Persimmons — Area harvested in China
China: Persimmons — Area harvested was 1.14 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Persimmons — Area harvested in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
China recorded 1.14 million ha for persimmons — area harvested in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persimmons — area harvested in China peaked at 1.14 million ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76,230 ha, in 1961.
That places China 1st out of 20 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.
Persimmons — Area harvested in China, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 76,230 ha | — |
| 1962 | 80,230 ha | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 80,250 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 90,260 ha | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 100,240 ha | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 130,240 ha | +29.9% |
| 1967 | 135,250 ha | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 155,270 ha | +14.8% |
| 1969 | 120,250 ha | -22.6% |
| 1970 | 140,270 ha | +16.6% |
| 1971 | 145,270 ha | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 135,290 ha | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 123,300 ha | -8.9% |
| 1974 | 155,340 ha | +26.0% |
| 1975 | 145,380 ha | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 155,440 ha | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 155,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 140,504 ha | -9.6% |
| 1979 | 100,556 ha | -28.4% |
| 1980 | 110,684 ha | +10.1% |
| 1981 | 115,773 ha | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 140,679 ha | +21.5% |
| 1983 | 150,786 ha | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 183,985 ha | +22.0% |
| 1985 | 191,119 ha | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 201,160 ha | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 216,243 ha | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 203,455 ha | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 188,549 ha | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 162,993 ha | -13.6% |
| 1991 | 145,507 ha | -10.7% |
| 1992 | 182,446 ha | +25.4% |
| 1993 | 204,531 ha | +12.1% |
| 1994 | 235,584 ha | +15.2% |
| 1995 | 269,568 ha | +14.4% |
| 1996 | 281,615 ha | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 301,677 ha | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 357,717 ha | +18.6% |
| 1999 | 402,380 ha | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 471,463 ha | +17.2% |
| 2001 | 482,562 ha | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 540,003 ha | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 593,108 ha | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 603,107 ha | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 622,321 ha | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 639,545 ha | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 643,676 ha | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 683,869 ha | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 703,930 ha | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 725,211 ha | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 793,139 ha | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 840,263 ha | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 834,078 ha | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 857,956 ha | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 844,346 ha | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 843,636 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 856,667 ha | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 905,488 ha | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 925,107 ha | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 998,427 ha | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 1.04 million ha | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 1.11 million ha | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 1.14 million ha | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 1.14 million ha | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 107,580 ha | 76,230 ha | 155,270 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 139,685 ha | 100,556 ha | 155,500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 170,243 ha | 110,684 ha | 216,243 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 254,402 ha | 145,507 ha | 402,380 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 598,358 ha | 471,463 ha | 703,930 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 842,589 ha | 725,211 ha | 925,107 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 million ha | 998,427 ha | 1.14 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 2 China, mainland 1.13 million ha compare
- 2 Türkiye 8,980 ha compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,989 ha compare
- 3 Republic of Korea 23,423 ha compare
- 4 Spain 18,526 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 persimmons — area harvested in China?
- Persimmons — area harvested in China was 1.14 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest persimmons — area harvested recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 million ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest persimmons — area harvested recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 76,230 ha in 1961.
- How does China rank for persimmons — area harvested?
- China ranks 1st out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is persimmons — area harvested rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. 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 Persimmons — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.