Cereal production — all countries

Cereal production — China

Cereal production in China in 2023 — 641,731,706 t. Ranked 1 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 499.7%.

2023 642M t +1.36% vs 2022
World rank 1of 180
Period maximum 642M t2023
Period minimum 107M t1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · tonnes

Cereal production — China, 1961–20230200M400M600M800M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 107,000,000 t1963: 134,720,016 t1965: 159,090,000 t1967: 178,020,016 t1969: 173,470,016 t1971: 209,130,016 t1973: 218,890,016 t1975: 241,191,200 t1977: 239,825,142 t1979: 289,520,560 t1981: 283,330,308 t1983: 342,270,058 t1985: 336,761,042 t1987: 356,365,875 t1989: 364,819,680 t1991: 396,095,011 t1993: 405,173,951 t1995: 416,113,700 t1997: 443,493,425 t1999: 453,040,320 t2001: 396,483,180 t2003: 374,819,300 t2005: 427,760,500 t2007: 456,668,100 t2009: 482,657,000 t2011: 521,255,500 t2013: 555,365,200 t2015: 618,165,313 t2017: 614,070,169 t2019: 613,438,323 t2021: 632,772,814 t2023: 641,731,706 t
Change over the period: +535M (+499.75%) Average annual rate: 2.93 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: China

China 642M t
World 3.12B t
Eastern Asia computed 664M t
Cereal production — China, by year China All countries CSV XLSX
Year t Change Change, %
2023 642M +8.6M +1.36%
2022 633M +361,481 +0.06%
2021 633M +16.14M +2.62%
2020 617M +3.19M +0.52%
2019 613M +3.49M +0.57%
2018 610M −4.12M −0.67%
2017 614M −627,300 −0.1%
2016 615M −3.47M −0.56%
2015 618M +57.65M +10.28%
2014 561M +5.15M +0.93%
2013 555M +13.72M +2.53%
2012 542M +20.39M +3.91%
2011 521M +23.45M +4.71%
2010 498M +15.15M +3.14%
2009 483M +3.39M +0.71%
2008 479M +22.6M +4.95%
2007 457M +5.56M +1.23%
2006 451M +23.35M +5.46%
2005 428M +16.19M +3.93%
2004 412M +36.75M +9.81%
2003 375M −21.86M −5.51%
2002 397M +193,085 +0.05%
2001 396M −8.74M −2.16%
2000 405M −47.82M −10.55%
1999 453M −3.21M −0.7%
1998 456M +12.75M +2.88%
1997 443M −7.55M −1.67%
1996 451M +34.93M +8.39%
1995 416M +22.22M +5.64%
1994 394M −11.28M −2.78%
1993 405M +3.47M +0.86%
1992 402M +5.61M +1.42%
1991 396M −6.91M −1.71%
1990 403M +38.18M +10.47%
1989 365M +15.82M +4.53%
1988 349M −7.37M −2.07%
1987 356M +7.2M +2.06%
1986 349M +12.4M +3.68%
1985 337M −26.06M −7.18%
1984 363M +20.55M +6%
1983 342M +30.18M +9.67%
1982 312M +28.76M +10.15%
1981 283M +6.14M +2.22%
1980 277M −12.33M −4.26%
1979 290M +19.7M +7.3%
1978 270M +30M +12.51%
1977 240M −6.83M −2.77%
1976 247M +5.46M +2.27%
1975 241M +9.8M +4.24%
1974 231M +12.5M +5.71%
1973 219M +15.55M +7.65%
1972 203M −5.79M −2.77%
1971 209M +11.5M +5.82%
1970 198M +24.16M +13.93%
1969 173M −384,992 −0.22%
1968 174M −4.17M −2.34%
1967 178M +3.52M +2.02%
1966 175M +15.41M +9.69%
1965 159M +9.66M +6.46%
1964 149M +14.71M +10.92%
1963 135M +17.08M +14.52%
1962 118M +10.64M +9.94%
1961 107M

Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Production of cereal crops in tonnes: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat and mixed grains. Only grain harvested dry is counted; crops harvested for hay or green fodder are excluded.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.