Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested in China
China: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested was 1.10 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
China recorded 1.10 million ha for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested in China peaked at 1.10 million ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 140,472 ha, in 1970.
That places China 2nd out of 140 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.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested in China, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 300,362 ha | — |
| 1962 | 290,424 ha | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 250,696 ha | -13.7% |
| 1964 | 226,925 ha | -9.5% |
| 1965 | 225,577 ha | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 215,719 ha | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 215,595 ha | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 210,674 ha | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 211,005 ha | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 140,472 ha | -33.4% |
| 1971 | 155,523 ha | +10.7% |
| 1972 | 151,067 ha | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 165,787 ha | +9.7% |
| 1974 | 160,841 ha | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 165,992 ha | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 166,094 ha | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 175,983 ha | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 196,044 ha | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 190,810 ha | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 186,173 ha | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 200,835 ha | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 221,102 ha | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 218,960 ha | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 220,911 ha | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 230,980 ha | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 233,883 ha | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 237,019 ha | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 240,562 ha | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 242,900 ha | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 248,124 ha | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 251,068 ha | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 255,996 ha | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 325,827 ha | +27.3% |
| 1994 | 355,695 ha | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 375,756 ha | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 435,859 ha | +16.0% |
| 1997 | 500,868 ha | +14.9% |
| 1998 | 526,820 ha | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 570,750 ha | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 665,722 ha | +16.6% |
| 2001 | 720,620 ha | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 770,713 ha | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 800,617 ha | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 850,834 ha | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 900,945 ha | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 951,013 ha | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.00 million ha | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 931,688 ha | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 949,098 ha | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 980,211 ha | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.02 million ha | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.02 million ha | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.03 million ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.03 million ha | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.07 million ha | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.08 million ha | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.09 million ha | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.10 million ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.10 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.10 million ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.10 million ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.10 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.10 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.10 million ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 238,553 ha | 210,674 ha | 300,362 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 166,861 ha | 140,472 ha | 196,044 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 223,332 ha | 186,173 ha | 242,900 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 384,676 ha | 248,124 ha | 570,750 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 854,242 ha | 665,722 ha | 1.00 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 million ha | 980,211 ha | 1.10 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.10 million ha | 1.10 million ha | 1.10 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 India 1.54 million ha compare
- 3 China, mainland 1.10 million ha compare
- 4 Nigeria 612,609 ha compare
- 5 Bangladesh 207,822 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for China
- 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 6.66 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.66 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested in China?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested in China was 1.10 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 million ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 140,472 ha in 1970.
- How does China rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested?
- China ranks 2nd out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — 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.