Roots and Tubers, Total — Production in China, mainland

China, mainland: Roots and Tubers, Total — Production was 153.18 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
153.18 million t
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
2nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
189.57 million t
in 2000
All-time low
82.25 million t
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Roots and Tubers, Total — Production in China, mainland, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, roots and tubers, total — production in China, mainland stood at 153.18 million t.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — production in China, mainland peaked at 189.57 million t in 2000 and was at its lowest, 82.25 million t, in 1964.

China, mainland ranks 2nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Roots and Tubers, Total — Production in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Roots and Tubers, Total — Production in China, mainland, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 88.56 million t
1962 95.53 million t +7.9%
1963 87.30 million t -8.6%
1964 82.25 million t -5.8%
1965 101.20 million t +23.0%
1966 114.65 million t +13.3%
1967 114.17 million t -0.4%
1968 113.70 million t -0.4%
1969 123.00 million t +8.2%
1970 135.90 million t +10.5%
1971 128.37 million t -5.5%
1972 125.45 million t -2.3%
1973 160.77 million t +28.2%
1974 144.17 million t -10.3%
1975 145.88 million t +1.2%
1976 136.50 million t -6.4%
1977 151.85 million t +11.2%
1978 162.39 million t +6.9%
1979 146.30 million t -9.9%
1980 148.15 million t +1.3%
1981 134.57 million t -9.2%
1982 140.10 million t +4.1%
1983 151.35 million t +8.0%
1984 147.57 million t -2.5%
1985 134.98 million t -8.5%
1986 131.49 million t -2.6%
1987 145.66 million t +10.8%
1988 139.21 million t -4.4%
1989 140.89 million t +1.2%
1990 141.02 million t +0.1%
1991 140.28 million t -0.5%
1992 146.78 million t +4.6%
1993 163.72 million t +11.5%
1994 156.08 million t -4.7%
1995 167.99 million t +7.6%
1996 181.76 million t +8.2%
1997 164.65 million t -9.4%
1998 185.17 million t +12.5%
1999 187.24 million t +1.1%
2000 189.57 million t +1.2%
2001 183.54 million t -3.2%
2002 188.76 million t +2.8%
2003 181.26 million t -4.0%
2004 183.23 million t +1.1%
2005 178.91 million t -2.4%
2006 151.34 million t -15.4%
2007 145.34 million t -4.0%
2008 152.82 million t +5.1%
2009 145.81 million t -4.6%
2010 148.36 million t +1.7%
2011 152.38 million t +2.7%
2012 150.52 million t -1.2%
2013 149.21 million t -0.9%
2014 146.47 million t -1.8%
2015 143.68 million t -1.9%
2016 143.06 million t -0.4%
2017 146.77 million t +2.6%
2018 150.18 million t +2.3%
2019 146.65 million t -2.3%
2020 151.42 million t +3.2%
2021 152.91 million t +1.0%
2022 150.41 million t -1.6%
2023 151.86 million t +1.0%
2024 153.18 million t +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 102.26 million t 82.25 million t 123.00 million t 9
1970s 143.76 million t 125.45 million t 162.39 million t 10
1980s 141.40 million t 131.49 million t 151.35 million t 10
1990s 163.47 million t 140.28 million t 187.24 million t 10
2000s 170.06 million t 145.34 million t 189.57 million t 10
2010s 147.73 million t 143.06 million t 152.38 million t 10
2020s 151.95 million t 150.41 million t 153.18 million t 5

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 China 153.49 million t compare
  2. 3 Nigeria 141.87 million t compare
  3. 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 48.41 million t compare
  4. 4 India 65.62 million t compare
  5. 5 USSR 64.84 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is roots and tubers, total — production in China, mainland?
Roots and tubers, total — production in China, mainland was 153.18 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest roots and tubers, total — production recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 189.57 million t in 2000.
What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — production recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 82.25 million t in 1964.
How does China, mainland rank for roots and tubers, total — production?
China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is roots and tubers, total — production rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,982 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.