Oats — Production in China, mainland

China, mainland: Oats — Production was 534,689 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
534,689 t
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
14th
of 79 countries
All-time high
1.30 million t
in 1992
All-time low
350,000 t
in 2006
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Oats — 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, oats — production in China, mainland stood at 534,689 t.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oats — production in China, mainland peaked at 1.30 million t in 1992 and was at its lowest, 350,000 t, in 2006.

China, mainland ranks 14th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Oats — Production in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Oats — Production in China, mainland, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 1.10 million t —
1962 1.20 million t +9.1%
1963 1.10 million t -8.3%
1964 1.10 million t +0.0%
1965 1.20 million t +9.1%
1966 1.00 million t -16.7%
1967 1.00 million t +0.0%
1968 800,000 t -20.0%
1969 800,000 t +0.0%
1970 950,000 t +18.8%
1971 900,000 t -5.3%
1972 900,000 t +0.0%
1973 850,000 t -5.6%
1974 900,000 t +5.9%
1975 900,000 t +0.0%
1976 900,000 t +0.0%
1977 700,000 t -22.2%
1978 855,000 t +22.1%
1979 917,000 t +7.3%
1980 877,000 t -4.4%
1981 1.00 million t +14.0%
1982 888,000 t -11.2%
1983 908,000 t +2.3%
1984 940,000 t +3.5%
1985 890,000 t -5.3%
1986 700,000 t -21.3%
1987 780,000 t +11.4%
1988 800,000 t +2.6%
1989 770,000 t -3.8%
1990 890,000 t +15.6%
1991 1.00 million t +12.4%
1992 1.30 million t +30.0%
1993 1.05 million t -19.6%
1994 1.20 million t +14.8%
1995 1.00 million t -16.3%
1996 1.10 million t +9.4%
1997 1.15 million t +4.7%
1998 1.04 million t -9.6%
1999 883,000 t -15.1%
2000 1.01 million t +14.6%
2001 790,000 t -21.9%
2002 493,000 t -37.6%
2003 654,000 t +32.7%
2004 600,000 t -8.3%
2005 700,000 t +16.7%
2006 350,000 t -50.0%
2007 643,000 t +83.7%
2008 600,000 t -6.7%
2009 580,000 t -3.3%
2010 525,000 t -9.5%
2011 740,000 t +41.0%
2012 632,500 t -14.5%
2013 600,000 t -5.1%
2014 500,000 t -16.7%
2015 490,864 t -1.8%
2016 530,288 t +8.0%
2017 530,177 t -0.0%
2018 527,724 t -0.5%
2019 540,961 t +2.5%
2020 532,954 t -1.5%
2021 533,880 t +0.2%
2022 535,931 t +0.4%
2023 534,255 t -0.3%
2024 534,689 t +0.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Oats — Production in China, mainland 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.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +83.7% 350,000 t 643,000 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.03 million t 800,000 t 1.20 million t 9
1970s 877,200 t 700,000 t 950,000 t 10
1980s 855,300 t 700,000 t 1.00 million t 10
1990s 1.06 million t 883,000 t 1.30 million t 10
2000s 642,200 t 350,000 t 1.01 million t 10
2010s 561,751 t 490,864 t 740,000 t 10
2020s 534,342 t 532,954 t 535,931 t 5

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 11 Germany 696,800 t compare
  2. 12 Sweden 622,500 t compare
  3. 13 Argentina 564,909 t compare
  4. 14 China 534,689 t compare
  5. 16 Chile 457,567 t compare
  6. 17 Ukraine 457,140 t compare

See the full ranking of 112 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oats — production in China, mainland?
Oats — production in China, mainland was 534,689 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oats — production recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 1.30 million t in 1992.
What is the lowest oats — production recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 350,000 t in 2006.
How does China, mainland rank for oats — production?
China, mainland ranks 14th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is oats — production rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oats — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Oats — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
112 places, 5,929 data points, 1961–2024
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