Rice — Area harvested, per capita in China
China: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0208 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in China, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, rice — area harvested, per capita in China stood at 0.0208 ha per person.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in China peaked at 0.0435 ha per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0207 ha per person, in 2023.
China ranks 22nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.041 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0416 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0417 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0435 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0428 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0426 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0413 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0396 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0392 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0405 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0424 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0416 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0406 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0403 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0398 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0397 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0384 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0368 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0357 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0351 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0341 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0334 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.033 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0326 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.031 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0307 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0302 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0295 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0297 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0295 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0287 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0279 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0261 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0256 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0258 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0261 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0261 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0254 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0253 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.024 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0229 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0223 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0208 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0221 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0223 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0223 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0222 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0223 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0226 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0227 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0227 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0227 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0227 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0226 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0225 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0224 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0222 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0217 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0213 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0215 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0213 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.021 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0207 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0208 ha per person | +0.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0208 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0037 ha per person, 5.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0208 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0187 ha per person, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0415 ha per person | 0.0392 ha per person | 0.0435 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0396 ha per person | 0.0357 ha per person | 0.0424 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0319 ha per person | 0.0295 ha per person | 0.0351 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0267 ha per person | 0.0253 ha per person | 0.0295 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0224 ha per person | 0.0208 ha per person | 0.024 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0224 ha per person | 0.0213 ha per person | 0.0227 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0211 ha per person | 0.0207 ha per person | 0.0215 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 rice — area harvested, per capita in China?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in China was 0.0208 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0435 ha per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0207 ha per person in 2023.
- How does China rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- China ranks 22nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rice — 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.