Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Yield in China
China: Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Yield was 1,878 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Yield in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
China recorded 1,878 kg/ha for pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield in China peaked at 1,926 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 208.3 kg/ha, in 1964.
China ranks 17th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Yield in China, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 217 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 251.5 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 1963 | 251.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 208.3 kg/ha | -17.2% |
| 1965 | 250 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1966 | 266.5 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 261.2 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 276 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 245.9 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1970 | 260.3 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 222.7 kg/ha | -14.4% |
| 1972 | 238.7 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 246.5 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 239.4 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 253.5 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 228.3 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1977 | 234.5 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 242.9 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 242.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 250 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 262.4 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 305.4 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 1983 | 344.5 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 1984 | 399.6 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 1985 | 398.7 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 341.1 kg/ha | -14.4% |
| 1987 | 423.8 kg/ha | +24.2% |
| 1988 | 502.8 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 1989 | 520.1 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 788.3 kg/ha | +51.6% |
| 1991 | 904.2 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1992 | 1,003 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1993 | 1,094 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 1,184 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 1,171 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 1,169 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1,250 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 1,361 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 1,500 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 1,401 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 1,424 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1,519 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 1,536 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1,468 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 1,510 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 1,501 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1,576 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 1,648 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 1,689 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1,730 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 1,766 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1,822 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 1,803 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1,815 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1,903 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 1,822 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 1,846 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1,890 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1,809 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 1,926 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 1,875 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 1,870 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,890 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 1,878 kg/ha | -0.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1,878 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,412 kg/ha, 78% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- China's 1,878 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,878 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +51.6% | 520.1 kg/ha | 788.3 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 247.54 kg/ha | 208.3 kg/ha | 276 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 240.97 kg/ha | 222.7 kg/ha | 260.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 374.84 kg/ha | 250 kg/ha | 520.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,143 kg/ha | 788.3 kg/ha | 1,500 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,527 kg/ha | 1,401 kg/ha | 1,689 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,821 kg/ha | 1,730 kg/ha | 1,903 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,888 kg/ha | 1,870 kg/ha | 1,926 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 14 Thailand 2,842 kg/ha compare
- 15 Ecuador 1,982 kg/ha compare
- 16 China, mainland 1,880 kg/ha compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 605.2 kg/ha compare
- 18 China, Macao SAR 1,720 kg/ha compare
- 19 Namibia 1,392 kg/ha compare
- 20 Uganda 1,312 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 pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield in China?
- Pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield in China was 1,878 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1,926 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 208.3 kg/ha in 1964.
- How does China rank for pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield?
- China ranks 17th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — 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.