Rye — Area harvested in China, mainland
China, mainland: Rye — Area harvested was 166,529 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rye — Area harvested in China, mainland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 166,529 ha for rye — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye — area harvested in China, mainland peaked at 1.80 million ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 160,117 ha, in 2015.
That places China, mainland 6th out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rye — Area harvested in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.30 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.80 million ha | +38.5% |
| 1963 | 1.50 million ha | -16.7% |
| 1964 | 1.30 million ha | -13.3% |
| 1965 | 1.30 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.40 million ha | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 1.30 million ha | -7.1% |
| 1968 | 1.10 million ha | -15.4% |
| 1969 | 1.30 million ha | +18.2% |
| 1970 | 1.30 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.27 million ha | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 1.28 million ha | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 1.20 million ha | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 1.20 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.10 million ha | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 1.10 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.10 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.20 million ha | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 1.00 million ha | -16.7% |
| 1980 | 900,000 ha | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 898,000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 800,000 ha | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 800,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 750,000 ha | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 700,000 ha | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 699,000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 752,000 ha | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 852,500 ha | +13.4% |
| 1989 | 800,000 ha | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 804,500 ha | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 967,500 ha | +20.3% |
| 1992 | 996,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 800,000 ha | -19.7% |
| 1994 | 700,000 ha | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 760,000 ha | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 600,000 ha | -21.1% |
| 1997 | 733,693 ha | +22.3% |
| 1998 | 607,000 ha | -17.3% |
| 1999 | 492,500 ha | -18.9% |
| 2000 | 636,000 ha | +29.1% |
| 2001 | 501,000 ha | -21.2% |
| 2002 | 375,000 ha | -25.1% |
| 2003 | 313,000 ha | -16.5% |
| 2004 | 280,000 ha | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 279,000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 275,000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 288,000 ha | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 215,000 ha | -25.3% |
| 2009 | 185,000 ha | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 180,000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 200,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 190,000 ha | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 180,000 ha | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 170,000 ha | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 160,117 ha | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 170,039 ha | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 166,719 ha | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 165,625 ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 167,461 ha | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 160,756 ha | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 161,124 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 168,347 ha | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 167,441 ha | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 166,529 ha | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.37 million ha | 1.10 million ha | 1.80 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.18 million ha | 1.00 million ha | 1.30 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 795,150 ha | 699,000 ha | 900,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 746,119 ha | 492,500 ha | 996,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 334,700 ha | 185,000 ha | 636,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 174,996 ha | 160,117 ha | 200,000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 164,839 ha | 160,756 ha | 168,347 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 52,855 ha compare
- 3 Russian Federation 580,000 ha compare
- 4 Germany 535,600 ha compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 562 ha compare
- 5 Belarus 340,000 ha compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 491 ha compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 355 ha compare
- 6 China 166,529 ha compare
- 8 Argentina 118,002 ha compare
- 9 Canada 117,000 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rye — area harvested in China, mainland?
- Rye — area harvested in China, mainland was 166,529 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rye — area harvested recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.80 million ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest rye — area harvested recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 160,117 ha in 2015.
- How does China, mainland rank for rye — area harvested?
- China, mainland ranks 6th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye — area harvested rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rye — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.