Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested in China
China: Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested was 27,726 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for onions and shallots, green — area harvested in China is 27,726 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, green — area harvested in China peaked at 28,238 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4,338 ha, in 1961.
China ranks 3rd of 59 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested in China, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,338 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,623 ha | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 4,769 ha | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 4,732 ha | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 4,870 ha | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 5,108 ha | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 5,282 ha | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 6,027 ha | +14.1% |
| 1969 | 6,457 ha | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 5,796 ha | -10.2% |
| 1971 | 5,702 ha | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 6,248 ha | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 5,760 ha | -7.8% |
| 1974 | 6,220 ha | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 7,763 ha | +24.8% |
| 1976 | 8,592 ha | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 8,547 ha | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 11,205 ha | +31.1% |
| 1979 | 9,548 ha | -14.8% |
| 1980 | 10,329 ha | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 10,671 ha | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 10,906 ha | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 11,575 ha | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 11,312 ha | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 11,412 ha | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 11,104 ha | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 11,342 ha | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 11,671 ha | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 12,035 ha | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 11,613 ha | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 12,084 ha | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 12,540 ha | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 11,653 ha | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 11,741 ha | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 11,588 ha | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 11,853 ha | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 13,504 ha | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 14,198 ha | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 15,517 ha | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 16,796 ha | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 18,616 ha | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 19,415 ha | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 19,775 ha | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 20,660 ha | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 21,035 ha | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 22,770 ha | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 24,416 ha | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 25,092 ha | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 26,579 ha | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 25,716 ha | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 25,990 ha | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 26,011 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 26,441 ha | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 26,590 ha | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 28,238 ha | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 27,247 ha | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 27,308 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 27,573 ha | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 27,074 ha | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 27,077 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27,575 ha | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 27,306 ha | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 27,530 ha | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 27,726 ha | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,134 ha | 4,338 ha | 6,457 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,538 ha | 5,702 ha | 11,205 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,236 ha | 10,329 ha | 12,035 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,629 ha | 11,588 ha | 15,517 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,515 ha | 16,796 ha | 26,579 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,819 ha | 25,716 ha | 28,238 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,443 ha | 27,077 ha | 27,726 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 Angola 33,825 ha compare
- 2 Mali 32,432 ha compare
- 4 Japan 23,629 ha compare
- 5 China, mainland 23,524 ha compare
- 6 Republic of Korea 16,528 ha compare
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- 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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is onions and shallots, green — area harvested in China?
- Onions and shallots, green — area harvested in China was 27,726 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions and shallots, green — area harvested recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 28,238 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, green — area harvested recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,338 ha in 1961.
- How does China rank for onions and shallots, green — area harvested?
- China ranks 3rd out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, green — area harvested rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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, green — 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.