FAOSTAT · 2024
Agricultural production in China
According to FAOSTAT, China produced 651 million t of cereals (1st in the world), 601 million t of vegetables (1st in the world), 274 million t of fruit (1st in the world), 97.9 million t of meat (1st in the world) and 45.4 million t of milk (4th in the world) in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were maize (295 million t), rice (208 million t) and wheat (140 million t).
- Products recorded
- 192
- World #1
- 80
- products
- World top 10
- 162
- products
- Year
- 2024
China is the world’s largest producer of wheat, potatoes, cucumbers, watermelons, tomatoes and 67 more products, and ranks second or third for 38 other products.
Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in mushrooms (+49%), followed by maize (+37%).
Livestock numbers: 70.3 million cattle, 427 million pigs, 183 million sheep and 118 million goats.
Totals by group
| Group | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All cereals | 651,355,743 | 1 | 20.79% | +16% |
| All vegetables | 601,279,784 | 1 | 50.87% | +13% |
| All fruit | 274,010,692 | 1 | 28.73% | +21% |
| All roots and tubers | 153,174,601 | 1 | 16.22% | +4.6% |
| All sugar crops | 114,505,600 | 3 | 5.12% | −14% |
| All meat | 97,859,402 | 1 | 26.17% | +13% |
| All citrus fruit | 47,697,178 | 1 | 28.8% | +37% |
| All milk | 45,442,920 | 4 | 4.61% | +25% |
| All eggs | 35,880,000 | 1 | 35.88% | +24% |
| All pulses | 4,913,865 | 4 | 5.06% | +20% |
| All tree nuts | 3,325,947 | 1 | 18.07% | +17% |
All products by volume, 2024
| Product | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maize | 294,920,000 | 2 | 24.21% | +37% |
| Rice (paddy) | 207,530,000 | 2 | 25.3% | −1.0% |
| Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. | 168,809,804 | 1 | 59.97% | +4.0% |
| Wheat | 140,100,000 | 1 | 17.55% | +11% |
| Sugar cane | 102,094,400 | 3 | 5.26% | −19% |
| Potatoes | 94,806,520 | 1 | 24.28% | +13% |
| Cucumbers | 68,592,516 | 1 | 78.08% | +21% |
| Watermelons | 63,510,422 | 1 | 60.51% | +3.3% |
| Tomatoes | 61,614,749 | 1 | 32.69% | +17% |
| Pork (pig meat) | 57,060,000 | 1 | 45.52% | +0.6% |
| Sweet potatoes | 51,354,274 | 1 | 56.48% | −7.9% |
| Apples | 51,285,100 | 1 | 52.4% | +25% |
| Mushrooms | 48,607,249 | 1 | 94.21% | +49% |
| Cow milk | 40,790,000 | 3 | 5.12% | +29% |
| Beer | 36,411,000 | 1 | 19.68% | −27% |
| Cabbages | 36,201,344 | 1 | 47.96% | +11% |
| Eggplants | 34,870,863 | 1 | 60.6% | +18% |
| Hen eggs | 30,856,800 | 1 | 32.93% | +25% |
| Spinach | 28,322,517 | 1 | 92.2% | +28% |
| Tangerines and mandarins | 27,000,000 | 1 | 52.01% | +66% |
| Onions, dry | 24,221,236 | 2 | 22.37% | +7.5% |
| Green garlic | 21,645,771 | 1 | 72.9% | +8.4% |
| Pears | 20,987,900 | 1 | 75.94% | +17% |
| Soybeans | 20,650,000 | 4 | 5.19% | +70% |
| Groundnuts (peanuts) | 19,613,100 | 1 | 34.07% | +19% |
| Carrots and turnips | 19,040,468 | 1 | 42.17% | +10% |
| Seed cotton | 18,700,000 | 1 | 25.68% | +0.9% |
| Other beans, green | 18,649,935 | 1 | 71.92% | +9.7% |
| Peaches and nectarines | 17,600,000 | 1 | 63.1% | +42% |
| Soya bean oil | 17,356,200 | 1 | 28.97% | +64% |
| Chillies and peppers, green | 17,307,027 | 1 | 38.66% | +6.4% |
| Rapeseed | 16,868,900 | 2 | 19.2% | +14% |
| Grapes | 16,821,674 | 1 | 22.16% | +43% |
| Tea leaves | 16,260,900 | 1 | 49.68% | +71% |
| Chicken meat | 15,350,000 | 2 | 11.96% | +25% |
| Lettuce and chicory | 14,694,796 | 1 | 52.06% | +5.9% |
| Melons | 13,222,785 | 1 | 46.81% | +20% |
| Sugar beet | 12,411,200 | 9 | 4.23% | +55% |
| Peas, green | 12,028,874 | 1 | 55.35% | +12% |
| Bananas | 11,759,700 | 2 | 8.44% | −0.3% |
| Raw sugar | 9,960,000 | 4 | 5.31% | −33% |
| Cauliflower and broccoli | 9,806,141 | 1 | 36.51% | +5.7% |
| Cotton seed | 9,400,000 | 2 | 22.92% | −26% |
| Asparagus | 7,784,570 | 1 | 87.37% | +12% |
| Pumpkins and squash | 7,652,952 | 2 | 22.13% | +5.9% |
| Oranges | 7,620,000 | 2 | 11.33% | −2.3% |
| Beef (cattle meat) | 7,011,810 | 3 | 10.05% | +27% |
| Plums | 6,900,813 | 1 | 54.37% | +11% |
| Duck meat | 5,962,500 | 1 | 81.29% | +113% |
| Cotton lint | 5,617,900 | 1 | 22.74% | −11% |
| Other citrus fruit, n.e.c. | 5,507,206 | 1 | 41.11% | +9.5% |
| Goose meat | 5,287,500 | 1 | 97.79% | +116% |
| Grapefruit and pomelos | 5,250,000 | 1 | 53.21% | +42% |
| Molasses | 5,231,262 | 3 | 7.14% | +14% |
| Cassava | 5,069,031 | 17 | 1.48% | +9.1% |
| Eggs from other birds in shell, fresh, n.e.c. | 5,023,200 | 1 | 79.72% | +16% |
| Rapeseed or canola oil, crude | 4,326,300 | 2 | 13.78% | −15% |
| Strawberries | 4,115,659 | 1 | 38.36% | +66% |
| Mangoes and guavas | 4,075,418 | 3 | 6.55% | +61% |
| Persimmons | 3,929,729 | 1 | 78.07% | +33% |
| Other tropical fruits, n.e.c. | 3,834,893 | 1 | 16.04% | +2.9% |
| Tea, packed | 3,541,100 | 1 | 48.52% | +84% |
| Fat of pigs | 3,347,520 | 2 | 29.44% | +0.6% |
| Buffalo milk | 3,167,437 | 3 | 2.07% | +2.2% |
| Sorghum | 3,069,546 | 8 | 4.78% | +6.4% |
| Millet | 2,783,739 | 3 | 9.02% | +19% |
| Sheep meat | 2,640,525 | 1 | 22.88% | +21% |
| Other fruits, n.e.c. | 2,639,989 | 3 | 6.73% | +5.1% |
| Skim milk of cows | 2,599,482 | 18 | 1.82% | +19% |
| Pig fat, rendered | 2,577,258 | 1 | 41.75% | +13% |
| Goat meat | 2,536,975 | 1 | 32.77% | +21% |
| Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen | 2,510,640 | 1 | 30.58% | +0.6% |
| Sunflower seed | 2,348,400 | 4 | 4.5% | −5.8% |
| Lemons and limes | 2,319,972 | 3 | 10% | +8.9% |
| Tobacco, unmanufactured | 2,256,400 | 1 | 37.31% | −25% |
| Kiwi fruit | 2,153,480 | 1 | 48.75% | +17% |
| Pineapples | 2,145,780 | 5 | 7.31% | +65% |
| Taro | 1,890,520 | 3 | 10.38% | +3.2% |
| Groundnut oil | 1,848,600 | 2 | 28.75% | −7.4% |
| Wine | 1,761,139 | 5 | 7.21% | +11% |
| Broad beans and horse beans, dry | 1,754,948 | 1 | 28.04% | +23% |
| Raw hides and skins of cattle | 1,558,180 | 1 | 17.78% | +27% |
| Chestnuts, in shell | 1,528,549 | 1 | 72.86% | −8.4% |
| Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen | 1,527,016 | 1 | 15.75% | +27% |
| Walnuts, in shell | 1,500,000 | 1 | 34.49% | +67% |
| Peas, dry | 1,489,237 | 3 | 10.52% | +10% |
| Beans, dry | 1,322,698 | 6 | 4.37% | +26% |
| Cottonseed oil | 1,309,500 | 1 | 31.37% | −20% |
| Sheep milk | 1,256,430 | 1 | 12.8% | +2.7% |
| Tallowtree seeds | 1,051,618 | 1 | 100% | +6.0% |
| Barley | 985,986 | 29 | 0.69% | −33% |
| Spring onions and shallots | 908,012 | 1 | 16.28% | +8.0% |
| Natural rubber | 877,600 | 5 | 5.92% | +4.5% |
| Buffalo meat | 779,090 | 3 | 10.67% | +27% |
| Oil palm fruit | 667,212 | 20 | 0.16% | −1.3% |
| Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs | 592,771 | 1 | 27.23% | +21% |
| Papayas | 587,829 | 7 | 4.01% | +55% |
| Ginger | 585,378 | 3 | 11.98% | +25% |
| Oil of maize | 540,000 | 2 | 17.54% | +109% |
| Oats | 534,689 | 13 | 2.38% | +6.9% |
| Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen | 528,105 | 1 | 26.65% | +21% |
| Rye | 514,091 | 6 | 4.43% | −1.1% |
| Raw hides and skins of goats or kids | 507,395 | 1 | 33.27% | +21% |
| Buckwheat | 504,358 | 2 | 25.6% | −11% |
| Other meat of mammals, fresh or chilled | 503,060 | 1 | 32.07% | +9.8% |
| Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen | 446,508 | 1 | 30.22% | +21% |
| Rabbit meat | 445,128 | 1 | 52.54% | −43% |
| Honey | 444,800 | 1 | 22.38% | −3.7% |
| Sesame seed | 380,000 | 8 | 5.69% | −40% |
| Coconuts, in shell | 373,544 | 16 | 0.57% | −3.6% |
| Triticale | 369,420 | 6 | 2.98% | −4.0% |
| Tung nuts | 365,425 | 1 | 86.96% | −12% |
| Wool, greasy | 364,481 | 1 | 21.49% | −21% |
| Cattle fat, unrendered | 342,800 | 2 | 10.04% | +27% |
| Chillies and peppers, dry | 326,172 | 2 | 5.98% | +6.1% |
| Sunflower-seed oil, crude | 322,900 | 12 | 1.43% | −42% |
| Oil of linseed | 319,300 | 1 | 40.88% | +102% |
| Other oil seeds, n.e.c. | 315,614 | 2 | 13.02% | −2.2% |
| Linseed | 280,000 | 3 | 9.31% | −28% |
| Oil of sesame seed | 275,800 | 1 | 22.95% | +25% |
| Edible offal of buffalo, fresh, chilled or frozen | 242,384 | 2 | 19.4% | +27% |
| Raw hides and skins of buffaloes | 225,070 | 2 | 15.02% | +27% |
| Goat milk | 206,322 | 22 | 1.01% | −31% |
| Green maize | 194,159 | 14 | 2.05% | +16% |
| Horse meat, fresh or chilled | 180,716 | 1 | 24.19% | −7.3% |
| Lentils, dry | 167,596 | 9 | 2.12% | +34% |
| Dates | 162,330 | 12 | 1.63% | +4.9% |
| Other stone fruits | 159,943 | 1 | 25.87% | +6.7% |
| Other pulses n.e.c. | 149,363 | 6 | 3.36% | +21% |
| Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling | 147,000 | 2 | 31.68% | −68% |
| Other nuts | 144,751 | 1 | 13.28% | +11% |
| Cheese from skimmed cow milk | 136,144 | 7 | 4.98% | +9.9% |
| Tallow | 134,207 | 12 | 1.63% | +24% |
| Avocados | 133,931 | 16 | 1.19% | +16% |
| Leeks | 122,360 | 7 | 5.73% | +7.3% |
| Broad beans and horse beans, green | 120,736 | 2 | 8.26% | +9.4% |
| Quinces | 116,514 | 2 | 16.75% | +7.1% |
| Coffee, green | 114,000 | 15 | 1.01% | −11% |
| Sheep fat, unrendered | 113,165 | 1 | 17.64% | +21% |
| Palm oil | 112,877 | 21 | 0.14% | −19% |
| Whole milk, evaporated | 112,101 | 9 | 3.9% | +18% |
| Butter of cow milk | 109,452 | 16 | 1.83% | +19% |
| Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. | 107,243 | 8 | 3.24% | +8.1% |
| True hemp, raw or retted | 106,345 | 2 | 28.86% | +232% |
| Goat fat, unrendered | 101,479 | 1 | 32.37% | +21% |
| Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers | 94,216 | 1 | 38.48% | +33% |
| Artichokes | 83,705 | 6 | 4.83% | +7.2% |
| Pistachios, in shell | 78,986 | 5 | 5.72% | +1.0% |
| Cheese from milk of sheep, fresh or processed | 74,811 | 2 | 14.38% | +7.5% |
| Apricots | 60,436 | 16 | 1.31% | +15% |
| Other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c. | 58,856 | 7 | 5.45% | +5.7% |
| Ramie, raw or retted | 55,418 | 1 | 95.39% | −52% |
| Buffalo fat, unrendered | 55,402 | 3 | 12.46% | +27% |
| Other starchy roots and tubers | 54,255 | 18 | 0.55% | +13% |
| Anise, coriander, cumin and fennel | 52,407 | 6 | 1.96% | +6.4% |
| Raw silk (not thrown) | 50,000 | 1 | 53.2% | −62% |
| Almonds, in shell | 48,000 | 13 | 1.21% | +12% |
| Donkey meat | 47,876 | 1 | 64.03% | −75% |
| Camel meat | 45,033 | 6 | 6.81% | +165% |
| Cereals n.e.c. | 43,913 | 10 | 0.55% | −0.4% |
| Cherries | 36,181 | 15 | 1.17% | +5.2% |
| Pepper (black, white) | 34,588 | 9 | 3.71% | +5.7% |
| Safflower seed | 34,106 | 6 | 4.92% | +3.4% |
| Palm kernels | 33,097 | 21 | 0.17% | −40% |
| Flax, raw or retted | 29,000 | 4 | 2.24% | −38% |
| Melonseed | 27,913 | 7 | 2.86% | −6.5% |
| Hazelnuts, in shell | 25,437 | 7 | 2.1% | +7.7% |
| Buttermilk, dry | 23,713 | 8 | 3.62% | +16% |
| Camel milk | 22,730 | 12 | 0.54% | +62% |
| Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen | 22,589 | 1 | 23.76% | −7.3% |
| Kenaf | 22,245 | 3 | 9.67% | −5.4% |
| Castor oil seeds | 20,000 | 4 | 1.1% | −50% |
| Mustard seed | 19,435 | 8 | 2.25% | +6.1% |
| Whole milk, condensed | 18,387 | 18 | 0.94% | +22% |
| Whey, condensed | 17,631 | 12 | 0.68% | +15% |
| Oil of palm kernel | 16,934 | 17 | 0.2% | −36% |
| Chick peas, dry | 15,645 | 19 | 0.09% | +57% |
| Cow peas, dry | 14,377 | 21 | 0.14% | +6.5% |
| Sisal | 14,292 | 5 | 6.11% | +4.4% |
| Figs | 14,153 | 16 | 1.06% | +5.7% |
| Cheese from milk of buffalo, fresh or processed | 13,128 | 7 | 2.01% | +7.6% |
| Butter of buffalo milk | 9,846 | 5 | 0.52% | +7.6% |
| Jute, raw or retted | 9,632 | 6 | 0.26% | −81% |
| Mule meat | 9,189 | 1 | 92.17% | −82% |
| Hop cones | 7,951 | 4 | 5.02% | +0.1% |
| Cheese from milk of goats, fresh or processed | 6,507 | 13 | 1.42% | −23% |
| Edible offals of camels and other camelids, fresh, chilled or frozen | 6,286 | 6 | 6.63% | +166% |
| Fat of camels | 2,064 | 5 | 7% | +165% |
| Cheese from whole cow milk | 1,870 | 86 | 0.01% | +29% |
| Cloves (whole stems) | 1,337 | 7 | 0.67% | +5.8% |
| Vanilla | 435 | 5 | 6.11% | +52% |
| Cashew nuts, in shell | 224 | 33 | 0.01% | −16% |
Live animals, 2024
| Product | Head | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chickens | 5,243,707,000 | 1 | 18.94% | +16% |
| Ducks | 830,219,000 | 1 | 65.12% | +27% |
| Pigs | 427,430,000 | 1 | 44.41% | −11% |
| Geese | 332,169,000 | 1 | 86.84% | +22% |
| Sheep | 182,939,000 | 1 | 13.43% | +20% |
| Goats | 117,554,000 | 2 | 9.9% | −14% |
| Rabbits and hares | 114,905,000 | 1 | 54.68% | −48% |
| Cattle | 70,325,500 | 5 | 4.45% | +12% |
| Buffalo | 30,139,500 | 3 | 14.22% | +12% |
| Bees | 9,362,193 | 2 | 9.2% | +4.6% |
| Horses | 3,521,000 | 6 | 6.26% | −18% |
| Asses | 1,299,000 | 11 | 2.41% | −70% |
| Camels | 634,000 | 11 | 1.43% | +132% |
| Mules and hinnies | 410,000 | 3 | 5.31% | −70% |
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.