Quinces — Area harvested in China
China: Quinces — Area harvested was 32,832 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Quinces — Area harvested in China, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
China recorded 32,832 ha for quinces — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, quinces — area harvested in China peaked at 33,979 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 700 ha, in 1985.
China ranks 1st of 55 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Quinces — Area harvested in China, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 700 ha | — |
| 1986 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1,100 ha | +57.1% |
| 1992 | 1,500 ha | +36.4% |
| 1993 | 3,300 ha | +120.0% |
| 1994 | 3,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4,400 ha | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 6,400 ha | +45.5% |
| 1997 | 7,500 ha | +17.2% |
| 1998 | 8,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 10,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 12,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 13,000 ha | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 13,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13,500 ha | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 14,000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 15,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 16,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 17,000 ha | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 19,000 ha | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 20,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 21,278 ha | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 24,007 ha | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 27,067 ha | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 29,890 ha | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 32,176 ha | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 33,467 ha | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 31,844 ha | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 32,527 ha | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 33,979 ha | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 32,783 ha | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 32,373 ha | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 33,045 ha | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 32,734 ha | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 32,718 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 32,832 ha | +0.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 32,832 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 331 ha, 99.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Quinces — 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 | +120.0% | 1,500 ha | 3,300 ha |
| 1991 | +57.1% | 700 ha | 1,100 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 700 ha | 700 ha | 700 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 4,620 ha | 700 ha | 10,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,250 ha | 12,000 ha | 20,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,902 ha | 21,278 ha | 33,979 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,740 ha | 32,373 ha | 33,045 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 China, mainland 32,832 ha compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 8,673 ha compare
- 3 Türkiye 8,025 ha compare
- 3 USSR 17,228 ha compare
- 4 Azerbaijan 4,365 ha compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 1,036 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 quinces — area harvested in China?
- Quinces — area harvested in China was 32,832 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest quinces — area harvested recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 33,979 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest quinces — area harvested recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 700 ha in 1985.
- How does China rank for quinces — area harvested?
- China ranks 1st out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is quinces — area harvested rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Quinces — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.