Cereal yield in China
China: Cereal yield was 6,418 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in China, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2023, cereal yield in China stood at 6,418 kg per hectare. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in China peaked at 6,418 kg per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,193 kg per hectare, in 1961.
That places China 21st out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,670 kg per hectare | 1,193 kg per hectare | 1,939 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,439 kg per hectare | 2,106 kg per hectare | 3,032 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,677 kg per hectare | 2,937 kg per hectare | 4,015 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,623 kg per hectare | 4,231 kg per hectare | 4,953 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,134 kg per hectare | 4,753 kg per hectare | 5,550 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,936 kg per hectare | 5,528 kg per hectare | 6,265 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,353 kg per hectare | 6,296 kg per hectare | 6,418 kg per hectare | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
- Rural population 33.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 473.41 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 99.99 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal production 641.73 million metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 394.02 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in China?
- Cereal yield in China was 6,418 kg per hectare in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 6,418 kg per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,193 kg per hectare in 1961.
- How does China rank for cereal yield?
- China ranks 21st out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.