Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Yield in China
China: Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Yield was 6,072 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Yield in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — yield in China stood at 6,072 kg/ha.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — yield in China peaked at 6,328 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 803.4 kg/ha, in 1966.
That places China 3rd out of 26 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 — Yield in China, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,941 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,125 kg/ha | -42.0% |
| 1963 | 1,372 kg/ha | +21.9% |
| 1964 | 1,443 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 1,280 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1966 | 803.4 kg/ha | -37.2% |
| 1967 | 911 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 1968 | 1,079 kg/ha | +18.4% |
| 1969 | 1,000 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1970 | 944.4 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 931.8 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 915.2 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 898.5 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 885.4 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 947.2 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 911.2 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 958.3 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 1,153 kg/ha | +20.3% |
| 1979 | 1,275 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 1980 | 1,607 kg/ha | +26.0% |
| 1981 | 1,880 kg/ha | +17.0% |
| 1982 | 2,000 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 2,090 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 2,109 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 2,157 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 2,586 kg/ha | +19.9% |
| 1987 | 2,690 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 2,353 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1989 | 2,830 kg/ha | +20.3% |
| 1990 | 2,964 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 2,316 kg/ha | -21.9% |
| 1992 | 2,735 kg/ha | +18.1% |
| 1993 | 3,000 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 2,909 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 3,594 kg/ha | +23.6% |
| 1996 | 3,398 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 3,647 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 3,771 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 3,357 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 3,245 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 2,682 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 3,833 kg/ha | +42.9% |
| 2003 | 3,385 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 3,738 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 3,668 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 4,244 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 4,350 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 4,638 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 4,583 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 5,143 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 5,462 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 5,427 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 5,010 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 5,437 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 5,521 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 6,075 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 5,714 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 5,864 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 5,998 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 5,861 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 6,328 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 5,829 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 5,919 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 6,072 kg/ha | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,217 kg/ha | 803.4 kg/ha | 1,941 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 981.98 kg/ha | 885.4 kg/ha | 1,275 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,230 kg/ha | 1,607 kg/ha | 2,830 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,169 kg/ha | 2,316 kg/ha | 3,771 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,837 kg/ha | 2,682 kg/ha | 4,638 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,565 kg/ha | 5,010 kg/ha | 6,075 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,002 kg/ha | 5,829 kg/ha | 6,328 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 Cuba 7,088 kg/ha compare
- 2 Spain 6,472 kg/ha compare
- 3 China, mainland 6,072 kg/ha compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 794.4 kg/ha compare
- 5 Malaysia 5,086 kg/ha compare
- 6 Russian Federation 4,097 kg/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — yield in China?
- Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — yield in China was 6,072 kg/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 — yield recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 6,328 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — yield recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 803.4 kg/ha in 1966.
- How does China rank for kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — yield?
- China ranks 3rd out of 26 countries with data for 2024.
- Is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — yield rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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 — Yield. 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.