Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) in China
China: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) was 0.0035 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita in China, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
China recorded 0.0035 ha per person for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in China peaked at 0.0039 ha per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 ha per person, in 1977.
That places China 35th out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) in China, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.002 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0021 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0023 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0027 ha per person | +19.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0027 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0027 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0027 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0024 ha per person | -11.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0023 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0022 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0022 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0023 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0021 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0021 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.002 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0018 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0019 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0022 ha per person | +15.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0024 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0025 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0024 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0022 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0024 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0032 ha per person | +34.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0031 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0028 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0027 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0027 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0026 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0026 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0029 ha per person | +11.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0032 ha per person | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0032 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.003 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0031 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0033 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0034 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0039 ha per person | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0039 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0039 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0039 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0037 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0036 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.003 ha per person | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 0.003 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0032 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0033 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0034 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0034 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0034 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0034 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0032 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0032 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0033 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0033 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0033 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0033 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0034 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0033 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0034 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0035 ha per person | +1.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0035 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 12.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0035 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0005 ha per person, 7.5× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +34.6% | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0035 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 groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in China?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in China was 0.0035 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0039 ha per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 ha per person in 1977.
- How does China rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita?
- China ranks 35th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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.