Dates — Area harvested in China
China: Dates — Area harvested was 12,395 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Dates — Area harvested in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dates — area harvested in China is 12,395 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dates — area harvested in China peaked at 12,899 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,000 ha, in 1961.
That places China 14th out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Dates — Area harvested in China, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,100 ha | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 1,200 ha | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 1,250 ha | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 1,250 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,150 ha | -8.0% |
| 1969 | 1,150 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,150 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,150 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,150 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,150 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,150 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,150 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1,150 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,400 ha | +21.7% |
| 1978 | 1,500 ha | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,800 ha | +20.0% |
| 1981 | 1,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 2,500 ha | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 3,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1987 | 3,200 ha | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 3,400 ha | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 3,200 ha | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 2,500 ha | -21.9% |
| 1991 | 5,300 ha | +112.0% |
| 1992 | 5,600 ha | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 6,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 8,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1995 | 6,500 ha | -18.8% |
| 1996 | 6,800 ha | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 7,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 5,000 ha | -28.6% |
| 1999 | 6,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7,000 ha | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 7,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9,000 ha | +28.6% |
| 2006 | 8,000 ha | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 8,500 ha | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 9,000 ha | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 10,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 10,217 ha | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 10,311 ha | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 11,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 11,501 ha | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 12,080 ha | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 12,899 ha | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 12,160 ha | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 12,380 ha | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 12,480 ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 12,340 ha | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 12,400 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 12,406 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12,382 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 12,396 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 12,395 ha | -0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 12,395 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,495 ha, 2.8× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dates — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +112.0% | 2,500 ha | 5,300 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,122 ha | 1,000 ha | 1,250 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,245 ha | 1,150 ha | 1,500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,450 ha | 1,800 ha | 3,400 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,870 ha | 2,500 ha | 8,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,750 ha | 6,000 ha | 10,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,737 ha | 10,217 ha | 12,899 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,396 ha | 12,382 ha | 12,406 ha | 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 dates — area harvested in China?
- Dates — area harvested in China was 12,395 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dates — area harvested recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 12,899 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest dates — area harvested recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 ha in 1961.
- How does China rank for dates — area harvested?
- China ranks 14th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dates — area harvested rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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, published as part of Dates — 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.