Fruit Primary — Production in China, mainland

China, mainland: Fruit Primary — Production was 274.01 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
274.01 million t
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
2nd
of 192 countries
All-time high
274.01 million t
in 2024
All-time low
9.21 million t
in 1970
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Fruit Primary — Production in China, mainland, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, fruit primary — production in China, mainland stood at 274.01 million t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fruit primary — production in China, mainland peaked at 274.01 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.21 million t, in 1970.

That places China, mainland 2nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Fruit Primary — Production in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Fruit Primary — Production in China, mainland, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 11.60 million t —
1962 10.96 million t -5.5%
1963 10.24 million t -6.6%
1964 9.53 million t -6.9%
1965 10.09 million t +5.9%
1966 10.21 million t +1.2%
1967 10.43 million t +2.2%
1968 10.80 million t +3.5%
1969 11.20 million t +3.7%
1970 9.21 million t -17.8%
1971 9.95 million t +8.1%
1972 9.86 million t -0.9%
1973 11.23 million t +13.9%
1974 11.26 million t +0.3%
1975 11.64 million t +3.4%
1976 11.66 million t +0.2%
1977 12.18 million t +4.4%
1978 13.47 million t +10.6%
1979 13.79 million t +2.4%
1980 13.35 million t -3.2%
1981 15.48 million t +15.9%
1982 15.50 million t +0.1%
1983 18.19 million t +17.4%
1984 19.55 million t +7.5%
1985 26.84 million t +37.3%
1986 29.48 million t +9.8%
1987 34.58 million t +17.3%
1988 35.06 million t +1.4%
1989 34.22 million t -2.4%
1990 32.35 million t -5.5%
1991 36.00 million t +11.3%
1992 42.44 million t +17.9%
1993 52.36 million t +23.4%
1994 57.59 million t +10.0%
1995 66.48 million t +15.4%
1996 76.45 million t +15.0%
1997 90.92 million t +18.9%
1998 95.94 million t +5.5%
1999 115.49 million t +20.4%
2000 123.09 million t +6.6%
2001 133.50 million t +8.5%
2002 142.28 million t +6.6%
2003 144.65 million t +1.7%
2004 152.54 million t +5.5%
2005 160.15 million t +5.0%
2006 168.75 million t +5.4%
2007 168.29 million t -0.3%
2008 179.23 million t +6.5%
2009 186.62 million t +4.1%
2010 195.22 million t +4.6%
2011 204.57 million t +4.8%
2012 214.51 million t +4.9%
2013 221.90 million t +3.4%
2014 226.94 million t +2.3%
2015 229.47 million t +1.1%
2016 231.27 million t +0.8%
2017 236.03 million t +2.1%
2018 237.55 million t +0.6%
2019 247.04 million t +4.0%
2020 250.53 million t +1.4%
2021 257.94 million t +3.0%
2022 265.10 million t +2.8%
2023 270.18 million t +1.9%
2024 274.01 million t +1.4%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Fruit Primary — Production in China, mainland 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.

YearChange FromTo
1985 +37.3% 19.55 million t 26.84 million t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.56 million t 9.53 million t 11.60 million t 9
1970s 11.43 million t 9.21 million t 13.79 million t 10
1980s 24.22 million t 13.35 million t 35.06 million t 10
1990s 66.60 million t 32.35 million t 115.49 million t 10
2000s 155.91 million t 123.09 million t 186.62 million t 10
2010s 224.45 million t 195.22 million t 247.04 million t 10
2020s 263.55 million t 250.53 million t 274.01 million t 5

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 China 276.49 million t compare
  2. 3 India 112.91 million t compare
  3. 3 Türkiye 25.67 million t compare
  4. 4 Brazil 41.57 million t compare
  5. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 16.99 million t compare
  6. 5 Mexico 25.64 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fruit primary — production in China, mainland?
Fruit primary — production in China, mainland was 274.01 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fruit primary — production recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 274.01 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest fruit primary — production recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 9.21 million t in 1970.
How does China, mainland rank for fruit primary — production?
China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
Is fruit primary — production rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fruit Primary — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fruit Primary — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 14,012 data points, 1961–2024
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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.