Hazelnuts, in shell — Area harvested in China
China: Hazelnuts, in shell — Area harvested was 11,777 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Hazelnuts, in shell — Area harvested in China, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
China recorded 11,777 ha for hazelnuts, in shell — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hazelnuts, in shell — area harvested in China peaked at 12,410 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5,400 ha, in 1986.
That places China 6th out of 38 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Hazelnuts, in shell — Area harvested in China, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 5,800 ha | — |
| 1986 | 5,400 ha | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 5,900 ha | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 6,000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 6,200 ha | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 6,500 ha | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 6,700 ha | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 7,000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 7,250 ha | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 7,044 ha | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 7,095 ha | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 7,158 ha | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 8,000 ha | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 8,500 ha | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 7,000 ha | -17.6% |
| 2000 | 6,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 7,000 ha | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 8,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 8,138 ha | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 8,561 ha | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 8,108 ha | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 8,500 ha | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 9,000 ha | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 9,108 ha | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 10,500 ha | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 10,645 ha | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 11,000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 11,500 ha | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 11,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11,900 ha | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 12,410 ha | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 11,937 ha | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 11,838 ha | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 11,930 ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 12,124 ha | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 11,772 ha | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 12,061 ha | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 11,826 ha | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 11,795 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 11,777 ha | -0.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 11,777 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,220 ha, 2.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5,860 ha | 5,400 ha | 6,200 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 7,225 ha | 6,500 ha | 8,500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,292 ha | 6,000 ha | 10,500 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,678 ha | 10,645 ha | 12,410 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,846 ha | 11,772 ha | 12,061 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 hazelnuts, in shell — area harvested in China?
- Hazelnuts, in shell — area harvested in China was 11,777 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest hazelnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 12,410 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest hazelnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,400 ha in 1986.
- How does China rank for hazelnuts, in shell — area harvested?
- China ranks 6th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hazelnuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Hazelnuts, in shell — 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.