China


Land Area
9,424,703 (kilometers square)in 2020
Arable Area
118881 (1000 ha)in 2019
Crop Area
134881 (1000 ha)in 2019
Agricultural Area
527714 (1000 ha)in 2019
Forest Area
218098.61 (1000 ha)in 2019

China covers an area of 9,706,961 square kilometres (3,747,877 square miles) in which 938821(1000 ha) Land area, 527753.9(1000 ha) is agricultural area, 212459.867(1000 ha) forest area. China food and Agricultural gross value Production at current price shown with data tables, chart, and maps.


Value of Agricultural Production(fao.org) Last Updated : 6 Jan 2022








China Import and Export of Cereals.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Barley8,079,4981,879,891,0003756,000
Buckwheat3,3881,173,00013,1699,107,000
Canary seed2,9991,902,000154156,000
Flour, wheat224,22786,656,000181,28473,556,000
Fonio----
Grain, mixed----
Maize11,294,1562,490,317,0002,5124,274,000
Millet--5,3026,446,000
Oats213,49168,024,0007766,000
Quinoa1,8604,585,000212,000
Rice, broken995,110424,397,000620771,000
Rice, husked3,4231,167,000259,374168,867,000
Rice, milled1,885,5951,022,708,0002,021,534664,161,000
Rice, milled/husked----
Rice, paddy27,31111,022,00022,96082,845,000
Rye----
Sorghum4,813,4741,156,072,00021,2099,435,000
Triticale299142,000--
Wheat8,151,5722,260,233,000--
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
19616,299,773433,540,000154,00010,540,000
19656,423,974487,050,0001,195,973115,570,000
19705,357,100375,450,0001,710,689204,380,000
19753,718,200707,300,0002,147,878744,930,000
198012,951,8642,758,500,0001,253,367473,530,000
19855,852,111962,285,0007,987,5521,035,004,000
199013,719,3382,343,580,0004,121,788544,389,000
199520,332,4193,591,910,000707,864131,268,000
20003,152,661589,029,00013,830,6801,688,606,000
20056,271,4391,404,518,00010,219,6201,498,661,000
20105,686,0421,508,018,0001,294,716657,160,000
201532,684,1239,363,239,000514,974393,587,000
201621,969,4905,675,914,000700,513487,779,000
201725,599,7956,452,032,0001,599,419751,092,000
201820,504,5415,870,234,0002,585,9301,064,550,000
201917,913,5915,167,723,0003,290,9471,238,569,000
202035,778,9219,411,192,0002,604,0571,033,552,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
China Import and Export of Bovine Meat.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Meat, beef and veal sausages----
Meat, beef, preparations4,40413,330,0009,00856,781,000
Meat, cattle297,017779,810,000530,000
Meat, cattle, boneless (beef & veal)1,821,2779,399,291,00092727,000
Offals, edible, cattle22,65994,539,0007273,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
1961----
1965----
1970----
1975--1,9503,000,000
1980--6,5008,000,000
1985--41,14845,190,000
19902,7134,888,000182,122239,190,000
199510,05210,660,000103,384153,341,000
200040,48537,422,00043,70764,024,000
20058,27121,987,00071,085146,473,000
201039,331103,884,00047,669172,596,000
2015607,4412,390,846,00022,001122,525,000
2016744,7362,589,123,00021,048114,565,000
2017887,4123,141,023,00016,00187,356,000
20181,336,0584,914,299,00015,64283,545,000
20192,116,5988,358,308,00015,10475,180,000
20202,693,06110,286,970,00011,90857,632,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
China Import and Export of Alcohol Beverages.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Beer of barley584,229695,086,000386,744242,754,000
Beer of sorghum----
Beverages, distilled alcoholic113,4421,527,513,00025,635535,011,000
Beverages, fermented rice----
Cider etc16,47973,433,00014,96231,305,000
Vermouths & similar2,8637,319,000380939,000
Wine430,2221,827,244,0001,56326,013,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
1961--5,000600,000
1965--6,000800,000
1970--21,5004,000,000
1975--18,3706,500,000
1980--23,00010,400,000
198510,5004,200,00028,0199,170,000
19904,0298,533,00057,81053,833,000
199515,74432,239,000211,564141,017,000
2000115,972155,040,000137,103123,384,000
2005111,600380,570,000227,580230,801,000
2010391,6811,565,511,000254,592426,890,000
20151,168,0143,496,931,000318,8931,148,207,000
20161,363,0173,946,352,000346,1201,313,005,000
20171,552,4754,736,218,000421,8141,251,230,000
20181,609,6525,241,368,000442,2721,383,945,000
20191,479,8294,960,976,000471,5201,116,423,000
20201,147,2354,130,595,000429,284836,022,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
China Import and Export of Dairy products.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Butter, cow milk85,580398,767,0009803,663,000
Buttermilk, curdled, acidified milk3,74510,401,0002,3475,069,000
Cheese, processed18,980102,402,000742,000
Cheese, sheep milk----
Cheese, whole cow milk110,249487,940,0003581,900,000
Cream fresh194,431625,226,00033,000
Ghee, buffalo milk----
Milk, products of natural constituents nes3,6468,049,000140227,000
Milk, reconstituted----
Milk, skimmed cow164,381114,084,0003670,000
Milk, skimmed dried335,599986,853,0004671,520,000
Milk, whole condensed17,70927,226,0002,3814,930,000
Milk, whole dried643,7452,304,219,0001,1575,459,000
Milk, whole evaporated6,05113,063,000237459,000
Milk, whole fresh cow680,975569,470,00025,20821,976,000
Milk, whole fresh sheep----
Whey, condensed----
Whey, dry622,370809,749,000385545,000
Yoghurt28,37947,483,0002,3895,457,000
Yoghurt, concentrated or not----
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
19613020,0004126,000
196519085,0001,104915,000
19703025,0001,4501,120,000
1975--2,2001,700,000
19806,50011,700,0003,4002,840,000
198529,32035,370,00012,5007,900,000
199047,92778,744,00020,79313,182,000
199572,18658,044,00030,45427,278,000
2000218,839214,700,00047,95850,073,000
2005320,020458,111,00069,81481,731,000
2010745,3861,969,868,00033,81543,942,000
20151,610,6223,179,957,00033,32345,077,000
20161,955,6853,371,299,00030,81647,353,000
20172,174,2384,823,750,00032,55847,830,000
20182,312,1115,293,708,00038,78556,688,000
20192,628,0205,936,482,00036,28152,382,000
20202,945,8766,652,348,00036,21551,848,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
China Import and Export of Eggs.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Eggs, dried133301,0005174,591,000
Eggs, hen, in shell--72,864105,438,000
Eggs, liquid--5,37914,748,000
Eggs, other bird, in shell--22,98355,411,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
1961--14,2127,726,000
1965--46,98726,400,000
1970--41,60023,200,000
1975--43,00043,100,000
1980--59,80054,900,000
1985--52,63038,074,000
19902,6632,038,00040,60541,674,000
19952511,677,00027,53733,568,000
2000296585,00067,26533,172,000
2005940,00086,59775,103,000
20102351,324,000105,133142,147,000
2015249,00097,644191,585,000
2016-1,000103,167184,395,000
201764114,000112,691186,329,000
2018315,00099,573188,051,000
201924160,000100,818191,124,000
2020133301,000101,743180,188,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
China Import and Export of Fruits.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Apples75,748138,539,0001,058,0941,449,612,000
Apricots525,000--
Apricots, dry4,5264,789,00078327,000
Bananas1,746,915933,105,00019,75415,939,000
Blueberries----
Cashewapple----
Cherries210,3951,643,551,00015126,000
Cherries, sour----
Cranberries----
Currants----
Dates12,5285,056,0001029,000
Figs3,7456,005,0002311,157,000
Figs dried----
Fruit, cooked, homogenized preparations2,75420,426,0009665,021,000
Fruit, dried nes134,265187,282,00027,067160,473,000
Fruit, fresh nes1,072,4491,176,770,000118,479252,802,000
Fruit, prepared nes288,542862,735,0001,051,6281,791,966,000
Fruit, tropical fresh nes954,4513,055,081,00051,34294,772,000
Gooseberries----
Grapefruit (inc. pomelos)79,35278,682,000174,211136,429,000
Grapes250,499642,814,000424,9191,212,702,000
Juice, apple, concentrated----
Juice, apple, single strength7,9135,885,000420,784432,605,000
Juice, citrus, concentrated3,4629,198,0007972,073,000
Juice, citrus, single strength4,7998,768,00061111,000
Juice, fruit nes64,421124,673,00061,30195,271,000
Juice, grape22,29735,506,0004021,343,000
Juice, grapefruit1,2362,307,00078154,000
Juice, grapefruit, concentrated3,90710,388,000621,000
Juice, lemon, concentrated----
Juice, lemon, single strength----
Juice, orange, concentrated11374,000212446,000
Juice, orange, single strength68,37390,296,0002,6065,623,000
Juice, pineapple7,5624,835,0002619,000
Juice, pineapple, concentrated450793,0001,7692,034,000
Juice, plum, concentrated----
Juice, plum, single strength----
Kiwi fruit116,864450,424,00012,68819,816,000
Lemons and limes10,69715,757,00094,835168,745,000
Mangoes, mangosteens, guavas----
Melons, other (inc.cantaloupes)146223,00084,526129,122,000
Oranges293,187307,929,00062,419110,176,000
Papayas1,2061,400,00010,89415,059,000
Peaches and nectarines36,96892,983,00077,584135,057,000
Pears10,38418,203,000539,445667,737,000
Persimmons40201,000108,014206,192,000
Pineapples208,473172,182,0002,1153,109,000
Pineapples canned22,55526,143,0007,4479,122,000
Pistachios104,201659,071,0001,94214,226,000
Plantains and others481159,000--
Plums and sloes66,455154,781,00054,97394,899,000
Plums dried (prunes)11,47918,879,0001,6614,392,000
Quinces----
Raisins22,27033,478,00031,38854,596,000
Strawberries--5,81615,310,000
Tangerines, mandarins, clementines, satsumas47,71788,920,000713,8641,162,324,000
Watermelons97,44216,347,00044,90136,371,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
196132,3221,496,000120,36825,450,000
196536,3103,675,000192,92935,608,000
197070,0003,900,000292,65066,111,000
197580,00012,300,000352,274114,089,000
198065,50020,000,000360,972158,418,000
198546,12713,546,000313,048138,909,000
199054,06822,480,000362,184246,597,000
1995233,07979,961,000711,529577,034,000
2000950,838374,080,0001,360,943725,961,000
20051,158,317682,385,0003,653,3732,042,659,000
20102,648,3662,210,528,0005,118,2644,509,032,000
20154,153,2045,841,821,0004,626,1437,354,779,000
20163,876,1215,835,867,0005,230,3977,619,480,000
20174,348,9816,259,336,0005,295,2047,605,834,000
20185,470,8998,517,576,0005,217,6737,722,363,000
20196,670,96010,853,785,0005,024,1197,939,600,000
20206,120,56911,352,263,0005,348,9698,813,459,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
China Import and Export of Vegetables.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Artichokes----
Asparagus1066,000358593,000
Avocados27,51571,625,0001784,000
Beans, green--83,780117,310,000
Cabbages and other brassicas5823,000921,509596,336,000
Carrots and turnips3849,000749,825351,395,000
Cauliflowers and broccoli--98,11296,072,000
Chillies and peppers, green65,44844,749,000126,267117,560,000
Cucumbers and gherkins14,00045,43747,729,000
Eggplants (aubergines)--16,38120,710,000
Garlic17,0002,254,1922,063,511,000
Juice, tomato639922,0005751,028,000
Leeks, other alliaceous vegetables--70,27162,148,000
Lettuce and chicory-1,000162,645208,292,000
Maize, green----
Mushrooms and truffles1347,000140,560258,776,000
Mushrooms, canned2093,695,000253,060984,903,000
Olives----
Olives preserved1,2372,220,0003364,000
Onions, dry11537,000881,314495,414,000
Onions, shallots, green----
Peas, green--17,45930,316,000
Pumpkins, squash and gourds5,8765,328,00027,15222,403,000
Spinach--60,722130,366,000
Sweet corn frozen15,30017,152,00040,35331,249,000
Sweet corn prep or preserved3,2113,286,00077,955126,305,000
Tomatoes--238,066274,112,000
Tomatoes, paste6,4996,691,000855,490674,397,000
Tomatoes, peeled6,7455,000,0005,2745,348,000
Vegetables in vinegar7,93411,822,00080,508132,608,000
Vegetables, canned nes----
Vegetables, dehydrated98611,474,000269,770776,078,000
Vegetables, fresh nes--444,387422,599,000
Vegetables, fresh or dried products nes31,41934,990,000168,525528,571,000
Vegetables, frozen18,73519,557,0001,064,0291,101,672,000
Vegetables, homogenized preparations2041,822,00067666,000
Vegetables, preserved nes5,00522,154,0001,186,1831,889,288,000
Vegetables, preserved, frozen8962,324,000170,824335,302,000
Vegetables, temporarily preserved1,5922,051,000121,175148,343,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
1961--86,34115,038,000
1965--114,02641,700,000
1970--188,01662,160,000
1975--276,571143,800,000
1980--409,995250,780,000
1985--537,383334,730,000
19901,9751,714,0001,123,878927,072,000
199514,19012,076,0001,946,4502,077,868,000
200059,57252,600,0002,925,5521,967,880,000
200539,82942,918,0006,199,1174,193,282,000
201080,289102,741,0007,782,8639,382,104,000
201584,207151,713,0009,117,81912,352,340,000
2016103,923189,624,0008,872,54313,721,540,000
2017126,579240,249,0009,735,72214,312,435,000
2018243,683358,268,00010,002,95913,926,555,000
2019230,856320,559,00010,316,17614,043,162,000
2020203,894276,637,00010,717,99713,413,199,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
China Import and Export of Poultry Meat.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Fat, liver prepared (foie gras)--2,07010,030,000
Meat, chicken1,527,1483,447,418,000161,083438,498,000
Meat, chicken, canned53263,000256,7921,049,681,000
Meat, duck6143,563,00029,30161,694,000
Meat, goose and guinea fowl--11,08755,733,000
Meat, turkey26,12750,002,00013,000
Offals, liver chicken--179600,000
Offals, liver duck----
Offals, liver geese----
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
1961--3,0551,160,000
1965--4,0131,500,000
1970--13,1105,500,000
1975--33,76430,400,000
1980--43,91068,000,000
19853,0002,500,00012,57115,420,000
199067,58047,898,00046,39487,438,000
1995261,61280,521,000301,644655,910,000
2000850,258480,780,000548,941884,664,000
2005384,109335,986,000470,789879,005,000
2010542,533963,919,000537,3611,311,661,000
2015408,535930,411,000589,1091,641,893,000
2016592,9511,285,805,000563,3211,505,644,000
2017452,1531,032,454,000629,3941,679,083,000
2018504,1201,140,695,000653,1841,817,844,000
2019795,2522,013,846,000646,3101,851,362,000
20201,553,9663,501,246,000575,5521,616,239,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
China Import and Export of Roots and Tubers.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Cassava----
Cassava dried3,354,930782,879,000--
Flour, cassava----
Flour, potatoes22,76929,376,000539845,000
Flour, roots and tubers nes348811,0002,38811,998,000
Potato offals----
Potatoes--441,849289,732,000
Potatoes, frozen101,206116,046,00051,24858,581,000
Roots and tubers nes55333,00042,16053,665,000
Starch, cassava2,756,9371,130,655,000682542,000
Sweet potatoes9953,00022,76815,586,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
19613,300357,0003,556357,000
1965--35,2002,700,000
1970--49,3004,080,000
1975--63,5008,900,000
1980--447,80070,950,000
1985--585,00056,000,000
1990590,69936,420,000643,62997,519,000
1995507,03289,954,000157,53381,048,000
2000399,69570,423,000163,65682,305,000
20053,868,881586,273,000447,705160,127,000
20106,573,6861,617,569,000445,444286,639,000
201511,385,5703,105,092,000571,797458,274,000
20169,965,4422,323,005,000591,306457,917,000
201710,604,3982,381,782,000710,945532,139,000
20187,024,7712,297,045,000654,963519,919,000
20195,362,0211,848,736,000706,534639,738,000
20206,248,5132,071,925,000648,855544,055,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
China Import and Export of Natural Rubber.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Rubber natural dry1,728,4412,442,258,0005,86110,290,000
Rubber, natural570,253633,561,000186264,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
1961100,50061,000,0001,109620,000
1965137,20064,500,000377180,000
1970199,00080,000,000--
1975262,900158,000,000--
1980280,200316,000,000--
1985163,313131,690,000--
1990339,584288,722,000387259,000
1995301,720423,548,0004,1925,066,000
2000821,027584,323,000337277,000
20051,406,7731,854,895,0005,0666,920,000
20101,861,3675,666,652,00025,35980,055,000
20152,735,1793,915,504,0004,7009,210,000
20162,501,6073,354,599,00014,73821,486,000
20172,793,1764,916,975,00016,19030,749,000
20182,595,9443,606,823,00013,28319,903,000
20192,451,1173,368,889,00014,47421,759,000
20202,298,7003,076,188,0006,04710,555,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
China Import and Export of Tobacco.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Cigarettes15,727331,377,00021,632257,007,000
Cigars, cheroots427,805,0001773,312,000
Tobacco products nes11,40353,481,00010,39663,033,000
Tobacco, unmanufactured88,362773,877,000185,649455,401,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
1961--8,7004,100,000
1965--6,2004,000,000
19704,1004,900,00016,00017,000,000
1975--35,20053,500,000
198021,60093,000,00028,00064,000,000
198535,475182,000,00018,27739,670,000
199018,245130,012,00041,176170,459,000
199524,215358,944,000143,044999,011,000
200040,179204,445,000135,482301,895,000
200575,951383,809,000187,840537,245,000
201096,039790,706,000289,0781,020,302,000
2015177,3591,863,501,000211,7791,351,465,000
2016159,9741,727,670,000228,3531,377,467,000
2017174,8481,762,675,000256,7981,326,799,000
2018164,1041,758,783,000245,1601,405,546,000
2019188,5931,906,092,000251,8901,420,819,000
2020115,5341,166,540,000217,854778,753,000