Wheat — Production, per square kilometre in China
China: Wheat — Production, per square kilometre was 14.55 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
14.55 t per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
26th
of 110 countries
All-time high
14.67 t per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
1.52 t per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Wheat — Production, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, wheat — production, per square kilometre in China stood at 14.55 t per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — production, per square kilometre in China peaked at 14.67 t per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.52 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
China ranks 26th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Production, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.52 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.78 t per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1963 | 1.97 t per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1964 | 2.22 t per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1965 | 2.69 t per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1966 | 2.7 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 3.04 t per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1968 | 2.93 t per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 2.91 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 3.11 t per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1971 | 3.47 t per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1972 | 3.83 t per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1973 | 3.75 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 4.35 t per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1975 | 4.83 t per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 5.37 t per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1977 | 4.38 t per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1978 | 5.74 t per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 1979 | 6.68 t per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1980 | 5.88 t per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1981 | 6.35 t per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 7.29 t per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1983 | 8.67 t per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1984 | 9.35 t per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 9.14 t per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 9.59 t per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 9.15 t per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 9.1 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 9.67 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 10.46 t per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 10.22 t per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 10.82 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 11.33 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 10.58 t per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 10.89 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 11.78 t per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 13.13 t per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 11.69 t per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 12.13 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 10.61 t per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 10 t per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 9.62 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 9.21 t per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 9.79 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 10.38 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 11.55 t per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 11.64 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 11.98 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 12.26 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 12.27 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 12.51 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 12.89 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 12.99 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 13.44 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 14.13 t per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 14.2 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 14.3 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 14 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 14.23 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 14.3 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 14.59 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 14.67 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 14.55 t per square kilometre | -0.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 14.55 t per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.12 t per square kilometre, 6.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- China's 14.55 t per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8859 t per square kilometre, 16.4× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.42 t per square kilometre | 1.52 t per square kilometre | 3.04 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.55 t per square kilometre | 3.11 t per square kilometre | 6.68 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.42 t per square kilometre | 5.88 t per square kilometre | 9.67 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.3 t per square kilometre | 10.22 t per square kilometre | 13.13 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.71 t per square kilometre | 9.21 t per square kilometre | 12.26 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5 t per square kilometre | 12.27 t per square kilometre | 14.3 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.53 t per square kilometre | 14.3 t per square kilometre | 14.67 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
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 — production, per square kilometre in China?
- Wheat — production, per square kilometre in China was 14.55 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — production, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 14.67 t per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest wheat — production, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.52 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for wheat — production, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 26th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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 Wheat — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Production 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.
Wheat — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — Production 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
Wheat — Production 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.