Spinach — Area harvested in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Spinach — Area harvested was 759,670 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spinach — Area harvested in Eastern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, spinach — area harvested in Eastern Asia stood at 759,670 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spinach — area harvested in Eastern Asia peaked at 779,962 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 31,812 ha, in 1984.
Eastern Asia ranks 2nd of 25 groups 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 Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 263,532 ha | — |
| 1962 | 199,088 ha | -24.5% |
| 1963 | 174,734 ha | -12.2% |
| 1964 | 159,500 ha | -8.7% |
| 1965 | 160,096 ha | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 158,578 ha | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 158,003 ha | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 145,569 ha | -7.9% |
| 1969 | 148,706 ha | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 98,233 ha | -33.9% |
| 1971 | 108,967 ha | +10.9% |
| 1972 | 103,097 ha | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 117,241 ha | +13.7% |
| 1974 | 111,918 ha | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 115,839 ha | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 115,533 ha | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 127,400 ha | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 141,930 ha | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 139,155 ha | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 140,269 ha | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 151,950 ha | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 164,496 ha | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 164,459 ha | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 31,812 ha | -80.7% |
| 1985 | 172,372 ha | +441.8% |
| 1986 | 171,656 ha | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 177,641 ha | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 179,107 ha | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 188,748 ha | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 203,107 ha | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 219,737 ha | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 220,143 ha | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 266,467 ha | +21.0% |
| 1994 | 316,484 ha | +18.8% |
| 1995 | 330,769 ha | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 394,477 ha | +19.3% |
| 1997 | 414,930 ha | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 434,307 ha | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 467,607 ha | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 533,141 ha | +14.0% |
| 2001 | 573,104 ha | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 631,725 ha | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 651,435 ha | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 631,452 ha | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 650,897 ha | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 665,246 ha | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 653,801 ha | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 649,978 ha | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 663,102 ha | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 682,542 ha | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 703,748 ha | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 728,540 ha | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 755,841 ha | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 779,962 ha | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 737,488 ha | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 737,898 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 742,495 ha | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 745,122 ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 749,070 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 742,693 ha | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 736,050 ha | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 754,996 ha | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 757,238 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 759,670 ha | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spinach — Area harvested in Eastern Asia 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 | +441.8% | 31,812 ha | 172,372 ha |
| 1984 | -80.7% | 164,459 ha | 31,812 ha |
| 1970 | -33.9% | 148,706 ha | 98,233 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 174,201 ha | 145,569 ha | 263,532 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 117,931 ha | 98,233 ha | 141,930 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 154,251 ha | 31,812 ha | 188,748 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 326,803 ha | 203,107 ha | 467,607 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 630,388 ha | 533,141 ha | 665,246 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 736,271 ha | 682,542 ha | 779,962 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 750,129 ha | 736,050 ha | 759,670 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is spinach — area harvested in Eastern Asia?
- Spinach — area harvested in Eastern Asia was 759,670 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest spinach — area harvested recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 779,962 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest spinach — area harvested recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,812 ha in 1984.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for spinach — area harvested?
- Eastern Asia ranks 2nd out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is spinach — area harvested rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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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About this data
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.