Triticale production in China
In 2024 China produced 369,420 t of triticale, the 6th largest in the world (2.98% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 4.0%. The record was 1.1 million t in 2003. Area harvested: 195,637 ha, yield 1.9 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 369,420 t
- World rank
- 6 of 43
- 10-year change
- −4.0%
- Record
- 1.1 million t
- 2003
Triticale in China, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
China compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 3.0%
- 2.3% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 1.9
- world 3.8 (−50%)
- kg per person
- 0.26
- world 1.52
- 10-year change
- −4.0%
- world −27%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Belarus | 989,144 | 8.0% |
| 5 | Spain | 622,920 | 5.0% |
| 6 | China | 369,420 | 3.0% |
| 7 | Turkey | 341,000 | 2.7% |
| 8 | Russia | 292,888 | 2.4% |
Map of world production of triticale
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 | 369,420 | +0.3% | 195,637 | 1.89 |
| 2023 | 368,241 | −0.6% | 194,560 | 1.89 |
| 2022 | 370,624 | +0.3% | 192,423 | 1.93 |
| 2021 | 369,395 | +1.3% | 193,015 | 1.91 |
| 2020 | 364,704 | −3.5% | 193,588 | 1.88 |
| 2019 | 377,774 | +3.3% | 190,665 | 1.98 |
| 2018 | 365,706 | −2.8% | 194,791 | 1.88 |
| 2017 | 376,209 | −3.9% | 195,309 | 1.93 |
| 2016 | 391,407 | +11% | 191,391 | 2.05 |
| 2015 | 352,220 | −8.5% | 195,715 | 1.80 |
| 2014 | 385,000 | −12% | 200,000 | 1.93 |
| 2013 | 437,000 | −13% | 190,000 | 2.30 |
| 2012 | 500,000 | −19% | 201,000 | 2.49 |
| 2011 | 621,000 | +77% | 250,000 | 2.48 |
| 2010 | 350,000 | +1.1% | 200,000 | 1.75 |
| 2009 | 346,300 | −16% | 206,000 | 1.68 |
| 2008 | 412,000 | −8.4% | 245,500 | 1.68 |
| 2007 | 450,000 | −28% | 227,000 | 1.98 |
| 2006 | 628,144 | +13% | 264,200 | 2.38 |
| 2005 | 555,000 | −26% | 280,000 | 1.98 |
| 2004 | 750,000 | −29% | 268,000 | 2.80 |
| 2003 | 1,060,200 | +8.2% | 310,000 | 3.42 |
| 2002 | 979,765 | +52% | 303,300 | 3.23 |
| 2001 | 644,380 | +77% | 202,000 | 3.19 |
| 2000 | 365,040 | +49% | 108,000 | 3.38 |
| 1999 | 245,312 | +27% | 76,660 | 3.20 |
| 1998 | 193,578 | +14% | 59,380 | 3.26 |
| 1997 | 170,425 | +39% | 53,300 | 3.20 |
| 1996 | 122,180 | +28% | 41,000 | 2.98 |
| 1995 | 95,700 | +36% | 30,000 | 3.19 |
| 1994 | 70,563 | +15% | 23,060 | 3.06 |
| 1993 | 61,451 | +39% | 18,850 | 3.26 |
| 1992 | 44,100 | +42% | 14,000 | 3.15 |
| 1991 | 31,003 | +207% | 10,066 | 3.08 |
| 1990 | 10,098 | +16% | 3,100 | 3.26 |
| 1989 | 8,672 | +46% | 2,600 | 3.34 |
| 1988 | 5,922 | +21% | 2,100 | 2.82 |
| 1987 | 4,875 | +71% | 1,500 | 3.25 |
| 1986 | 2,856 | +41% | 952 | 3.00 |
| 1985 | 2,026 | +1.2% | 866 | 2.34 |
| 1984 | 2,002 | −2.3% | 890 | 2.25 |
| 1983 | 2,050 | −11% | 1,000 | 2.05 |
| 1982 | 2,310 | −66% | 1,400 | 1.65 |
| 1981 | 6,800 | −94% | 2,000 | 3.40 |
| 1980 | 123,199 | +46% | 53,300 | 2.31 |
| 1979 | 84,560 | +85% | 28,000 | 3.02 |
| 1978 | 45,586 | +151% | 17,300 | 2.64 |
| 1977 | 18,126 | +685% | 5,866 | 3.09 |
| 1976 | 2,309 | +92% | 733 | 3.15 |
| 1975 | 1,200 | — | 467 | 2.57 |
| 1968 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — | — | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of triticale in China?
China produced 369,420 t in 2024, 3.0% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does China rank in the world for production of triticale?
China ranked 6th of 43 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Poland with 40.0% of the world total.
How has the production of triticale in China changed?
It fell by 4.0% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −27% for the world. The record was 1.1 million t in 2003.
What is the yield of triticale in China?
1.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (369,420 t from 195,637 ha), against a world average of 3.8 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 estimated 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.