Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre in China
China: Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1155 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre in China stood at 0.1155 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.2511 ha per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0338 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places China 14th out of 125 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.037 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0414 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0435 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0434 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0506 ha per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0543 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0439 ha per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0438 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.042 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0427 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0458 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0481 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.051 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0611 ha per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0721 ha per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0756 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0843 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0675 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0554 ha per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0815 ha per square kilometre | +47.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1207 ha per square kilometre | +48.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0827 ha per square kilometre | -31.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0965 ha per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1408 ha per square kilometre | +45.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1207 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1211 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1665 ha per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1923 ha per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1704 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1991 | 0.193 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2237 ha per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2233 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1594 ha per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1571 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1978 ha per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2511 ha per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1454 ha per square kilometre | -42.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1468 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1535 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1431 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1417 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1349 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.135 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1453 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1426 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.124 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1413 ha per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1482 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1433 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1557 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1701 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1729 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1559 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1276 ha per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1229 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1152 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1069 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1094 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1081 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.108 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1112 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1155 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0435 ha per square kilometre | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre | 0.0543 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.059 ha per square kilometre | 0.042 ha per square kilometre | 0.0843 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1178 ha per square kilometre | 0.0554 ha per square kilometre | 0.1923 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1868 ha per square kilometre | 0.1454 ha per square kilometre | 0.2511 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.141 ha per square kilometre | 0.124 ha per square kilometre | 0.1535 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.138 ha per square kilometre | 0.1069 ha per square kilometre | 0.1729 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1107 ha per square kilometre | 0.108 ha per square kilometre | 0.1155 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 11 Guatemala 0.1372 ha per square kilometre compare
- 12 Cuba 0.1317 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Indonesia 0.1214 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 Uganda 0.115 ha per square kilometre compare
- 16 Philippines 0.1 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Mozambique 0.0837 ha per square kilometre compare
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre in China?
- Unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre in China was 0.1155 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2511 ha per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0338 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 14th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.