Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in China
China: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield was 2,337 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in China is 2,337 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in China peaked at 2,408 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 269.6 kg/ha, in 1961.
China ranks 17th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in China, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 269.6 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 272.6 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 328.3 kg/ha | +20.4% |
| 1964 | 395.4 kg/ha | +20.4% |
| 1965 | 478.6 kg/ha | +21.0% |
| 1966 | 530.7 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1967 | 522.9 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 536.7 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 494.2 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1970 | 515 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 487.8 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 465.2 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 587.4 kg/ha | +26.3% |
| 1974 | 564.4 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 560 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 500.8 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 1977 | 514.2 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 551.9 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 601.5 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1980 | 660 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 704.3 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 709.7 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 860.4 kg/ha | +21.2% |
| 1984 | 1,020 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 1985 | 1,050 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 961.3 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 1,028 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 899.5 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1989 | 885.3 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 960.8 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 980.8 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 782.5 kg/ha | -20.2% |
| 1993 | 908.7 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 1994 | 903.9 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 1,023 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 1996 | 1,030 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1,162 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 1,119 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 1,149 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 1,206 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 1,222 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1,355 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 1,093 kg/ha | -19.3% |
| 2004 | 1,284 kg/ha | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 1,321 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1,311 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1,418 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 1,427 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1,394 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 1,328 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 1,405 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 1,559 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 1,550 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1,568 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1,590 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1,696 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 1,272 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 1,964 kg/ha | +54.3% |
| 2019 | 2,408 kg/ha | +22.6% |
| 2020 | 2,132 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 2,043 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 2,328 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 2,354 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 2,337 kg/ha | -0.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 2,337 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 730.8 kg/ha, 3.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- China's 2,337 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 916.6 kg/ha, 2.5× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 425.44 kg/ha | 269.6 kg/ha | 536.7 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 534.82 kg/ha | 465.2 kg/ha | 601.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 877.78 kg/ha | 660 kg/ha | 1,050 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,002 kg/ha | 782.5 kg/ha | 1,162 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,303 kg/ha | 1,093 kg/ha | 1,427 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,634 kg/ha | 1,272 kg/ha | 2,408 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,239 kg/ha | 2,043 kg/ha | 2,354 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 14 Czechia 2,790 kg/ha compare
- 14 United Republic of Tanzania 318.1 kg/ha compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 225.4 kg/ha compare
- 15 South Sudan 2,338 kg/ha compare
- 16 China, mainland 2,337 kg/ha compare
- 17 Caribbean 801.9 kg/ha compare
- 18 Latvia 2,248 kg/ha compare
- 19 Estonia 1,971 kg/ha compare
- 20 Australia 1,795 kg/ha 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in China?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in China was 2,337 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2,408 kg/ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 269.6 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does China rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield?
- China ranks 17th out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.1%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.