Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre in China
China: Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre was 68.41 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
China recorded 68.41 t per square kilometre for cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre in China peaked at 68.41 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.68 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places China 22nd out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.68 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 12.83 t per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1963 | 14.64 t per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1964 | 16.23 t per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1965 | 17.27 t per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 18.92 t per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1967 | 19.3 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 18.87 t per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 18.8 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 21.39 t per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1971 | 22.6 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 22 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 23.63 t per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 24.99 t per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 26.05 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 26.65 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 25.91 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 29.08 t per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1979 | 31.18 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 29.86 t per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 30.51 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 33.59 t per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 36.81 t per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1984 | 38.98 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 36.2 t per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 37.5 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 38.27 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 37.47 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 39.16 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 43.22 t per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 42.49 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 43.06 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 43.45 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 42.23 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 44.59 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 48.3 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 47.5 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 48.83 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 48.49 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 43.39 t per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 42.44 t per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 42.47 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 40.12 t per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 44.01 t per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 45.74 t per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 48.23 t per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 48.8 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 51.19 t per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 51.58 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 53.19 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 55.74 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 57.89 t per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 59.32 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 59.87 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 65.98 t per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 65.65 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 65.62 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 65.08 t per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 65.47 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 65.75 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 67.46 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 67.52 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 68.41 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 68.41 t per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.02 t per square kilometre, 9.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- China's 68.41 t per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.11 t per square kilometre, 11.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.5 t per square kilometre | 11.68 t per square kilometre | 19.3 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.35 t per square kilometre | 21.39 t per square kilometre | 31.18 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.84 t per square kilometre | 29.86 t per square kilometre | 39.16 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.22 t per square kilometre | 42.23 t per square kilometre | 48.83 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.8 t per square kilometre | 40.12 t per square kilometre | 51.58 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.38 t per square kilometre | 53.19 t per square kilometre | 65.98 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.29 t per square kilometre | 65.75 t per square kilometre | 68.41 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
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 cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre in China?
- Cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre in China was 68.41 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 68.41 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.68 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 22nd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Production 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.
Cereals, primary — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Production 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
Cereals, primary — Production 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.