Walnuts, in shell — Area harvested in China
China: Walnuts, in shell — Area harvested was 371,689 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Walnuts, in shell — Area harvested in China, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
China recorded 371,689 ha for walnuts, in shell — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.7% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, walnuts, in shell — area harvested in China peaked at 508,528 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 55,000 ha, in 1985.
China ranks 1st of 66 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Walnuts, in shell — Area harvested in China, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 55,000 ha | — |
| 1986 | 61,000 ha | +10.9% |
| 1987 | 65,000 ha | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 77,000 ha | +18.5% |
| 1989 | 72,000 ha | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 68,000 ha | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 73,494 ha | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 71,000 ha | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 144,000 ha | +102.8% |
| 1994 | 140,000 ha | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 150,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 150,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 160,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 164,000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 165,000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 168,000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 175,000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 176,000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 180,000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 185,000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 186,000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 188,000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 210,000 ha | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 275,000 ha | +31.0% |
| 2009 | 305,000 ha | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 402,737 ha | +32.0% |
| 2011 | 508,528 ha | +26.3% |
| 2012 | 217,487 ha | -57.2% |
| 2013 | 224,455 ha | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 249,312 ha | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 268,875 ha | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 290,665 ha | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 272,791 ha | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 229,930 ha | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 267,939 ha | +16.5% |
| 2020 | 289,702 ha | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 280,880 ha | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 304,846 ha | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 338,684 ha | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 371,689 ha | +9.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 371,689 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,075 ha, 91.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Walnuts, in shell — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +102.8% | 71,000 ha | 144,000 ha |
| 2012 | -57.2% | 508,528 ha | 217,487 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66,000 ha | 55,000 ha | 77,000 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 128,549 ha | 68,000 ha | 165,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 204,800 ha | 168,000 ha | 305,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 293,272 ha | 217,487 ha | 508,528 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 317,160 ha | 280,880 ha | 371,689 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 China, mainland 371,689 ha compare
- 2 Türkiye 178,005 ha compare
- 3 Mexico 127,133 ha compare
- 4 Burkina Faso 97,846 ha compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 67,024 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for China
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is walnuts, in shell — area harvested in China?
- Walnuts, in shell — area harvested in China was 371,689 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest walnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 508,528 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest walnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,000 ha in 1985.
- How does China rank for walnuts, in shell — area harvested?
- China ranks 1st out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is walnuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.1%. 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 Walnuts, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.