Rice — Area harvested in China
China: Rice — Area harvested was 29.26 million ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rice — Area harvested in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — area harvested in China is 29.26 million ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested in China peaked at 36.97 million ha in 1976 and was at its lowest, 26.78 million ha, in 2003.
That places China 2nd out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested in China, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27.04 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 27.71 million ha | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 28.49 million ha | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 30.35 million ha | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 30.57 million ha | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 31.29 million ha | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 31.20 million ha | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 30.66 million ha | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 31.20 million ha | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 33.11 million ha | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 35.64 million ha | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 35.85 million ha | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 35.78 million ha | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 36.25 million ha | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 36.48 million ha | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 36.97 million ha | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 36.27 million ha | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 35.17 million ha | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 34.56 million ha | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 34.48 million ha | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 33.93 million ha | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 33.70 million ha | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 33.78 million ha | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 33.77 million ha | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 32.63 million ha | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 32.80 million ha | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 32.69 million ha | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 32.46 million ha | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 33.18 million ha | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 33.52 million ha | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 33.02 million ha | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 32.49 million ha | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 30.75 million ha | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 30.54 million ha | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 31.11 million ha | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 31.75 million ha | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 32.13 million ha | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 31.57 million ha | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 31.64 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 30.30 million ha | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 29.14 million ha | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 28.51 million ha | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 26.78 million ha | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 28.62 million ha | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 29.12 million ha | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 29.20 million ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 29.23 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 29.60 million ha | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 30.05 million ha | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 30.34 million ha | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 30.59 million ha | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 30.74 million ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 30.98 million ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 31.04 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 31.04 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 31.02 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 31.02 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30.46 million ha | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 29.96 million ha | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 30.34 million ha | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 30.15 million ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 29.69 million ha | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 29.17 million ha | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 29.26 million ha | +0.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 29.26 million ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40,875 ha, 715.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- China's 29.26 million ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.68 million ha, 10.9× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.84 million ha | 27.04 million ha | 31.29 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 35.61 million ha | 33.11 million ha | 36.97 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.34 million ha | 32.46 million ha | 34.48 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.85 million ha | 30.54 million ha | 33.52 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.05 million ha | 26.78 million ha | 30.30 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.72 million ha | 29.96 million ha | 31.04 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.72 million ha | 29.17 million ha | 30.34 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 India 50.51 million ha compare
- 3 China, mainland 29.01 million ha compare
- 3 Viet Nam 7.06 million ha compare
- 4 Bangladesh 11.45 million ha compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.84 million ha compare
- 5 Thailand 11.25 million 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 rice — area harvested in China?
- Rice — area harvested in China was 29.26 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — area harvested recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 36.97 million ha in 1976.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.78 million ha in 2003.
- How does China rank for rice — area harvested?
- China ranks 2nd out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — 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.