Agriculture & Rural in China
4,304 indicators covering agriculture & rural for China.
| Indicator | Latest | Year | 10-yr change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield | 2,337 kg/ha | 2024 | up 49.1% | 17th |
| Carrots and turnips — Area harvested | 426,560 ha | 2024 | up 10.5% | 1st |
| Carrots and turnips — Yield | 44,829 kg/ha | 2024 | down 0.6% | 23rd |
| Carrots and turnips — Production | 19.12 million t | 2024 | up 9.8% | 1st |
| Beer of barley, malted — Production | 37.00 million t | 2023 | down 26.6% | 1st |
| Molasses — Production | 5.24 million t | 2023 | up 13.7% | 3rd |
| Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — Production | 10.00 million t | 2023 | down 32.8% | 4th |
| Rural population, per square kilometre | 51.8 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.6% | 62nd |
| Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per | 134,077 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 47.1% | 29th |
| Fertilizer consumption | 394.02 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2023 | down 14.1% | 11th |
| Agricultural land | 5.20 million sq. km | 2023 | down 0.9% | 1st |
| Arable land | 108.43 million hectares | 2023 | down 6.8% | 4th |
| Arable land | 0.0769 hectares per person | 2023 | down 10.0% | 133rd |
| Arable land | 11.5% | 2023 | down 6.8% | 88th |
| Permanent cropland | 2.0% | 2023 | up 19.7% | 90th |
| Land area | 9.39 million sq. km | 2023 | down 0.0% | 2nd |
| Meat supply per person | 73.54 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 24.6% | 58th |
| Meat supply vs. GDP per capita | 73.54 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 24.6% | 58th |
| Fish and seafood consumption per capita | 41.68 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 18.1% | 20th |
| Fish and seafood consumption vs. GDP per capita | 41.68 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 18.1% | 20th |
| Fertilizer use per hectare of arable land | 394.02 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2023 | down 14.1% | 11th |
| Share of land area used for agriculture | 55.4% | 2023 | down 0.9% | 47th |
| Share of land area used for arable agriculture | 11.5% | 2023 | down 6.8% | 88th |
| Projections for global peak agricultural land | 520.41 million hectares | 2023 | down 0.9% | 2nd |
| Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel | 63.25 million tonnes | 2023 | up 100.9% | 2nd |
| Per capita meat consumption by type | 0.76 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 33.9% | 77th |
| Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita | 192.39 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 17.3% | 5th |
| Daily meat consumption per person | 201.48 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 24.6% | 58th |
| Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... | 595.07 million tonnes | 2023 | up 38.3% | 57th |
| Per capita meat consumption in the United States | 18.71 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 43.9% | 113th |
| Share of cereals allocated to human food | 47.6% | 2023 | down 23.0% | 126th |
| Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita | 47.6% | 2023 | down 23.0% | 126th |
| Share of cereals allocated to animal feed | 42.7% | 2023 | up 36.5% | 79th |
| Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses | 9.7% | 2023 | up 40.1% | 29th |
| Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? | 68.14 million tonnes | 2023 | up 319.5% | 1st |
| Agricultural land use | 520.41 million hectares | 2023 | down 0.9% | 2nd |
| Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel | 310.93 million tonnes | 2023 | up 10.5% | 1st |
| Per capita meat and fish consumption | 18.71 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 43.9% | 113th |
| Fertilizer use per capita | 6.19 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 3.0% | 26th |
| Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade | -0.9% | 2023 | down 965.0% | 154th |
| Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland | 334.87 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 16.9% | 7th |
| Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use | 5.02 trillion kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 17.4% | 1st |
| Nitrogen fertilizer use | 24.55 million tonnes | 2023 | down 20.3% | 1st |
| Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, annual growth rate | -1.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 84.4% | 86th |
| Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, annual growth rate | -5.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 46.0% | 98th |
| Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield | 2,198 kg/ha | 2024 | up 7.4% | 40th |
| Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production | 31.04 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 24.8% | 1st |
| Beans, dry — Area harvested | 738,345 ha | 2024 | up 21.9% | 9th |
| Beans, dry — Production | 1.33 million t | 2024 | up 25.6% | 4th |
| Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross Production Value | 5.06 million 1000 Int$ | 2024 | down 24.7% | 1st |
| Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production | 104.34 | 2024 | up 7.5% | 74th |
| Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross per capita | 102.69 | 2024 | up 5.2% | 61st |
| Meat, Total — Production, per capita | 0.0707 t per person | 2024 | up 10.2% | 26th |
| Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) | 17.33 million t | 2024 | up 6.4% | 1st |
| Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area | 772,929 ha | 2024 | up 6.4% | 1st |
| Beans, dry — Gross Production Value | 1.02 million 1000 Int$ | 2024 | up 25.6% | 4th |
| Beans, dry — Yield | 1,806 kg/ha | 2024 | up 3.1% | 36th |
| Meat, Total — Production, per unit of GDP | 0 t per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 35.5% | 69th |
| Fruit Primary — Production, per capita | 0.1962 t per person | 2024 | up 17.1% | 29th |
| Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) | 18.7% | 2025 | down 22.6% | 77th |