Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in China
China: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested was 414,308 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in China stood at 414,308 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in China peaked at 419,591 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 50,491 ha, in 1961.
China ranks 2nd of 122 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in China, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 50,491 ha | — |
| 1962 | 51,482 ha | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 56,499 ha | +9.7% |
| 1964 | 57,436 ha | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 59,487 ha | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 60,493 ha | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 59,607 ha | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 60,654 ha | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 59,865 ha | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 59,766 ha | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 57,947 ha | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 57,820 ha | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 56,726 ha | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 58,450 ha | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 61,463 ha | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 63,130 ha | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 63,154 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 67,428 ha | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 69,703 ha | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 69,760 ha | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 71,493 ha | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 71,671 ha | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 71,768 ha | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 75,136 ha | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 78,355 ha | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 78,573 ha | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 79,479 ha | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 79,671 ha | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 82,908 ha | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 84,967 ha | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 87,350 ha | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 83,258 ha | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 113,544 ha | +36.4% |
| 1994 | 133,173 ha | +17.3% |
| 1995 | 143,784 ha | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 188,606 ha | +31.2% |
| 1997 | 203,886 ha | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 219,162 ha | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 224,597 ha | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 239,652 ha | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 244,772 ha | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 274,934 ha | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 283,561 ha | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 303,184 ha | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 307,995 ha | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 318,470 ha | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 328,212 ha | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 330,086 ha | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 352,979 ha | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 364,736 ha | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 377,427 ha | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 382,514 ha | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 388,033 ha | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 393,209 ha | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 416,100 ha | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 399,209 ha | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 397,346 ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 399,585 ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 404,040 ha | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 409,291 ha | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 419,591 ha | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 410,906 ha | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 413,031 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 414,308 ha | +0.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 414,308 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,722 ha, 111.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- China's 414,308 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,891 ha, 84.7× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +36.4% | 83,258 ha | 113,544 ha |
| 1996 | +31.2% | 143,784 ha | 188,606 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57,335 ha | 50,491 ha | 60,654 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 61,559 ha | 56,726 ha | 69,703 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 75,881 ha | 69,760 ha | 82,908 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 148,233 ha | 83,258 ha | 224,597 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 298,384 ha | 239,652 ha | 352,979 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 392,220 ha | 364,736 ha | 416,100 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 413,425 ha | 409,291 ha | 419,591 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 India 560,547 ha compare
- 3 China, mainland 412,110 ha compare
- 4 Cameroon 157,269 ha compare
- 4 Türkiye 91,377 ha compare
- 5 Central African Republic 110,444 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 pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in China?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in China was 414,308 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 419,591 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,491 ha in 1961.
- How does China rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested?
- China ranks 2nd out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.