 2,336 kg/ha +1.2%
2005 2,188 kg/ha -6.4%
2006 1,538 kg/ha -29.7%
2007 2,459 kg/ha +59.8%
2008 2,308 kg/ha -6.2%
2009 2,193 kg/ha -5.0%
2010 2,273 kg/ha +3.6%
2011 2,864 kg/ha +26.0%
2012 3,023 kg/ha +5.6%
2013 2,011 kg/ha -33.5%
2014 2,564 kg/ha +27.5%
2015 2,458 kg/ha -4.1%
2016 2,302 kg/ha -6.3%
2017 2,378 kg/ha +3.3%
2018 2,402 kg/ha +1.0%
2019 2,406 kg/ha +0.1%
2020 2,410 kg/ha +0.2%
2021 2,406 kg/ha -0.2%
2022 2,407 kg/ha +0.1%
2023 2,407 kg/ha +0.0%
2024 2,407 kg/ha -0.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cereals n.e.c. — Yield 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 +59.8% 1,538 kg/ha 2,459 kg/ha
2013 -33.5% 3,023 kg/ha 2,011 kg/ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,500 kg/ha 2,500 kg/ha 2,500 kg/ha 1
2000s 2,269 kg/ha 1,538 kg/ha 2,500 kg/ha 10
2010s 2,468 kg/ha 2,011 kg/ha 3,023 kg/ha 10
2020s 2,407 kg/ha 2,406 kg/ha 2,410 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 15 France 2,727 kg/ha compare
  2. 16 Switzerland 2,583 kg/ha compare
  3. 17 Thailand 2,516 kg/ha compare
  4. 19 China 2,402 kg/ha compare
  5. 20 Colombia 2,113 kg/ha compare
  6. 21 Austria 2,027 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals n.e.c. — yield in China, mainland?
Cereals n.e.c. — yield in China, mainland was 2,407 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals n.e.c. — yield recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 3,023 kg/ha in 2012.
What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — yield recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,538 kg/ha in 2006.
How does China, mainland rank for cereals n.e.c. — yield?
China, mainland ranks 18th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
Is cereals n.e.c. — yield rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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. — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals n.e.c. — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
97 places, 4,209 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.