Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in China, Taiwan Province of

China, Taiwan Province of: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested was 14,198 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
14,198 ha
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
117th
of 191 countries
All-time high
270,105 ha
in 1964
All-time low
12,896 ha
in 2004
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

China, Taiwan Province of recorded 14,198 ha for roots and tubers, total — area harvested in 2024.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 270,105 ha in 1964 and was at its lowest, 12,896 ha, in 2004.

That places China, Taiwan Province of 117th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in China, Taiwan Province of, year by year

Annual values for Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 254,919 ha
1962 254,286 ha -0.2%
1963 259,207 ha +1.9%
1964 270,105 ha +4.2%
1965 258,133 ha -4.4%
1966 258,594 ha +0.2%
1967 261,718 ha +1.2%
1968 267,226 ha +2.1%
1969 261,146 ha -2.3%
1970 255,935 ha -2.0%
1971 252,075 ha -1.5%
1972 237,596 ha -5.7%
1973 227,170 ha -4.4%
1974 209,622 ha -7.7%
1975 183,263 ha -12.6%
1976 150,286 ha -18.0%
1977 135,763 ha -9.7%
1978 119,313 ha -12.1%
1979 98,975 ha -17.0%
1980 84,164 ha -15.0%
1981 75,189 ha -10.7%
1982 63,833 ha -15.1%
1983 50,710 ha -20.6%
1984 41,950 ha -17.3%
1985 36,238 ha -13.6%
1986 33,757 ha -6.8%
1987 33,088 ha -2.0%
1988 25,971 ha -21.5%
1989 21,788 ha -16.1%
1990 20,411 ha -6.3%
1991 19,720 ha -3.4%
1992 19,146 ha -2.9%
1993 16,967 ha -11.4%
1994 15,725 ha -7.3%
1995 16,229 ha +3.2%
1996 15,608 ha -3.8%
1997 16,877 ha +8.1%
1998 15,241 ha -9.7%
1999 15,824 ha +3.8%
2000 15,023 ha -5.1%
2001 15,080 ha +0.4%
2002 14,611 ha -3.1%
2003 14,265 ha -2.4%
2004 12,896 ha -9.6%
2005 15,376 ha +19.2%
2006 15,966 ha +3.8%
2007 14,825 ha -7.1%
2008 15,717 ha +6.0%
2009 15,925 ha +1.3%
2010 15,708 ha -1.4%
2011 14,464 ha -7.9%
2012 14,393 ha -0.5%
2013 14,944 ha +3.8%
2014 15,670 ha +4.9%
2015 15,464 ha -1.3%
2016 16,683 ha +7.9%
2017 16,028 ha -3.9%
2018 15,405 ha -3.9%
2019 14,118 ha -8.4%
2020 15,191 ha +7.6%
2021 14,187 ha -6.6%
2022 14,671 ha +3.4%
2023 13,783 ha -6.1%
2024 14,198 ha +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 260,593 ha 254,286 ha 270,105 ha 9
1970s 187,000 ha 98,975 ha 255,935 ha 10
1980s 46,669 ha 21,788 ha 84,164 ha 10
1990s 17,175 ha 15,241 ha 20,411 ha 10
2000s 14,968 ha 12,896 ha 15,966 ha 10
2010s 15,288 ha 14,118 ha 16,683 ha 10
2020s 14,406 ha 13,783 ha 15,191 ha 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested in China, Taiwan Province of?
Roots and tubers, total — area harvested in China, Taiwan Province of was 14,198 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
The highest recorded value was 270,105 ha in 1964.
What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
The lowest recorded value was 12,896 ha in 2004.
How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested?
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 117th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China, Taiwan Province of data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,936 data points, 1961–2024
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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.