Pea yields in China
China: Pea yields was 1.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pea yields in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, pea yields in China stood at 1.6 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pea yields in China peaked at 1.64 tonnes per hectare in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.9091 tonnes per hectare, in 1969.
China ranks 50th of 98 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.9091 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.7% (2025)
- Rural population 473.41 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 33.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 99.99 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pea yields in China?
- Pea yields in China was 1.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pea yields recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 tonnes per hectare in 1980.
- What is the lowest pea yields recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9091 tonnes per hectare in 1969.
- How does China rank for pea yields?
- China ranks 50th out of 98 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pea yields rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Pea yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.