Pears — Area harvested in China
China: Pears — Area harvested was 978,380 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pears — Area harvested in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
China recorded 978,380 ha for pears — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pears — area harvested in China peaked at 1.32 million ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 120,127 ha, in 1961.
That places China 1st out of 87 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pears — Area harvested in China, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 120,127 ha | — |
| 1962 | 120,145 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 125,191 ha | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 130,367 ha | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 135,627 ha | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 140,729 ha | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 145,919 ha | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 149,673 ha | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 156,959 ha | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 166,181 ha | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 187,724 ha | +13.0% |
| 1972 | 228,279 ha | +21.6% |
| 1973 | 245,108 ha | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 272,018 ha | +11.0% |
| 1975 | 281,934 ha | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 287,481 ha | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 302,117 ha | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 306,881 ha | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 323,921 ha | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 306,557 ha | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 304,708 ha | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 305,506 ha | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 302,939 ha | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 309,644 ha | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 346,619 ha | +11.9% |
| 1986 | 402,950 ha | +16.3% |
| 1987 | 541,107 ha | +34.3% |
| 1988 | 497,079 ha | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 491,551 ha | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 490,340 ha | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 492,493 ha | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 530,710 ha | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 606,969 ha | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 759,657 ha | +25.2% |
| 1995 | 868,700 ha | +14.4% |
| 1996 | 942,821 ha | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 1.32 million ha | +39.8% |
| 1998 | 926,982 ha | -29.6% |
| 1999 | 985,269 ha | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 1.02 million ha | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.04 million ha | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.05 million ha | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.07 million ha | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.09 million ha | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.12 million ha | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.10 million ha | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.08 million ha | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.08 million ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.08 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.07 million ha | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.09 million ha | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.09 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.12 million ha | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.12 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.13 million ha | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 974,678 ha | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 928,097 ha | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 948,694 ha | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 961,358 ha | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 930,754 ha | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 926,604 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 919,910 ha | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 934,083 ha | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 978,380 ha | +4.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 978,380 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,371 ha, 412.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pears — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +39.8% | 942,821 ha | 1.32 million ha |
| 1987 | +34.3% | 402,950 ha | 541,107 ha |
| 1998 | -29.6% | 1.32 million ha | 926,982 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 136,082 ha | 120,127 ha | 156,959 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 260,164 ha | 166,181 ha | 323,921 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 380,866 ha | 302,939 ha | 541,107 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 792,156 ha | 490,340 ha | 1.32 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 million ha | 1.02 million ha | 1.12 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 million ha | 928,097 ha | 1.13 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 937,946 ha | 919,910 ha | 978,380 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 2 China, mainland 973,085 ha compare
- 2 Türkiye 22,258 ha compare
- 3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 14,024 ha compare
- 3 USSR 120,000 ha compare
- 4 India 35,023 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 pears — area harvested in China?
- Pears — area harvested in China was 978,380 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pears — area harvested recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 million ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest pears — area harvested recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 120,127 ha in 1961.
- How does China rank for pears — area harvested?
- China ranks 1st out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pears — area harvested rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. 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 Pears — 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.