Treenuts, Total — Production in China

China: Treenuts, Total — Production was 3.33 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
3.33 million t
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
1st
of 123 countries
All-time high
3.62 million t
in 2011
All-time low
187,000 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Treenuts, Total — Production in China, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

China recorded 3.33 million t for treenuts, total — production in 2024.

The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, treenuts, total — production in China peaked at 3.62 million t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 187,000 t, in 1961.

China ranks 1st of 123 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Treenuts, Total — Production in China, year by year

Annual values for Treenuts, Total — Production in China, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 187,000 t —
1962 190,000 t +1.6%
1963 200,200 t +5.4%
1964 199,250 t -0.5%
1965 209,400 t +5.1%
1966 206,750 t -1.3%
1967 208,200 t +0.7%
1968 211,000 t +1.3%
1969 222,500 t +5.5%
1970 229,850 t +3.3%
1971 253,100 t +10.1%
1972 258,200 t +2.0%
1973 271,000 t +5.0%
1974 269,500 t -0.6%
1975 254,500 t -5.6%
1976 256,300 t +0.7%
1977 260,800 t +1.8%
1978 293,700 t +12.6%
1979 267,300 t -9.0%
1980 290,500 t +8.7%
1981 269,600 t -7.2%
1982 260,800 t -3.3%
1983 271,700 t +4.2%
1984 272,100 t +0.1%
1985 267,615 t -1.6%
1986 298,410 t +11.5%
1987 332,539 t +11.4%
1988 350,574 t +5.4%
1989 330,700 t -5.7%
1990 334,751 t +1.2%
1991 480,244 t +43.5%
1992 521,062 t +8.5%
1993 576,850 t +10.7%
1994 604,220 t +4.7%
1995 614,334 t +1.7%
1996 614,189 t -0.0%
1997 723,399 t +17.8%
1998 805,068 t +11.3%
1999 905,924 t +12.5%
2000 994,239 t +9.7%
2001 941,542 t -5.3%
2002 1.15 million t +21.7%
2003 1.30 million t +13.3%
2004 1.47 million t +13.4%
2005 1.67 million t +13.4%
2006 1.77 million t +5.9%
2007 2.08 million t +17.7%
2008 2.47 million t +18.9%
2009 2.72 million t +10.1%
2010 3.15 million t +15.5%
2011 3.62 million t +15.1%
2012 2.71 million t -25.3%
2013 2.77 million t +2.5%
2014 2.84 million t +2.6%
2015 2.93 million t +3.1%
2016 2.94 million t +0.3%
2017 2.89 million t -1.7%
2018 2.72 million t -6.1%
2019 2.84 million t +4.7%
2020 2.98 million t +4.6%
2021 2.96 million t -0.5%
2022 3.08 million t +4.0%
2023 3.14 million t +2.0%
2024 3.33 million t +5.9%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 3.33 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18,242 t, 182.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • China's 3.33 million t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,980 t, 333.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 203,811 t 187,000 t 222,500 t 9
1970s 261,425 t 229,850 t 293,700 t 10
1980s 294,454 t 260,800 t 350,574 t 10
1990s 618,004 t 334,751 t 905,924 t 10
2000s 1.66 million t 941,542 t 2.72 million t 10
2010s 2.94 million t 2.71 million t 3.62 million t 10
2020s 3.10 million t 2.96 million t 3.33 million t 5

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 China, mainland 3.33 million t compare
  2. 2 Türkiye 1.80 million t compare
  3. 3 India 1.13 million t compare
  4. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 877,410 t compare
  5. 4 Spain 598,800 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is treenuts, total — production in China?
Treenuts, total — production in China was 3.33 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest treenuts, total — production recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 3.62 million t in 2011.
What is the lowest treenuts, total — production recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 187,000 t in 1961.
How does China rank for treenuts, total — production?
China ranks 1st out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
Is treenuts, total — production rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 Treenuts, Total — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Treenuts, Total — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
165 places, 8,417 data points, 1961–2024
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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.