Spinach — Area harvested in China
China: Spinach — Area harvested was 736,735 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spinach — Area harvested in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, spinach — area harvested in China stood at 736,735 ha.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spinach — area harvested in China peaked at 753,117 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 380 ha, in 1984.
China ranks 1st of 69 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spinach — Area harvested in China, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 240,160 ha | — |
| 1962 | 175,150 ha | -27.1% |
| 1963 | 150,160 ha | -14.3% |
| 1964 | 135,120 ha | -10.0% |
| 1965 | 135,100 ha | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 132,750 ha | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 132,900 ha | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 120,750 ha | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 120,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 71,000 ha | -41.2% |
| 1971 | 81,100 ha | +14.2% |
| 1972 | 76,100 ha | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 91,100 ha | +19.7% |
| 1974 | 86,000 ha | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 90,554 ha | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 90,534 ha | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 100,619 ha | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 113,530 ha | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 110,413 ha | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 110,367 ha | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 120,330 ha | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 135,360 ha | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 135,370 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 380 ha | -99.7% |
| 1985 | 140,400 ha | +36847.4% |
| 1986 | 140,410 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 145,370 ha | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 145,850 ha | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 155,800 ha | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 170,570 ha | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 185,650 ha | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 186,640 ha | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 230,440 ha | +23.5% |
| 1994 | 280,663 ha | +21.8% |
| 1995 | 295,550 ha | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 360,600 ha | +22.0% |
| 1997 | 380,562 ha | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 400,549 ha | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 435,539 ha | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 500,500 ha | +14.9% |
| 2001 | 540,520 ha | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 600,515 ha | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 620,510 ha | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 600,507 ha | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 620,504 ha | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 635,501 ha | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 625,499 ha | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 621,196 ha | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 634,193 ha | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 655,091 ha | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 675,238 ha | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 700,770 ha | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 728,150 ha | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 753,117 ha | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 710,362 ha | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 712,049 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 717,397 ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 719,738 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 723,981 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 718,466 ha | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 713,001 ha | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 731,763 ha | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 734,057 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 736,735 ha | +0.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 736,735 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 684.5 ha, 1076.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- China's 736,735 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,061 ha, 694.4× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spinach — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +36847.4% | 380 ha | 140,400 ha |
| 1984 | -99.7% | 135,370 ha | 380 ha |
| 1970 | -41.2% | 120,800 ha | 71,000 ha |
| 1962 | -27.1% | 240,160 ha | 175,150 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 149,210 ha | 120,750 ha | 240,160 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 91,095 ha | 71,000 ha | 113,530 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 122,964 ha | 380 ha | 155,800 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 292,676 ha | 170,570 ha | 435,539 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 599,944 ha | 500,500 ha | 635,501 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 709,589 ha | 655,091 ha | 753,117 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 726,804 ha | 713,001 ha | 736,735 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 2 China, mainland 736,281 ha compare
- 2 Türkiye 15,531 ha compare
- 3 Indonesia 43,680 ha compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5,084 ha compare
- 4 Japan 18,355 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 spinach — area harvested in China?
- Spinach — area harvested in China was 736,735 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest spinach — area harvested recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 753,117 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest spinach — area harvested recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 380 ha in 1984.
- How does China rank for spinach — area harvested?
- China ranks 1st out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spinach — area harvested rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 Spinach — 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.