Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in China
China: Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested was 3,664 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in China stood at 3,664 ha.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in China peaked at 510,000 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 3,500 ha, in 2017.
China ranks 6th of 26 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in China, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 34,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 32,000 ha | -5.9% |
| 1963 | 39,000 ha | +21.9% |
| 1964 | 44,000 ha | +12.8% |
| 1965 | 59,000 ha | +34.1% |
| 1966 | 117,000 ha | +98.3% |
| 1967 | 118,000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 99,200 ha | -15.9% |
| 1969 | 93,000 ha | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 90,000 ha | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 88,000 ha | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 112,000 ha | +27.3% |
| 1973 | 167,500 ha | +49.6% |
| 1974 | 192,000 ha | +14.6% |
| 1975 | 199,000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 214,000 ha | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 240,000 ha | +12.1% |
| 1978 | 255,000 ha | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 231,000 ha | -9.4% |
| 1980 | 183,000 ha | -20.8% |
| 1981 | 181,000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 145,000 ha | -19.9% |
| 1983 | 134,000 ha | -7.6% |
| 1984 | 192,000 ha | +43.3% |
| 1985 | 510,000 ha | +165.6% |
| 1986 | 145,000 ha | -71.6% |
| 1987 | 100,000 ha | -31.0% |
| 1988 | 102,000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 106,000 ha | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 110,000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 99,750 ha | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 102,000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 101,000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 55,000 ha | -45.5% |
| 1995 | 46,460 ha | -15.5% |
| 1996 | 46,500 ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 51,000 ha | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 29,710 ha | -41.7% |
| 1999 | 21,000 ha | -29.3% |
| 2000 | 16,600 ha | -21.0% |
| 2001 | 17,150 ha | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 18,000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 13,000 ha | -27.8% |
| 2004 | 10,240 ha | -21.2% |
| 2005 | 9,950 ha | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 9,000 ha | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 10,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 8,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 7,200 ha | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 5,700 ha | -20.8% |
| 2011 | 5,800 ha | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 5,270 ha | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 5,130 ha | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 4,326 ha | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 4,032 ha | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 3,666 ha | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 3,500 ha | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 3,816 ha | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 3,706 ha | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 3,674 ha | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 3,565 ha | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 3,793 ha | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 3,728 ha | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 3,664 ha | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70,578 ha | 32,000 ha | 118,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 178,850 ha | 88,000 ha | 255,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 179,800 ha | 100,000 ha | 510,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 66,242 ha | 21,000 ha | 110,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,914 ha | 7,200 ha | 18,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,495 ha | 3,500 ha | 5,800 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,685 ha | 3,565 ha | 3,793 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 3 Chile 10,595 ha compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 9,864 ha compare
- 4 Mozambique 6,973 ha compare
- 5 Indonesia 3,908 ha compare
- 6 China, mainland 3,664 ha compare
- 8 Brazil 3,217 ha compare
- 9 Mali 2,603 ha compare
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- 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 kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in China?
- Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in China was 3,664 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 510,000 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,500 ha in 2017.
- How does China rank for kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested?
- China ranks 6th out of 26 countries with data for 2024.
- Is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. 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 Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, 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.