Cereals, primary — Area harvested in China, Taiwan Province of
China, Taiwan Province of: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 291,168 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals, primary — area harvested in China, Taiwan Province of stood at 291,168 ha.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 852,955 ha in 1975 and was at its lowest, 260,210 ha, in 2021.
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 109th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in China, Taiwan Province of, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 826,020 ha | — |
| 1962 | 840,209 ha | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 837,689 ha | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 802,621 ha | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 812,933 ha | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 840,524 ha | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 835,607 ha | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 835,314 ha | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 829,052 ha | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 819,064 ha | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 795,650 ha | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 784,534 ha | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 769,900 ha | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 831,919 ha | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 852,955 ha | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 836,526 ha | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 821,009 ha | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 797,155 ha | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 760,588 ha | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 683,987 ha | -10.1% |
| 1981 | 709,135 ha | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 705,613 ha | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 695,712 ha | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 648,795 ha | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 646,463 ha | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 631,499 ha | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 605,540 ha | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 582,309 ha | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 575,958 ha | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 563,070 ha | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 531,033 ha | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 500,440 ha | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 495,122 ha | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 468,887 ha | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 460,969 ha | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 434,634 ha | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 439,241 ha | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 411,590 ha | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 395,160 ha | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 375,703 ha | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 365,214 ha | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 338,445 ha | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 301,152 ha | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 261,663 ha | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 292,832 ha | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 284,929 ha | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 281,144 ha | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 272,642 ha | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 276,129 ha | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 265,878 ha | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 276,666 ha | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 281,998 ha | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 295,730 ha | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 302,811 ha | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 285,095 ha | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 309,058 ha | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 309,921 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 304,835 ha | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 304,655 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 299,066 ha | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 260,210 ha | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 278,720 ha | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 264,485 ha | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 291,168 ha | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 828,885 ha | 802,621 ha | 840,524 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 806,930 ha | 760,588 ha | 852,955 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 648,501 ha | 575,958 ha | 709,135 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 470,015 ha | 395,160 ha | 563,070 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 304,985 ha | 261,663 ha | 375,703 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 293,665 ha | 265,878 ha | 309,921 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 278,730 ha | 260,210 ha | 299,066 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested in China, Taiwan Province of?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in China, Taiwan Province of was 291,168 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
- The highest recorded value was 852,955 ha in 1975.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
- The lowest recorded value was 260,210 ha in 2021.
- How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- China, Taiwan Province of ranks 109th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, Taiwan Province of data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.