Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in China
China: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0032 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in China, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in China stood at 0.0032 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in China peaked at 0.0037 ha per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.002 ha per person, in 1961.
China ranks 32nd of 137 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.002 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0023 ha per person | +14.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0022 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0023 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0024 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0027 ha per person | +14.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0027 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0026 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0024 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0024 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0025 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0027 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0023 ha per person | -15.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0022 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0023 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0022 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0021 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0023 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0024 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0023 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0024 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0023 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0024 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0023 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0024 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0023 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0024 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0025 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0025 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0025 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0026 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0026 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0027 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0029 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0031 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0031 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0033 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0035 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0037 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0037 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0036 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0035 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0037 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0032 ha per person | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0033 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0034 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0036 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0037 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0037 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0037 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0037 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0036 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0035 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0035 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0035 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0029 ha per person | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0033 ha per person | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0033 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0032 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0032 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0032 ha per person | -0.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0032 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0011 ha per person, 2.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0032 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0005 ha per person, 6.5× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0035 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0033 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in China?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in China was 0.0032 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0037 ha per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 ha per person in 1961.
- How does China rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- China ranks 32nd out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.