Pistachios, in shell — Area harvested in China
China: Pistachios, in shell — Area harvested was 26,801 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pistachios, in shell — Area harvested in China, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pistachios, in shell — area harvested in China stood at 26,801 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pistachios, in shell — area harvested in China peaked at 28,064 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12,000 ha, in 2000.
China ranks 2nd of 20 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Pistachios, in shell — Area harvested in China, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 16,000 ha | — |
| 1986 | 16,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 16,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 16,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 16,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 16,400 ha | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 16,879 ha | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 15,248 ha | -9.7% |
| 1993 | 16,600 ha | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 16,563 ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 16,706 ha | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 16,806 ha | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 17,000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 17,500 ha | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 15,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 12,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 15,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 15,025 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 15,313 ha | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 15,820 ha | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 16,000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 16,630 ha | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 17,500 ha | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 18,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 20,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 24,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 25,000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 25,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26,807 ha | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 28,064 ha | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 26,624 ha | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 27,165 ha | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 27,284 ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 26,350 ha | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 26,933 ha | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 26,856 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 26,713 ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 26,834 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 26,801 ha | -0.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 26,801 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 135 ha, 198.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pistachios, in shell — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +25.0% | 12,000 ha | 15,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16,000 ha | 16,000 ha | 16,000 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 16,470 ha | 15,000 ha | 17,500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,129 ha | 12,000 ha | 20,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,129 ha | 24,000 ha | 28,064 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,827 ha | 26,713 ha | 26,933 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 Tunisia 26,958 ha compare
- 2 China, mainland 26,801 ha compare
- 2 Türkiye 484,529 ha compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 269,080 ha compare
- 4 Spain 20,415 ha compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 60,526 ha compare
- 5 Madagascar 13,236 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 pistachios, in shell — area harvested in China?
- Pistachios, in shell — area harvested in China was 26,801 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pistachios, in shell — area harvested recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 28,064 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest pistachios, in shell — area harvested recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,000 ha in 2000.
- How does China rank for pistachios, in shell — area harvested?
- China ranks 2nd out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pistachios, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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, published as part of Pistachios, in shell — 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.