Jute, raw or retted — Area harvested in China
China: Jute, raw or retted — Area harvested was 2,104 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Jute, raw or retted — Area harvested in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, jute, raw or retted — area harvested in China stood at 2,104 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 22.1% on the previous year and down 83.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, jute, raw or retted — area harvested in China peaked at 482,000 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2,104 ha, in 2024.
That places China 6th out of 21 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Jute, raw or retted — Area harvested in China, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 43,052 ha | — |
| 1962 | 37,734 ha | -12.4% |
| 1963 | 42,696 ha | +13.1% |
| 1964 | 46,819 ha | +9.7% |
| 1965 | 45,527 ha | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 63,596 ha | +39.7% |
| 1967 | 63,343 ha | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 55,553 ha | -12.3% |
| 1969 | 53,030 ha | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 49,208 ha | -7.2% |
| 1971 | 45,276 ha | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 55,708 ha | +23.0% |
| 1973 | 82,931 ha | +48.9% |
| 1974 | 95,275 ha | +14.9% |
| 1975 | 98,221 ha | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 114,121 ha | +16.2% |
| 1977 | 136,735 ha | +19.8% |
| 1978 | 157,188 ha | +15.0% |
| 1979 | 130,027 ha | -17.3% |
| 1980 | 130,014 ha | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 125,007 ha | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 101,010 ha | -19.2% |
| 1983 | 93,000 ha | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 128,000 ha | +37.6% |
| 1985 | 482,000 ha | +276.6% |
| 1986 | 200,000 ha | -58.5% |
| 1987 | 172,000 ha | -14.0% |
| 1988 | 175,000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 180,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 190,000 ha | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 169,900 ha | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 175,000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 173,000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 120,000 ha | -30.6% |
| 1995 | 100,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1996 | 100,500 ha | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 111,000 ha | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 63,000 ha | -43.2% |
| 1999 | 44,000 ha | -30.2% |
| 2000 | 34,000 ha | -22.7% |
| 2001 | 34,700 ha | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 37,400 ha | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 28,000 ha | -25.1% |
| 2004 | 31,970 ha | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 31,020 ha | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 31,210 ha | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 31,790 ha | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 24,280 ha | -23.6% |
| 2009 | 17,750 ha | -26.9% |
| 2010 | 16,840 ha | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 17,430 ha | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 15,490 ha | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 14,910 ha | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 12,350 ha | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 11,290 ha | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 6,600 ha | -41.5% |
| 2017 | 5,630 ha | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 5,720 ha | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 6,160 ha | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 5,310 ha | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 4,346 ha | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 3,171 ha | -27.0% |
| 2023 | 2,700 ha | -14.9% |
| 2024 | 2,104 ha | -22.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 2,104 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 137 ha, 15.4× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- China's 2,104 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 217 ha, 9.7× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Jute, raw or retted — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +276.6% | 128,000 ha | 482,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50,150 ha | 37,734 ha | 63,596 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 96,469 ha | 45,276 ha | 157,188 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 178,603 ha | 93,000 ha | 482,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 124,640 ha | 44,000 ha | 190,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,212 ha | 17,750 ha | 37,400 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,242 ha | 5,630 ha | 17,430 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,526 ha | 2,104 ha | 5,310 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 3 Cambodia 170,722 ha compare
- 4 Nepal 7,210 ha compare
- 4 Viet Nam 148 ha compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 ha compare
- 5 Zimbabwe 4,552 ha compare
- 6 China, mainland 2,104 ha compare
- 8 Uzbekistan 1,738 ha compare
- 9 South Sudan 1,596 ha compare
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 jute, raw or retted — area harvested in China?
- Jute, raw or retted — area harvested in China was 2,104 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest jute, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 482,000 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest jute, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,104 ha in 2024.
- How does China rank for jute, raw or retted — area harvested?
- China ranks 6th out of 21 countries with data for 2024.
- Is jute, raw or retted — area harvested rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.0%. 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 Jute, raw or retted — 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.