Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita in China
China: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0003 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita in China, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
China recorded 0.0003 ha per person for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita in China peaked at 0.0003 ha per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 1973.
That places China 39th out of 109 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 ha per person | +34.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 ha per person | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 ha per person | +29.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 ha per person | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0003 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0003 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 2.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +34.8% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person |
| 1996 | +29.8% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 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 pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita in China?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita in China was 0.0003 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 1973.
- How does China rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita?
- China ranks 39th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.