Cereal yield — all countries

Cereal yield — China

Cereal yield in China in 2023 — 6,418 kg/ha. Ranked 20 in the world out of 179. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 438.1%.

2023 6,418 kg/ha +0.58% vs 2022
World rank 20of 179
Period maximum 6,418 kg/ha2023
Period minimum 1,193 kg/ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Cereal yield — China, 1961–202302,0004,0006,0008,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,193 kg/ha1963: 1,491 kg/ha1965: 1,747 kg/ha1967: 1,936 kg/ha1969: 1,900 kg/ha1971: 2,174 kg/ha1973: 2,276 kg/ha1975: 2,480 kg/ha1977: 2,487 kg/ha1979: 3,033 kg/ha1981: 3,082 kg/ha1983: 3,716 kg/ha1985: 3,821 kg/ha1987: 3,973 kg/ha1989: 4,015 kg/ha1991: 4,231 kg/ha1993: 4,562 kg/ha1995: 4,659 kg/ha1997: 4,813 kg/ha1999: 4,945 kg/ha2001: 4,800 kg/ha2003: 4,871 kg/ha2005: 5,225 kg/ha2007: 5,321 kg/ha2009: 5,450 kg/ha2011: 5,710 kg/ha2013: 5,898 kg/ha2015: 5,985 kg/ha2017: 6,111 kg/ha2019: 6,265 kg/ha2021: 6,318 kg/ha2023: 6,418 kg/ha
Change over the period: +5,225 (+438.12%) Average annual rate: 2.75 %

Comparison, 2023

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

China 6,418 kg/ha
World 4,231 kg/ha
East Asia & Pacific 5,433 kg/ha
Eastern Asia computed 6,361 kg/ha
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5,024 kg/ha
Cereal yield — China, by year China All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 6,418 +37 +0.58%
2022 6,381 +64 +1.01%
2021 6,318 +21 +0.34%
2020 6,296 +31 +0.49%
2019 6,265 +143 +2.34%
2018 6,122 +11 +0.18%
2017 6,111 +92 +1.53%
2016 6,019 +33 +0.56%
2015 5,985 +89 +1.51%
2014 5,896 −1 −0.02%
2013 5,898 +69 +1.18%
2012 5,829 +119 +2.08%
2011 5,710 +183 +3.3%
2010 5,528 +78 +1.43%
2009 5,450 −100 −1.8%
2008 5,550 +229 +4.31%
2007 5,321 +7 +0.14%
2006 5,313 +89 +1.7%
2005 5,225 +38 +0.73%
2004 5,187 +316 +6.48%
2003 4,871 +2 +0.04%
2002 4,869 +69 +1.43%
2001 4,800 +48 +1%
2000 4,753 −192 −3.89%
1999 4,945 −8 −0.16%
1998 4,953 +140 +2.9%
1997 4,813 −78 −1.6%
1996 4,892 +232 +4.99%
1995 4,659 +154 +3.43%
1994 4,505 −57 −1.25%
1993 4,562 +201 +4.6%
1992 4,362 +130 +3.08%
1991 4,231 −75 −1.74%
1990 4,307 +292 +7.27%
1989 4,015 +84 +2.14%
1988 3,931 −43 −1.07%
1987 3,973 +83 +2.14%
1986 3,890 +69 +1.82%
1985 3,821 −134 −3.4%
1984 3,955 +239 +6.43%
1983 3,716 +260 +7.53%
1982 3,456 +374 +12.15%
1981 3,082 +144 +4.91%
1980 2,937 −95 −3.14%
1979 3,033 +241 +8.62%
1978 2,792 +305 +12.26%
1977 2,487 −35 −1.4%
1976 2,522 +42 +1.69%
1975 2,480 +91 +3.82%
1974 2,389 +114 +4.99%
1973 2,276 +169 +8.03%
1972 2,107 −68 −3.1%
1971 2,174 +46 +2.18%
1970 2,128 +227 +11.96%
1969 1,900 −39 −2.01%
1968 1,939 +4 +0.19%
1967 1,936 +57 +3.01%
1966 1,879 +133 +7.59%
1965 1,747 +124 +7.63%
1964 1,623 +132 +8.85%
1963 1,491 +168 +12.67%
1962 1,323 +130 +10.93%
1961 1,193

Eastern Asia, 2023

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

About the indicator

The yield of cereal crops in kilograms per hectare of harvested area. The gap between countries reaches tenfold and is explained by climate, varieties, fertilizer application and the level of farming technique. Rising yields are the main source of the growth in world food production, with the area under cereals almost unchanged.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the land under cereal production: it is the whole harvest of the group divided by all of its harvested area. Yield depends not only on technology but also on climate and on the mix of crops grown.

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