Rye yields in China
China: Rye yields was 3.09 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.09 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
28th
of 65 countries
All-time high
3.75 tonnes per hectare
in 2011
All-time low
0.8333 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Rye yields in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
China recorded 3.09 tonnes per hectare for rye yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye yields in China peaked at 3.75 tonnes per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.8333 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
China ranks 28th of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Rye yields in China, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1963 | 0.8667 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 1965 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 1966 | 0.9286 tonnes per hectare | -19.5% |
| 1967 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +16.9% |
| 1976 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 1978 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +26.0% |
| 1979 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | +30.9% |
| 1980 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | -13.6% |
| 1981 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 1983 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | +17.0% |
| 1985 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | -19.1% |
| 1986 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 1987 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 1988 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1989 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 1996 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 2001 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | +55.9% |
| 2004 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -35.9% |
| 2007 | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | +91.0% |
| 2008 | 3 tonnes per hectare | +23.4% |
| 2009 | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 3.17 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 3.75 tonnes per hectare | +18.4% |
| 2012 | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 3.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 3.11 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 3.09 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.88 tonnes per hectare, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- China's 3.09 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.23 tonnes per hectare, 2.5× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rye yields in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +91.0% | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 2.43 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9758 tonnes per hectare | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | 3.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
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 rye yields in China?
- Rye yields in China was 3.09 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rye yields recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 3.75 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest rye yields recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8333 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does China rank for rye yields?
- China ranks 28th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye yields rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rye yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.