Sisal, raw — Area harvested in China
China: Sisal, raw — Area harvested was 2,652 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sisal, raw — Area harvested in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
China recorded 2,652 ha for sisal, raw — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sisal, raw — area harvested in China peaked at 19,556 ha in 1986 and was at its lowest, 2,598 ha, in 2014.
That places China 7th out of 24 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.
Sisal, raw — Area harvested in China, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,014 ha | — |
| 1962 | 15,413 ha | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 16,094 ha | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 16,704 ha | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 16,644 ha | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 16,962 ha | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 16,981 ha | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 16,598 ha | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 16,806 ha | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 15,510 ha | -7.7% |
| 1971 | 17,205 ha | +10.9% |
| 1972 | 16,525 ha | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 17,612 ha | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 17,800 ha | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 18,400 ha | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 17,500 ha | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 17,169 ha | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 17,160 ha | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 16,396 ha | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 15,995 ha | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 12,605 ha | -21.2% |
| 1982 | 13,547 ha | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 13,436 ha | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 14,376 ha | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 19,485 ha | +35.5% |
| 1986 | 19,556 ha | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 12,834 ha | -34.4% |
| 1988 | 12,721 ha | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 14,453 ha | +13.6% |
| 1990 | 13,300 ha | -8.0% |
| 1991 | 13,100 ha | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 13,025 ha | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 16,009 ha | +22.9% |
| 1994 | 15,002 ha | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 12,440 ha | -17.1% |
| 1996 | 11,501 ha | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 14,201 ha | +23.5% |
| 1998 | 12,226 ha | -13.9% |
| 1999 | 11,325 ha | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 9,705 ha | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 4,005 ha | -58.7% |
| 2002 | 3,804 ha | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 3,004 ha | -21.0% |
| 2004 | 4,204 ha | +39.9% |
| 2005 | 3,104 ha | -26.2% |
| 2006 | 3,003 ha | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 3,203 ha | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 3,303 ha | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 3,403 ha | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 3,207 ha | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 2,965 ha | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 2,986 ha | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 2,869 ha | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 2,598 ha | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 2,616 ha | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2,694 ha | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2,636 ha | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 2,649 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2,660 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2,648 ha | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 2,652 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2,653 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,651 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 2,652 ha | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 2,652 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,524 ha, 1.7× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sisal, raw — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -58.7% | 9,705 ha | 4,005 ha |
| 2004 | +39.9% | 3,004 ha | 4,204 ha |
| 1985 | +35.5% | 14,376 ha | 19,485 ha |
| 1987 | -34.4% | 19,556 ha | 12,834 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,357 ha | 15,014 ha | 16,981 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,128 ha | 15,510 ha | 18,400 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,901 ha | 12,605 ha | 19,556 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,213 ha | 11,325 ha | 16,009 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,074 ha | 3,003 ha | 9,705 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,788 ha | 2,598 ha | 3,207 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,651 ha | 2,648 ha | 2,653 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 4 Madagascar 13,899 ha compare
- 5 Mexico 7,350 ha compare
- 6 Morocco 4,547 ha compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 607 ha compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 ha compare
- 8 China, mainland 2,650 ha compare
- 8 Caribbean 24,349 ha compare
- 9 Guinea 2,057 ha compare
- 10 South Africa 2,010 ha compare
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 sisal, raw — area harvested in China?
- Sisal, raw — area harvested in China was 2,652 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sisal, raw — area harvested recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 19,556 ha in 1986.
- What is the lowest sisal, raw — area harvested recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,598 ha in 2014.
- How does China rank for sisal, raw — area harvested?
- China ranks 7th out of 24 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sisal, raw — area harvested rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sisal, raw — 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.