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China: Cereal production

651.36Mmetric tons · 2024+16.3% since 2014

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. Annual figures for China from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (metric tons)Note
2024651,355,743.38
2023640,582,735.05
2022632,097,501.8
2021631,548,529.7
2020615,323,961.68
2019612,711,473.47
2018608,882,194.21
2017614,070,169.03
2016614,565,270.76
2015617,708,713.27
2014560,168,400
2013555,201,400
2012541,702,000
2011521,522,100
2010497,787,400
2009482,549,000
2008479,047,900
2007456,663,400
2006451,108,151.94
2005427,760,500
2004411,570,400
2003374,819,300
2002396,676,265
2001396,483,180
2000405,223,840
1999453,040,320
1998456,246,878
1997443,493,425
1996451,045,054.41
1995416,113,700
1994393,891,055
1993405,173,951
1992401,702,616
1991396,095,011
1990403,001,409.64
1989364,819,680
1988348,996,930
1987356,365,875
1986349,163,856
1985336,761,042
1984362,820,018
1983342,270,058
1982312,085,310
1981283,330,308
1980277,190,199
1979289,520,560
1978269,820,586
1977239,825,142
1976246,655,325
1975241,191,200
1974231,390,016
1973218,890,016
1972203,340,016
1971209,130,016
1970197,635,008
1969173,470,016
1968173,855,008
1967178,020,016
1966174,500,000
1965159,090,000
1964149,430,000
1963134,720,016
1962117,640,008
1961107,000,000

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Cereal production. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-cereal-production (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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