Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in China
China: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.5129 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in China is 0.5129 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.5413 ha per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1382 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
China ranks 26th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1382 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1487 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1654 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2025 ha per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2076 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2144 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.216 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1954 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1944 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1912 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1993 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2079 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1951 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2013 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2065 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2021 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1852 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1943 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2265 ha per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2546 ha per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2685 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2625 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2391 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2632 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3591 ha per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3517 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3288 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.322 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3174 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3133 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.311 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3209 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3634 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4059 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4099 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3887 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4334 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4575 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5203 ha per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5343 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5268 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5413 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5078 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.499 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4244 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4227 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4546 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4685 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4845 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4905 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4961 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4955 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4927 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4694 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4761 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4931 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4943 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4956 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4921 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5138 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5009 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5129 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +36.4% | 0.2632 ha per square kilometre | 0.3591 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.187 ha per square kilometre | 0.1382 ha per square kilometre | 0.216 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.201 ha per square kilometre | 0.1852 ha per square kilometre | 0.2265 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2967 ha per square kilometre | 0.2391 ha per square kilometre | 0.3591 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3804 ha per square kilometre | 0.311 ha per square kilometre | 0.4575 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.49 ha per square kilometre | 0.4227 ha per square kilometre | 0.5413 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4888 ha per square kilometre | 0.4694 ha per square kilometre | 0.4961 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5049 ha per square kilometre | 0.4921 ha per square kilometre | 0.5138 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 23 Mozambique 0.7322 ha per square kilometre compare
- 24 Chad 0.5951 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 Zimbabwe 0.5721 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Zambia 0.438 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 South Sudan 0.4213 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Nicaragua 0.4169 ha per square kilometre compare
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in China?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in China was 0.5129 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5413 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1382 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 26th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.