Natural honey — Production in China, mainland

China, mainland: Natural honey — Production was 444,800 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
444,800 t
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
2nd
of 136 countries
All-time high
555,000 t
in 2016
All-time low
53,000 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Natural honey — Production in China, mainland, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, natural honey — production in China, mainland stood at 444,800 t.

That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural honey — production in China, mainland peaked at 555,000 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 53,000 t, in 1961.

China, mainland ranks 2nd of 136 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Natural honey — Production in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Natural honey — Production in China, mainland, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 53,000 t
1962 55,000 t +3.8%
1963 58,000 t +5.5%
1964 60,000 t +3.4%
1965 60,000 t +0.0%
1966 65,000 t +8.3%
1967 65,000 t +0.0%
1968 70,000 t +7.7%
1969 75,000 t +7.1%
1970 75,000 t +0.0%
1971 85,000 t +13.3%
1972 90,000 t +5.9%
1973 82,000 t -8.9%
1974 75,000 t -8.5%
1975 80,000 t +6.7%
1976 73,000 t -8.8%
1977 75,000 t +2.7%
1978 75,000 t +0.0%
1979 110,000 t +46.7%
1980 120,000 t +9.1%
1981 115,000 t -4.2%
1982 136,000 t +18.3%
1983 143,000 t +5.1%
1984 147,500 t +3.1%
1985 155,000 t +5.1%
1986 172,000 t +11.0%
1987 204,000 t +18.6%
1988 195,000 t -4.4%
1989 189,000 t -3.1%
1990 193,000 t +2.1%
1991 208,000 t +7.8%
1992 178,000 t -14.4%
1993 175,000 t -1.7%
1994 177,000 t +1.1%
1995 177,690 t +0.4%
1996 184,000 t +3.6%
1997 211,000 t +14.7%
1998 207,000 t -1.9%
1999 230,000 t +11.1%
2000 246,000 t +7.0%
2001 251,600 t +2.3%
2002 264,600 t +5.2%
2003 288,786 t +9.1%
2004 293,000 t +1.5%
2005 293,200 t +0.1%
2006 332,600 t +13.4%
2007 354,000 t +6.4%
2008 400,000 t +13.0%
2009 402,000 t +0.5%
2010 401,000 t -0.2%
2011 431,000 t +7.5%
2012 448,000 t +3.9%
2013 450,300 t +0.5%
2014 462,028 t +2.6%
2015 473,000 t +2.4%
2016 555,000 t +17.3%
2017 542,544 t -2.2%
2018 446,879 t -17.6%
2019 444,054 t -0.6%
2020 458,100 t +3.2%
2021 472,700 t +3.2%
2022 461,900 t -2.3%
2023 463,500 t +0.3%
2024 444,800 t -4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 62,333 t 53,000 t 75,000 t 9
1970s 82,000 t 73,000 t 110,000 t 10
1980s 157,650 t 115,000 t 204,000 t 10
1990s 194,069 t 175,000 t 230,000 t 10
2000s 312,579 t 246,000 t 402,000 t 10
2010s 465,380 t 401,000 t 555,000 t 10
2020s 460,200 t 444,800 t 472,700 t 5

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 China (People’s Republic of) 456,024 t compare
  2. 3 USSR 240,000 t compare
  3. 4 India 146,000 t compare
  4. 5 Ethiopia 85,960 t compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural honey — production in China, mainland?
Natural honey — production in China, mainland was 444,800 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest natural honey — production recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 555,000 t in 2016.
What is the lowest natural honey — production recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 53,000 t in 1961.
How does China, mainland rank for natural honey — production?
China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
Is natural honey — production rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Natural honey — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Natural honey — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 9,712 data points, 1961–2024
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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.