Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in China
China: Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1362 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in China is 0.1362 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.1367 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0259 ha per square kilometre, in 1970.
China ranks 7th of 117 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0518 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0513 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.046 ha per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0412 ha per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0412 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0396 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0397 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0407 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0408 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0259 ha per square kilometre | -36.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0291 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0286 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0317 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0307 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0318 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0319 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0335 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.038 ha per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0373 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0368 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.04 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0442 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0452 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0457 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0463 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0463 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0468 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0473 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0478 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0483 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0491 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0462 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0579 ha per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0663 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0706 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0802 ha per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0909 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1016 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1122 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1239 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1229 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1176 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1122 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1068 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1122 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1068 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1175 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1074 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1105 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1142 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1187 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1235 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1243 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1261 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1272 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1292 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1309 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1323 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1342 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1363 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1367 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1357 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1362 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.1362 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0187 ha per square kilometre, 7.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- China's 0.1362 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0069 ha per square kilometre, 19.6× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | -36.5% | 0.0408 ha per square kilometre | 0.0259 ha per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +25.4% | 0.0462 ha per square kilometre | 0.0579 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0436 ha per square kilometre | 0.0396 ha per square kilometre | 0.0518 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0318 ha per square kilometre | 0.0259 ha per square kilometre | 0.038 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0446 ha per square kilometre | 0.0368 ha per square kilometre | 0.0478 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0723 ha per square kilometre | 0.0462 ha per square kilometre | 0.1122 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1138 ha per square kilometre | 0.1068 ha per square kilometre | 0.1239 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1261 ha per square kilometre | 0.1142 ha per square kilometre | 0.1342 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1362 ha per square kilometre | 0.1357 ha per square kilometre | 0.1367 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 4 Lebanon 0.2874 ha per square kilometre compare
- 5 Mauritius 0.1913 ha per square kilometre compare
- 6 Grenada 0.1912 ha per square kilometre compare
- 8 Bangladesh 0.1358 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Azerbaijan 0.1167 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Jamaica 0.1084 ha per square kilometre compare
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 cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in China?
- Cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in China was 0.1362 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1367 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0259 ha per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does China rank for cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 7th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested 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.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested 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
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested 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.