Ginger, raw — Area harvested in China
China: Ginger, raw — Area harvested was 55,652 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Ginger, raw — Area harvested in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, ginger, raw — area harvested in China stood at 55,652 ha.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ginger, raw — area harvested in China peaked at 57,024 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,291 ha, in 1961.
China ranks 3rd of 40 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Ginger, raw — Area harvested in China, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,291 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,552 ha | +20.2% |
| 1963 | 1,586 ha | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 1,586 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,630 ha | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 1,599 ha | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 1,696 ha | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 2,205 ha | +30.0% |
| 1969 | 2,632 ha | +19.4% |
| 1970 | 3,039 ha | +15.5% |
| 1971 | 2,463 ha | -19.0% |
| 1972 | 2,364 ha | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 2,327 ha | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 2,389 ha | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 1,911 ha | -20.0% |
| 1976 | 1,365 ha | -28.6% |
| 1977 | 2,014 ha | +47.5% |
| 1978 | 8,089 ha | +301.6% |
| 1979 | 7,765 ha | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 4,615 ha | -40.6% |
| 1981 | 4,395 ha | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 3,735 ha | -15.0% |
| 1983 | 3,472 ha | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 3,136 ha | -9.7% |
| 1985 | 5,153 ha | +64.3% |
| 1986 | 5,555 ha | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 5,771 ha | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 5,549 ha | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 4,754 ha | -14.3% |
| 1990 | 5,333 ha | +12.2% |
| 1991 | 6,938 ha | +30.1% |
| 1992 | 7,713 ha | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 9,711 ha | +25.9% |
| 1994 | 11,781 ha | +21.3% |
| 1995 | 12,502 ha | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 13,535 ha | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 15,598 ha | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 16,962 ha | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 17,711 ha | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 19,173 ha | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 21,088 ha | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 23,002 ha | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 23,959 ha | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 23,440 ha | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 24,373 ha | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 28,119 ha | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 27,128 ha | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 28,198 ha | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 35,136 ha | +24.6% |
| 2010 | 36,198 ha | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 46,256 ha | +27.8% |
| 2012 | 46,166 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 40,899 ha | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 44,966 ha | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 47,505 ha | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 53,010 ha | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 53,441 ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 54,974 ha | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 57,024 ha | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 55,085 ha | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 55,689 ha | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 55,916 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 55,523 ha | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 55,652 ha | +0.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 55,652 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 520.5 ha, 106.9× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- China's 55,652 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,718 ha, 15.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ginger, raw — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +301.6% | 2,014 ha | 8,089 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,753 ha | 1,291 ha | 2,632 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,373 ha | 1,365 ha | 8,089 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,614 ha | 3,136 ha | 5,771 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,778 ha | 5,333 ha | 17,711 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,362 ha | 19,173 ha | 35,136 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,044 ha | 36,198 ha | 57,024 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,573 ha | 55,085 ha | 55,916 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 ginger, raw — area harvested in China?
- Ginger, raw — area harvested in China was 55,652 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ginger, raw — area harvested recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 57,024 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest ginger, raw — area harvested recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,291 ha in 1961.
- How does China rank for ginger, raw — area harvested?
- China ranks 3rd out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ginger, raw — area harvested rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. 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 Ginger, raw — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.