Figs — Area harvested in China
China: Figs — Area harvested was 2,595 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Figs — Area harvested in China, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for figs — area harvested in China is 2,595 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, figs — area harvested in China peaked at 2,595 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 550 ha, in 1985.
China ranks 11th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Figs — Area harvested in China, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 550 ha | — |
| 1986 | 550 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 550 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 550 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 550 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 550 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 550 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 550 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 550 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 550 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 600 ha | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 750 ha | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 1,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1998 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,200 ha | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 1,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,200 ha | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 1,300 ha | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 1,500 ha | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 1,800 ha | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 2,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 2,100 ha | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 2,225 ha | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 2,462 ha | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 2,261 ha | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 2,356 ha | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 2,508 ha | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 2,583 ha | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 2,483 ha | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 2,482 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,462 ha | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 2,477 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 2,505 ha | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2,519 ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 2,561 ha | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 2,578 ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 2,595 ha | +0.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 2,595 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 693.5 ha, 3.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Figs — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +33.3% | 750 ha | 1,000 ha |
| 1996 | +25.0% | 600 ha | 750 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 550 ha | 550 ha | 550 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 710 ha | 550 ha | 1,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,410 ha | 1,000 ha | 2,100 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,430 ha | 2,225 ha | 2,583 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,552 ha | 2,505 ha | 2,595 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 ha compare
- 8 Yugoslav SFR 4,000 ha compare
- 9 Portugal 3,780 ha compare
- 10 Libya 2,666 ha compare
- 11 China, mainland 2,595 ha compare
- 13 Italy 2,070 ha compare
- 14 Brazil 1,951 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 figs — area harvested in China?
- Figs — area harvested in China was 2,595 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest figs — area harvested recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2,595 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest figs — area harvested recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 550 ha in 1985.
- How does China rank for figs — area harvested?
- China ranks 11th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is figs — area harvested rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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, published as part of Figs — 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.