Tomato yields in China
China: Tomato yields was 56.48 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tomato yields in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, tomato yields in China stood at 56.48 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomato yields in China peaked at 57.85 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
China ranks 50th of 173 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.62 tonnes per hectare | 16 tonnes per hectare | 23.33 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.82 tonnes per hectare | 22.22 tonnes per hectare | 24.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.41 tonnes per hectare | 21.55 tonnes per hectare | 23.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.24 tonnes per hectare | 23.87 tonnes per hectare | 27.83 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.68 tonnes per hectare | 32.88 tonnes per hectare | 49.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.54 tonnes per hectare | 49.38 tonnes per hectare | 57.85 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.24 tonnes per hectare | 55.29 tonnes per hectare | 56.66 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.7% (2025)
- Rural population 473.41 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 33.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 99.99 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tomato yields in China?
- Tomato yields in China was 56.48 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tomato yields recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 57.85 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest tomato yields recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does China rank for tomato yields?
- China ranks 50th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tomato yields rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tomato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.