Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in China
China: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.044 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
China recorded 0.044 ha per square kilometre for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.0447 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0054 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
China ranks 32nd of 109 countries on this measure, 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 square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0142 ha per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0153 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0217 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0239 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0261 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0293 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0302 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0323 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0328 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0339 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.035 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0352 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0376 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0389 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0402 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0407 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0413 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0419 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0443 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0425 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0423 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0426 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.043 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0436 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0447 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0438 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.044 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.044 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0291 ha per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- China's 0.044 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0126 ha per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +36.4% | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +31.2% | 0.0153 ha per square kilometre | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0158 ha per square kilometre | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | 0.0239 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0318 ha per square kilometre | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | 0.0376 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0418 ha per square kilometre | 0.0389 ha per square kilometre | 0.0443 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.044 ha per square kilometre | 0.0436 ha per square kilometre | 0.0447 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 29 Egypt 0.0549 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Belgium 0.0485 ha per square kilometre compare
- 31 Portugal 0.0467 ha per square kilometre compare
- 33 Luxembourg 0.0388 ha per square kilometre compare
- 34 Zimbabwe 0.0379 ha per square kilometre compare
- 35 Japan 0.0379 ha per square kilometre 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 pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in China?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in China was 0.044 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0447 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0054 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 32nd out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.