Rice — Yield in China, mainland

China, mainland: Rice — Yield was 7,154 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
7,154 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
10th
of 127 countries
All-time high
7,154 kg/ha
in 2024
All-time low
2,043 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Rice — Yield in China, mainland, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rice — yield in China, mainland is 7,154 kg/ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — yield in China, mainland peaked at 7,154 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,043 kg/ha, in 1961.

China, mainland ranks 10th of 127 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,811 kg/ha 2,043 kg/ha 3,165 kg/ha 9
1970s 3,574 kg/ha 3,229 kg/ha 4,248 kg/ha 10
1980s 5,062 kg/ha 4,134 kg/ha 5,508 kg/ha 10
1990s 6,012 kg/ha 5,640 kg/ha 6,366 kg/ha 10
2000s 6,312 kg/ha 6,061 kg/ha 6,585 kg/ha 10
2010s 6,831 kg/ha 6,553 kg/ha 7,060 kg/ha 10
2020s 7,106 kg/ha 7,043 kg/ha 7,154 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 7 Peru 8,307 kg/ha compare
  2. 8 Greece 7,922 kg/ha compare
  3. 9 Türkiye 7,905 kg/ha compare
  4. 11 China 7,150 kg/ha compare
  5. 12 Spain 7,049 kg/ha compare
  6. 13 El Salvador 7,020 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 159 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — yield in China, mainland?
Rice — yield in China, mainland was 7,154 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — yield recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 7,154 kg/ha in 2024.
What is the lowest rice — yield recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 2,043 kg/ha in 1961.
How does China, mainland rank for rice — yield?
China, mainland ranks 10th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
Is rice — yield rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Rice — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
159 places, 9,291 data points, 1961–2024
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