Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in China
China: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0167 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in China, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
China recorded 0.0167 ha per person for wheat — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in China peaked at 0.0387 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0166 ha per person, in 2020.
China ranks 48th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0387 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0362 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0348 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0364 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0345 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0325 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0335 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0318 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0316 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0311 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0305 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0305 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0299 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.03 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0302 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0305 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0297 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0305 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0303 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0297 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0285 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0277 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0284 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0285 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0278 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0278 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0266 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0261 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0267 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0271 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0269 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0262 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0257 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0243 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.024 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0243 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0244 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.024 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.023 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0211 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0194 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0187 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0171 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0167 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0175 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.018 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.018 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0178 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0182 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0181 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.018 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0179 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0177 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0175 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0178 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0178 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0175 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0173 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0169 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0166 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0167 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0167 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0167 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0167 ha per person | -0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0167 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0185 ha per person, 91% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0167 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0053 ha per person, 3.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0344 ha per person | 0.0316 ha per person | 0.0387 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0303 ha per person | 0.0297 ha per person | 0.0311 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0278 ha per person | 0.0261 ha per person | 0.0297 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.025 ha per person | 0.023 ha per person | 0.0271 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0183 ha per person | 0.0167 ha per person | 0.0211 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0177 ha per person | 0.0169 ha per person | 0.0181 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0167 ha per person | 0.0166 ha per person | 0.0167 ha per person | 5 |
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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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in China?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in China was 0.0167 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0387 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0166 ha per person in 2020.
- How does China rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- China ranks 48th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.