Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) in China
China: Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) was 46.28 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in China is 46.28 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in China peaked at 46.28 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.53 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places China 19th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) in China, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.53 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 5.65 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 6.35 t per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1964 | 6.93 t per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1965 | 7.43 t per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 8.27 t per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1967 | 8.82 t per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 8.3 t per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1969 | 8.18 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 9.14 t per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1971 | 9.8 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 9.38 t per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 10.13 t per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 11.21 t per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1975 | 12.05 t per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 12.61 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 11.65 t per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1978 | 13.89 t per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1979 | 15.23 t per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 14.39 t per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 14.58 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 15.79 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 18.23 t per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1984 | 19.41 t per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 17.73 t per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1986 | 18.7 t per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 19.22 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 19.01 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 19.54 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 22.61 t per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1991 | 22.39 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 22.67 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 24.03 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 23.02 t per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 24.4 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 27.07 t per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 25.63 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 27.23 t per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 26.93 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 22.92 t per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2001 | 23.13 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 23.47 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 22.57 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 24.6 t per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 26.2 t per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 28.59 t per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 28.68 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 30.43 t per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 30.43 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 31.94 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 33.77 t per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 35.58 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 37.08 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 37.29 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 43.18 t per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 42.91 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 42.68 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 42.3 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 42.93 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 43.04 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 44.65 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 45.16 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 46.28 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 46.28 t per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.65 t per square kilometre, 8.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- China's 46.28 t per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.64 t per square kilometre, 12.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.27 t per square kilometre | 5.53 t per square kilometre | 8.82 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.51 t per square kilometre | 9.14 t per square kilometre | 15.23 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.66 t per square kilometre | 14.39 t per square kilometre | 19.54 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.6 t per square kilometre | 22.39 t per square kilometre | 27.23 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.1 t per square kilometre | 22.57 t per square kilometre | 30.43 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.97 t per square kilometre | 31.94 t per square kilometre | 43.18 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.78 t per square kilometre | 43.04 t per square kilometre | 46.28 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More climate change data for China
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.25 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in China?
- Cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in China was 46.28 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 46.28 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.53 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 19th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals excluding rice — 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.
Cereals excluding rice — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals excluding rice — 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
Cereals excluding rice — 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.