Millet yields in China
China: Millet yields was 3.15 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Millet yields in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for millet yields in China is 3.15 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in China peaked at 3.15 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8217 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
China ranks 6th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.8217 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | 3.15 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.7% (2025)
- Rural population 473.41 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 33.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 99.99 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is millet yields in China?
- Millet yields in China was 3.15 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest millet yields recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 3.15 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8217 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does China rank for millet yields?
- China ranks 6th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Millet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.