Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in China
China: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 6,418 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in China, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in China is 6,418 kg per hectare, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in China peaked at 6,418 kg per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,231 kg per hectare, in 1991.
That places China 21st out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,623 kg per hectare | 4,231 kg per hectare | 4,953 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,134 kg per hectare | 4,753 kg per hectare | 5,550 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,936 kg per hectare | 5,528 kg per hectare | 6,265 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,353 kg per hectare | 6,296 kg per hectare | 6,418 kg per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More poverty & inequality data for China
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.999 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 22.1% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.132 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0853 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0853 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1012 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 13.4% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3029 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 21.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in China?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in China was 6,418 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 6,418 kg per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,231 kg per hectare in 1991.
- How does China rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- China ranks 21st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.