Rye production in China
In 2024 China produced 514,091 t of rye, the 6th largest in the world (4.43% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 1.1%. The record was 1.8 million t in 1979. Area harvested: 166,529 ha, yield 3.1 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 514,091 t
- World rank
- 6 of 62
- 10-year change
- −1.1%
- Record
- 1.8 million t
- 1979
Rye in China, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
China compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 4.4%
- 3.3% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 3.1
- world 3.2 (−2.6%)
- kg per person
- 0.36
- world 1.42
- 10-year change
- −1.1%
- world −26%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Belarus | 800,000 | 6.9% |
| 5 | Denmark | 649,760 | 5.6% |
| 6 | China | 514,091 | 4.4% |
| 7 | Canada | 420,925 | 3.6% |
| 8 | United States | 374,130 | 3.2% |
Map of world production of rye
Share of the world total; China is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 514,091 | −0.9% | 166,529 | 3.09 |
| 2023 | 518,739 | −0.9% | 167,441 | 3.10 |
| 2022 | 523,387 | +1.6% | 168,347 | 3.11 |
| 2021 | 514,969 | −0.0% | 161,124 | 3.20 |
| 2020 | 515,215 | −2.0% | 160,756 | 3.20 |
| 2019 | 525,694 | +4.2% | 167,461 | 3.14 |
| 2018 | 504,698 | −4.2% | 165,625 | 3.05 |
| 2017 | 526,728 | −3.5% | 166,719 | 3.16 |
| 2016 | 545,657 | +9.8% | 170,039 | 3.21 |
| 2015 | 496,971 | −4.4% | 160,117 | 3.10 |
| 2014 | 520,000 | −16% | 170,000 | 3.06 |
| 2013 | 620,000 | −4.6% | 180,000 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 650,000 | −13% | 190,000 | 3.42 |
| 2011 | 750,000 | +32% | 200,000 | 3.75 |
| 2010 | 570,000 | −9.5% | 180,000 | 3.17 |
| 2009 | 630,000 | −2.3% | 185,000 | 3.41 |
| 2008 | 645,000 | −7.9% | 215,000 | 3.00 |
| 2007 | 700,000 | +100% | 288,000 | 2.43 |
| 2006 | 350,000 | −37% | 275,000 | 1.27 |
| 2005 | 554,000 | −7.7% | 279,000 | 1.99 |
| 2004 | 600,000 | −15% | 280,000 | 2.14 |
| 2003 | 709,000 | +30% | 313,000 | 2.27 |
| 2002 | 545,000 | −19% | 375,000 | 1.45 |
| 2001 | 670,500 | −31% | 501,000 | 1.34 |
| 2000 | 975,000 | +11% | 636,000 | 1.53 |
| 1999 | 880,000 | −14% | 492,500 | 1.79 |
| 1998 | 1,022,500 | −16% | 607,000 | 1.68 |
| 1997 | 1,215,000 | +25% | 733,693 | 1.66 |
| 1996 | 973,874 | −19% | 600,000 | 1.62 |
| 1995 | 1,200,000 | −5.5% | 760,000 | 1.58 |
| 1994 | 1,270,500 | −2.3% | 700,000 | 1.82 |
| 1993 | 1,300,000 | −23% | 800,000 | 1.63 |
| 1992 | 1,678,500 | +15% | 996,000 | 1.69 |
| 1991 | 1,461,000 | +22% | 967,500 | 1.51 |
| 1990 | 1,200,000 | −1.7% | 804,500 | 1.49 |
| 1989 | 1,221,000 | −12% | 800,000 | 1.53 |
| 1988 | 1,394,000 | +6.0% | 852,500 | 1.64 |
| 1987 | 1,315,000 | +20% | 752,000 | 1.75 |
| 1986 | 1,092,000 | −15% | 699,000 | 1.56 |
| 1985 | 1,283,000 | −25% | 700,000 | 1.83 |
| 1984 | 1,700,000 | +9.7% | 750,000 | 2.27 |
| 1983 | 1,550,000 | +11% | 800,000 | 1.94 |
| 1982 | 1,400,000 | −0.2% | 800,000 | 1.75 |
| 1981 | 1,403,500 | +0.2% | 898,000 | 1.56 |
| 1980 | 1,400,000 | −22% | 900,000 | 1.56 |
| 1979 | 1,800,000 | +9.1% | 1,000,000 | 1.80 |
| 1978 | 1,650,000 | +38% | 1,200,000 | 1.38 |
| 1977 | 1,200,000 | −25% | 1,100,000 | 1.09 |
| 1976 | 1,600,000 | +6.7% | 1,100,000 | 1.45 |
| 1975 | 1,500,000 | +7.1% | 1,100,000 | 1.36 |
| 1974 | 1,400,000 | +3.7% | 1,200,000 | 1.17 |
| 1973 | 1,350,000 | +3.8% | 1,200,000 | 1.13 |
| 1972 | 1,300,000 | 0.0% | 1,280,000 | 1.02 |
| 1971 | 1,300,000 | −3.7% | 1,270,000 | 1.02 |
| 1970 | 1,350,000 | +3.8% | 1,300,000 | 1.04 |
| 1969 | 1,300,000 | +18% | 1,300,000 | 1.00 |
| 1968 | 1,100,000 | −15% | 1,100,000 | 1.00 |
| 1967 | 1,300,000 | 0.0% | 1,300,000 | 1.00 |
| 1966 | 1,300,000 | −13% | 1,400,000 | 0.93 |
| 1965 | 1,500,000 | +15% | 1,300,000 | 1.15 |
| 1964 | 1,300,000 | 0.0% | 1,300,000 | 1.00 |
| 1963 | 1,300,000 | −13% | 1,500,000 | 0.87 |
| 1962 | 1,500,000 | +15% | 1,800,000 | 0.83 |
| 1961 | 1,300,000 | — | 1,300,000 | 1.00 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of rye in China?
China produced 514,091 t in 2024, 4.4% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does China rank in the world for production of rye?
China ranked 6th of 62 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Germany with 22.3% of the world total.
How has the production of rye in China changed?
It fell by 1.1% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −26% for the world. The record was 1.8 million t in 1979.
What is the yield of rye in China?
3.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (514,091 t from 166,529 ha), against a world average of 3.2 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for China is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
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.