Sugar Crops Primary — Yield in China
China: Sugar Crops Primary — Yield was 77,317 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar Crops Primary — Yield in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
China recorded 77,317 kg/ha for sugar crops primary — yield in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — yield in China peaked at 80,409 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26,473 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places China 33rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar Crops Primary — Yield in China, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26,473 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 30,362 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1963 | 41,822 kg/ha | +37.7% |
| 1964 | 38,645 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1965 | 39,474 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 35,759 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1967 | 35,821 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 35,609 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 32,960 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1970 | 32,244 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 31,718 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 31,177 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 30,714 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 32,272 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 29,112 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1976 | 28,254 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 32,098 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 1978 | 32,420 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 36,198 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1980 | 37,038 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 40,908 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1982 | 42,783 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 37,000 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 1984 | 41,595 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 1985 | 41,942 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 42,137 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 42,849 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 39,514 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 1989 | 40,582 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 44,614 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 44,258 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 47,686 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 46,280 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 43,435 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 44,810 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 46,304 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 49,652 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 50,036 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 51,445 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 51,122 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 52,663 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 56,928 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 58,457 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 61,216 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 60,580 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 66,741 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 67,682 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 67,466 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 65,173 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 63,085 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 64,310 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 66,417 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 68,764 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 70,342 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 71,337 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 71,749 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 73,551 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 73,567 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 75,535 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 76,610 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 78,537 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 77,284 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 80,409 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 77,317 kg/ha | -3.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 77,317 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45,353 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- China's 77,317 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 47,763 kg/ha, 1.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar Crops Primary — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +37.7% | 30,362 kg/ha | 41,822 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35,214 kg/ha | 26,473 kg/ha | 41,822 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 31,621 kg/ha | 28,254 kg/ha | 36,198 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 40,635 kg/ha | 37,000 kg/ha | 42,849 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 46,852 kg/ha | 43,435 kg/ha | 51,445 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 60,803 kg/ha | 51,122 kg/ha | 67,682 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 69,866 kg/ha | 63,085 kg/ha | 75,535 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 78,032 kg/ha | 76,610 kg/ha | 80,409 kg/ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for China
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0314 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0951 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0082 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3742 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar crops primary — yield in China?
- Sugar crops primary — yield in China was 77,317 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — yield recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 80,409 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — yield recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,473 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does China rank for sugar crops primary — yield?
- China ranks 33rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar crops primary — yield rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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, published as part of Sugar Crops Primary — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.