Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — Yield in China
China: Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — Yield was 3,286 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — Yield in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
China recorded 3,286 kg/ha for other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — yield in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — yield in China peaked at 578,767 kg/ha in 1966 and was at its lowest, 1,987 kg/ha, in 1985.
That places China 21st out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — Yield in China, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 312,000 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 312,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 312,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 332,000 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 332,700 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 578,767 kg/ha | +74.0% |
| 1967 | 421,068 kg/ha | -27.2% |
| 1968 | 460,900 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1969 | 371,140 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 1970 | 338,182 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 1971 | 282,857 kg/ha | -16.4% |
| 1972 | 233,333 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 1973 | 233,333 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 244,444 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 255,556 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 255,556 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 266,667 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 288,889 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 270,000 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 280,000 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 290,000 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 310,000 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 330,000 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 309,091 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 1,987 kg/ha | -99.4% |
| 1986 | 2,097 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 2,262 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 2,372 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 2,426 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 3,156 kg/ha | +30.1% |
| 1991 | 3,139 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 3,122 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 3,110 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 3,097 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 3,088 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 3,072 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 3,129 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 3,139 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 3,083 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 3,029 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 2,980 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 2,891 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 2,856 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 2,775 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 2,813 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 2,827 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 2,856 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2,838 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 3,055 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 3,124 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 3,208 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 3,364 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 3,269 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 3,282 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 3,414 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 3,187 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 3,366 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 3,410 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 3,434 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 3,313 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 3,288 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 3,305 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 3,264 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 3,286 kg/ha | +0.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 3,286 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,232 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- China's 3,286 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,183 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — Yield in China 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | -99.4% | 309,091 kg/ha | 1,987 kg/ha |
| 1966 | +74.0% | 332,700 kg/ha | 578,767 kg/ha |
| 1990 | +30.1% | 2,426 kg/ha | 3,156 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 381,397 kg/ha | 312,000 kg/ha | 578,767 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 266,882 kg/ha | 233,333 kg/ha | 338,182 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 153,024 kg/ha | 1,987 kg/ha | 330,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,114 kg/ha | 3,072 kg/ha | 3,156 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,892 kg/ha | 2,775 kg/ha | 3,055 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,306 kg/ha | 3,124 kg/ha | 3,434 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,291 kg/ha | 3,264 kg/ha | 3,313 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 18 Colombia 5,119 kg/ha compare
- 19 Bangladesh 4,820 kg/ha compare
- 20 Kyrgyzstan 3,523 kg/ha compare
- 22 French Polynesia 3,269 kg/ha compare
- 23 China, mainland 3,268 kg/ha compare
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 630 kg/ha compare
- 24 Solomon Islands 3,183 kg/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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — yield in China?
- Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — yield in China was 3,286 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — yield recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 578,767 kg/ha in 1966.
- What is the lowest other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — yield recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,987 kg/ha in 1985.
- How does China rank for other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — yield?
- China ranks 21st out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — yield rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — Yield. 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.