Peaches and nectarines — Yield in China
China: Peaches and nectarines — Yield was 20,288 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Peaches and nectarines — Yield in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for peaches and nectarines — yield in China is 20,288 kg/ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peaches and nectarines — yield in China peaked at 20,288 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,453 kg/ha, in 1989.
China ranks 9th of 81 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Peaches and nectarines — Yield in China, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,173 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,074 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 1963 | 6,438 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 5,512 kg/ha | -14.4% |
| 1965 | 5,549 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 3,924 kg/ha | -29.3% |
| 1967 | 3,816 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 3,239 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 1969 | 3,804 kg/ha | +17.5% |
| 1970 | 3,586 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 3,206 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 1972 | 4,280 kg/ha | +33.5% |
| 1973 | 5,357 kg/ha | +25.2% |
| 1974 | 4,238 kg/ha | -20.9% |
| 1975 | 3,928 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1976 | 3,546 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 1977 | 2,964 kg/ha | -16.4% |
| 1978 | 3,700 kg/ha | +24.8% |
| 1979 | 4,751 kg/ha | +28.4% |
| 1980 | 4,444 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 4,688 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 3,980 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 1983 | 4,495 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 1984 | 4,352 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 2,558 kg/ha | -41.2% |
| 1986 | 2,138 kg/ha | -16.4% |
| 1987 | 2,133 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 1,702 kg/ha | -20.2% |
| 1989 | 1,453 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 1990 | 2,468 kg/ha | +69.8% |
| 1991 | 2,785 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 1992 | 2,854 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 3,552 kg/ha | +24.5% |
| 1994 | 4,165 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 1995 | 4,976 kg/ha | +19.5% |
| 1996 | 5,575 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 6,908 kg/ha | +23.9% |
| 1998 | 7,359 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 8,256 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 8,240 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 10,082 kg/ha | +22.4% |
| 2002 | 9,567 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 10,133 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 10,578 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 11,253 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 12,263 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 12,979 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 13,706 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 14,410 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 14,619 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 14,954 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 15,124 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 15,558 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 17,097 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 16,457 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 17,023 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 17,441 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 17,785 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 18,124 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 18,496 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 19,070 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 19,474 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 19,880 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 20,288 kg/ha | +2.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 20,288 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11,664 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,059 kg/ha | 3,239 kg/ha | 7,173 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,955 kg/ha | 2,964 kg/ha | 5,357 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,194 kg/ha | 1,453 kg/ha | 4,688 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,890 kg/ha | 2,468 kg/ha | 8,256 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,321 kg/ha | 8,240 kg/ha | 14,410 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,418 kg/ha | 14,619 kg/ha | 18,124 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,442 kg/ha | 18,496 kg/ha | 20,288 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 6 France 21,403 kg/ha compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 6,836 kg/ha compare
- 7 Italy 20,603 kg/ha compare
- 8 China, mainland 20,311 kg/ha compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 5,001 kg/ha compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 3,655 kg/ha compare
- 10 Saudi Arabia 20,276 kg/ha compare
- 11 Spain 20,207 kg/ha compare
- 12 South Africa 18,633 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 peaches and nectarines — yield in China?
- Peaches and nectarines — yield in China was 20,288 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest peaches and nectarines — yield recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 20,288 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest peaches and nectarines — yield recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,453 kg/ha in 1989.
- How does China rank for peaches and nectarines — yield?
- China ranks 9th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is peaches and nectarines — yield rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. 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 Peaches and nectarines — 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.