Vegetables Primary — Yield in China, mainland

China, mainland: Vegetables Primary — Yield was 25,433 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
25,433 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
53rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
25,433 kg/ha
in 2024
All-time low
10,040 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Vegetables Primary — Yield in China, mainland, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

China, mainland recorded 25,433 kg/ha for vegetables primary — yield in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vegetables primary — yield in China, mainland peaked at 25,433 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10,040 kg/ha, in 1961.

China, mainland ranks 53rd of 191 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.

Vegetables Primary — Yield in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Vegetables Primary — Yield in China, mainland, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 10,040 kg/ha —
1962 10,516 kg/ha +4.7%
1963 10,759 kg/ha +2.3%
1964 10,764 kg/ha +0.0%
1965 11,247 kg/ha +4.5%
1966 11,498 kg/ha +2.2%
1967 11,702 kg/ha +1.8%
1968 12,623 kg/ha +7.9%
1969 13,178 kg/ha +4.4%
1970 14,390 kg/ha +9.2%
1971 14,503 kg/ha +0.8%
1972 13,739 kg/ha -5.3%
1973 13,940 kg/ha +1.5%
1974 14,395 kg/ha +3.3%
1975 14,391 kg/ha -0.0%
1976 14,251 kg/ha -1.0%
1977 14,271 kg/ha +0.1%
1978 14,077 kg/ha -1.4%
1979 14,370 kg/ha +2.1%
1980 14,230 kg/ha -1.0%
1981 15,115 kg/ha +6.2%
1982 14,748 kg/ha -2.4%
1983 15,821 kg/ha +7.3%
1984 17,428 kg/ha +10.2%
1985 15,750 kg/ha -9.6%
1986 17,000 kg/ha +7.9%
1987 16,742 kg/ha -1.5%
1988 16,777 kg/ha +0.2%
1989 16,587 kg/ha -1.1%
1990 17,283 kg/ha +4.2%
1991 16,919 kg/ha -2.1%
1992 18,209 kg/ha +7.6%
1993 17,955 kg/ha -1.4%
1994 18,051 kg/ha +0.5%
1995 18,231 kg/ha +1.0%
1996 18,272 kg/ha +0.2%
1997 17,528 kg/ha -4.1%
1998 17,004 kg/ha -3.0%
1999 16,519 kg/ha -2.8%
2000 19,130 kg/ha +15.8%
2001 19,153 kg/ha +0.1%
2002 19,751 kg/ha +3.1%
2003 19,923 kg/ha +0.9%
2004 19,530 kg/ha -2.0%
2005 19,738 kg/ha +1.1%
2006 20,286 kg/ha +2.8%
2007 21,183 kg/ha +4.4%
2008 22,387 kg/ha +5.7%
2009 22,460 kg/ha +0.3%
2010 22,528 kg/ha +0.3%
2011 22,864 kg/ha +1.5%
2012 23,105 kg/ha +1.1%
2013 23,612 kg/ha +2.2%
2014 23,754 kg/ha +0.6%
2015 24,040 kg/ha +1.2%
2016 24,518 kg/ha +2.0%
2017 24,614 kg/ha +0.4%
2018 24,812 kg/ha +0.8%
2019 25,018 kg/ha +0.8%
2020 24,744 kg/ha -1.1%
2021 25,430 kg/ha +2.8%
2022 25,277 kg/ha -0.6%
2023 25,413 kg/ha +0.5%
2024 25,433 kg/ha +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11,370 kg/ha 10,040 kg/ha 13,178 kg/ha 9
1970s 14,233 kg/ha 13,739 kg/ha 14,503 kg/ha 10
1980s 16,020 kg/ha 14,230 kg/ha 17,428 kg/ha 10
1990s 17,597 kg/ha 16,519 kg/ha 18,272 kg/ha 10
2000s 20,354 kg/ha 19,130 kg/ha 22,460 kg/ha 10
2010s 23,887 kg/ha 22,528 kg/ha 25,018 kg/ha 10
2020s 25,259 kg/ha 24,744 kg/ha 25,433 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 50 Lebanon 25,702 kg/ha compare
  2. 51 Norway 25,597 kg/ha compare
  3. 52 Croatia 25,519 kg/ha compare
  4. 54 China 25,397 kg/ha compare
  5. 55 Luxembourg 25,205 kg/ha compare
  6. 56 Sweden 24,882 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is vegetables primary — yield in China, mainland?
Vegetables primary — yield in China, mainland was 25,433 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest vegetables primary — yield recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 25,433 kg/ha in 2024.
What is the lowest vegetables primary — yield recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 10,040 kg/ha in 1961.
How does China, mainland rank for vegetables primary — yield?
China, mainland ranks 53rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is vegetables primary — yield rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Vegetables Primary — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Vegetables Primary — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,969 data points, 1961–2024
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