Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — Area harvested in China
China: Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — Area harvested was 255,851 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — Area harvested in China, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested in China stood at 255,851 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested in China peaked at 984,819 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 252,674 ha, in 2020.
That places China 2nd out of 73 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — Area harvested in China, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 516,000 ha | — |
| 1992 | 532,696 ha | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 423,819 ha | -20.4% |
| 1994 | 535,374 ha | +26.3% |
| 1995 | 530,970 ha | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 587,902 ha | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 715,845 ha | +21.8% |
| 1998 | 596,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1999 | 667,050 ha | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 689,895 ha | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 691,662 ha | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 714,643 ha | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 657,823 ha | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 733,713 ha | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 733,507 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 739,000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 784,353 ha | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 831,121 ha | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 984,819 ha | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 320,000 ha | -67.5% |
| 2011 | 277,000 ha | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 306,000 ha | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 293,000 ha | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 295,000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 268,000 ha | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 267,000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 258,550 ha | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 255,870 ha | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 261,473 ha | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 252,674 ha | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 257,672 ha | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 257,275 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 254,794 ha | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 255,851 ha | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 567,295 ha | 423,819 ha | 715,845 ha | 9 |
| 2000s | 756,054 ha | 657,823 ha | 984,819 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 280,189 ha | 255,870 ha | 320,000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 255,653 ha | 252,674 ha | 257,672 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 Pakistan 797,431 ha compare
- 3 China, mainland 231,088 ha compare
- 4 Ethiopia 196,687 ha compare
- 5 Mozambique 125,273 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 other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested in China?
- Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested in China was 255,851 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 984,819 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 252,674 ha in 2020.
- How does China rank for other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested?
- China ranks 2nd out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — 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.