Cereal yield in China
Cereal farms in China harvested 6,495 kg per hectare in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
China, 2024
6,495
Change from 2023
+1.1%
World, 2023
4,229 kg per hectare
Median of G20 countries, 2024
5,003 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
23rd of 176
Cereal yield in China over time
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Kilograms per hectare. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | China | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6,495 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 6,424 kg per hectare | 4,229 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 6,386 kg per hectare | 4,186 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 6,324 kg per hectare | 4,176 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 6,298 kg per hectare | 4,118 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 6,279 kg per hectare | 4,122 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 6,126 kg per hectare | 4,022 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 6,111 kg per hectare | 4,067 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 6,017 kg per hectare | 4,018 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 5,985 kg per hectare | 3,932 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 5,898 kg per hectare | 3,893 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 5,898 kg per hectare | 3,830 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 5,829 kg per hectare | 3,612 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 5,712 kg per hectare | 3,656 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 5,529 kg per hectare | 3,563 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 5,449 kg per hectare | 3,558 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 5,549 kg per hectare | 3,545 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 5,319 kg per hectare | 3,371 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 5,313 kg per hectare | 3,281 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 5,225 kg per hectare | 3,276 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 5,187 kg per hectare | 3,359 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 4,871 kg per hectare | 3,119 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 4,869 kg per hectare | 3,076 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 4,800 kg per hectare | 3,133 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 4,753 kg per hectare | 3,061 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.1% from 6,424 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 5,898 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by +10.1%.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2024, China has the 23rd highest value.
More for China
All statistics for China
Agricultural land
41.7%
2024 · World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
2.5%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.64e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
11.3%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
1.88e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
191.8e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT