Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in China
China: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0021 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in China, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita in China is 0.0021 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita in China peaked at 0.0075 ha per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.002 ha per person, in 2023.
China ranks 34th of 117 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.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0062 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0056 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0069 ha per person | +22.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0075 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0075 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0073 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0073 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.007 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0066 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0066 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0063 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0062 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0062 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0062 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.006 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0059 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0058 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0058 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0053 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0056 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0058 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0063 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0064 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0072 ha per person | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0061 ha per person | -15.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0048 ha per person | -21.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0054 ha per person | +11.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0057 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0052 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0054 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0061 ha per person | +13.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0062 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0046 ha per person | -26.4% |
| 1994 | 0.005 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0048 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0042 ha per person | -13.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0039 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0038 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 ha per person | -16.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0034 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.004 ha per person | +18.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0035 ha per person | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0042 ha per person | +19.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0047 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0041 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0047 ha per person | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0047 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0045 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0038 ha per person | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0037 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0038 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0035 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0033 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0031 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0028 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0035 ha per person | +41.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 ha per person | -30.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0022 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.002 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0021 ha per person | +1.9% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0021 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0006 ha per person, 3.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0021 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0012 ha per person, 1.7× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0069 ha per person | 0.0056 ha per person | 0.0075 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.006 ha per person | 0.0053 ha per person | 0.0066 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0058 ha per person | 0.0048 ha per person | 0.0072 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0047 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0062 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0042 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0047 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita in China?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita in China was 0.0021 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0075 ha per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 ha per person in 2023.
- How does China rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita?
- China ranks 34th out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.