Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in China
China: Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 111.1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — gross per capita production index number in China is 111.1, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross per capita production index number in China peaked at 111.1 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.16, in 1963.
China ranks 45th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32.7 | — |
| 1962 | 34.5 | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 29.16 | -15.5% |
| 1964 | 33.04 | +13.3% |
| 1965 | 36.74 | +11.2% |
| 1966 | 40.26 | +9.6% |
| 1967 | 39.1 | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 37.92 | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 40.03 | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 43.42 | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 43.35 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 45.24 | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 50.86 | +12.4% |
| 1974 | 48.01 | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 44.12 | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 40.42 | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 47.04 | +16.4% |
| 1978 | 49.63 | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 43.92 | -11.5% |
| 1980 | 43.71 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 41.08 | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 42.12 | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 44.84 | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 44.87 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 41.95 | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 38.58 | -8.0% |
| 1987 | 40.46 | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 47.13 | +16.5% |
| 1989 | 45.53 | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 46.11 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 43.18 | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 53.03 | +22.8% |
| 1993 | 63.72 | +20.2% |
| 1994 | 60.21 | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 62.58 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 71.6 | +14.4% |
| 1997 | 76.6 | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 85.77 | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 73.97 | -13.8% |
| 2000 | 86.73 | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 83.88 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 90.61 | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 87.4 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 92.13 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 89.88 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 81.31 | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 79.94 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 85.45 | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 86.45 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 94.12 | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 99.69 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 102.37 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 103.51 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 100.79 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 98.64 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 100.57 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 104.16 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 105.76 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 104.55 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 108.2 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 110 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 107.71 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 109.23 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 111.1 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.94 | 29.16 | 40.26 | 9 |
| 1970s | 45.6 | 40.42 | 50.86 | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.03 | 38.58 | 47.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.68 | 43.18 | 85.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.38 | 79.94 | 92.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.42 | 94.12 | 105.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.25 | 107.71 | 111.1 | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — gross per capita production index number in China?
- Potatoes — gross per capita production index number in China was 111.1 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 111.1 in 2024.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.16 in 1963.
- How does China rank for potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- China ranks 45th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.