Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre in China
China: Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre was 0.821 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.821 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
10th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.825 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.2993 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
China recorded 0.821 tonnes per square kilometre for soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 75.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.825 tonnes per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2993 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places China 10th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2993 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3142 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3536 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3728 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 0.3164 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4314 tonnes per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4367 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4197 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3994 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4346 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4522 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3856 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4527 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4175 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3941 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3781 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3877 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3835 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3835 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4064 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4293 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4021 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3909 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3898 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3888 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.442 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4465 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4572 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4188 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4306 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3721 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1992 | 0.436 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5637 tonnes per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6809 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5849 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5956 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7339 tonnes per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5849 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4516 tonnes per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5208 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5209 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4621 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4885 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5013 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5442 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5339 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5199 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5303 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5516 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5628 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4574 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4431 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4675 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5462 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5572 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6387 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7488 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7485 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.739 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.825 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 0.784 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.772 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.821 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.821 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0315 tonnes per square kilometre, 26.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3715 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2993 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4367 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4069 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3781 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4527 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4172 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3888 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4572 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5434 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3721 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7339 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5173 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4621 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5516 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5909 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4431 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7488 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8005 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.772 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.825 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 7 Rwanda 1.26 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 8 Benin 0.9844 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 9 Bangladesh 0.9617 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 11 North Korea 0.5398 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 12 Mauritius 0.5008 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 13 Austria 0.4241 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for China
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 49.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 18.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 165.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 206.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 350.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,480 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre in China?
- Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre in China was 0.821 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.825 tonnes per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2993 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 10th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.