Agriculture & Rural in China

31 indicators covering agriculture & rural for China.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% 2024 down 26.5% 143rd
Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% 2024 down 25.6% 11th
Rural population 33.7% 2025 down 21.1% 115th
Rural population growth -1.5% 2025 up 51.1% 180th
Rural population 473.41 million 2025 down 19.6% 2nd
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.7% 2025 down 19.0% 100th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.30 trillion current US$ 2025 up 39.9% 1st
Land under cereal production 99.99 million hectares 2023 up 6.2% 2nd
Cereal yield 6,418 kg per hectare 2023 up 8.8% 21st
Cereal production 641.73 million metric tons 2023 up 15.6% 1st
Fertilizer consumption 394.02 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 down 14.1% 11th
Land area 9.39 million sq. km 2023 down 0.0% 2nd
Agricultural land 5.20 million sq. km 2023 down 0.9% 1st
Agricultural land 55.4% 2023 down 0.9% 47th
Arable land 108.43 million hectares 2023 down 6.8% 4th
Permanent cropland 2.0% 2023 up 19.7% 90th
Arable land 11.5% 2023 down 6.8% 88th
Arable land 0.0769 hectares per person 2023 down 10.0% 133rd
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 18.7% 2025 down 22.6% 77th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 24.2% 2025 down 23.7% 78th
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 21.7% 2025 down 23.4% 81st
Average precipitation in depth 645 mm per year 2022 unchanged 123rd
Crop production index 111.85 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 19.6% 68th
Food production index 111.75 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 19.2% 75th
Livestock production index 109.5 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 13.5% 87th
Forest area 24.0% 2023 up 9.3% 123rd
Forest area 2.26 million sq. km 2023 up 9.3% 5th
Fertilizer consumption 92.0% 2023 down 0.7% 63rd
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 62.1% 2022 down 3.4% 87th
Surface area 9.56 million sq. km 2023 down 0.0% 4th
Access to electricity, rural 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st