Coffee bean yields in China
China: Coffee bean yields was 3.56 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.56 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
1st
of 82 countries
All-time high
3.56 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.4615 tonnes per hectare
in 1983
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Coffee bean yields in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, coffee bean yields in China stood at 3.56 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee bean yields in China peaked at 3.56 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4615 tonnes per hectare, in 1983.
China ranks 1st of 82 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coffee bean yields in China, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5882 tonnes per hectare | +17.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +36.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5333 tonnes per hectare | -33.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5556 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4615 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5625 tonnes per hectare | +21.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5385 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.55 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5733 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5556 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5333 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.525 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5385 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5429 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.565 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5192 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5327 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5496 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4828 tonnes per hectare | -12.2% |
| 1998 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +193.6% |
| 1999 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 2000 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | +24.8% |
| 2005 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | -21.7% |
| 2006 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | +26.0% |
| 2007 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | +18.8% |
| 2009 | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | +52.9% |
| 2010 | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | -36.5% |
| 2011 | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 2.95 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 3.4 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 3.39 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 3.48 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 3.56 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6362 tonnes per hectare, 5.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- China's 3.56 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6381 tonnes per hectare, 5.6× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coffee bean yields in China 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +193.6% | 0.4828 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare |
| 2009 | +52.9% | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 3.12 tonnes per hectare |
| 2010 | -36.5% | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.98 tonnes per hectare |
| 1973 | +36.0% | 0.5882 tonnes per hectare | 0.8 tonnes per hectare |
| 1975 | -33.3% | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | 0.5333 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5777 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5275 tonnes per hectare | 0.4615 tonnes per hectare | 0.5733 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6922 tonnes per hectare | 0.4828 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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 coffee bean yields in China?
- Coffee bean yields in China was 3.56 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coffee bean yields recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 3.56 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest coffee bean yields recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4615 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- How does China rank for coffee bean yields?
- China ranks 1st out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee bean yields rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coffee bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.