Note: Updates to this data product are discontinued. The China agricultural and economic database is a collection of agricultural-related data from official statistical publications of the People's Republic of China. Analysts and policy professionals around the world need information about the rapidly changing Chinese economy, but statistics are often published only in China and sometimes only in Chinese-language publications. This product assembles a wide variety of data items covering agricultural production, inputs, prices, food consumption, output of industrial products relevant to the agricultural sector, and macroeconomic data.

GDP from Agriculture in China increased to 58060.80 CNY Hundred Million in the third quarter of 2025 from 31171.80 CNY Hundred Million in the second quarter of 2025. This dataset provides - China Gdp From Agriculture- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2023, China's smart agriculture industry was estimated to have a value of over ** billion yuan. Along with the development of the country's artificial intelligence industry, the agricultural sector has transformed hugely. Some smart farming applications are drones, self-driving vehicles, and precision fertilizing.

The China Agricultural Biologicals Market is Segmented by Function (Crop Nutrition, and Crop Protection) and by Crop Type (Cash Crops, Horticultural Crops, and Row Crops). The Market Forecasts are Provided in Terms of Value (USD) and Volume (Metric Tons).

China Agricultural & Sideline Food: Value Added of Industry data was reported at 464,245.000 RMB mn in 2007. This records an increase from the previous number of 349,209.000 RMB mn for 2006. China Agricultural & Sideline Food: Value Added of Industry data is updated yearly, averaging 64,882.500 RMB mn from Dec 1985 (Median) to 2007, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 464,245.000 RMB mn in 2007 and a record low of 9,540.000 RMB mn in 1985. China Agricultural & Sideline Food: Value Added of Industry data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.BHA: Agricultural and Sideline Food Processing.

According to preliminary data, the agricultural sector contributed around 6.8 percent to the gross domestic product (GDP) of China in 2024, whereas 36.5 percent of the economic value added originated from the industrial sector and 54.6 percent from the service sector, respectively. The total GDP of China at current prices amounted to approximately 134.91 trillion yuan in 2024. Economic development in China The gross domestic product (GDP) serves as a primary indicator to measure the economic performance of a country or a region. It is generally defined as the monetary value of all finished goods and services produced within a country in a specific period of time. It includes all of private and public spending, government spending, investments, and net exports which are calculated as total exports minus imports. In other words, GDP represents the size of the economy.With its national economy growing at an exceptional annual growth rate of above nine percent for three decades in succession, China had become the worlds’ second largest economy by 2010, surpassing all other economies but the United States. Even though China's GDP growth has cooled down in recent years, its economy still expanded at roughly two times the pace of the United States in 2024. Breakdown of GDP in China When compared to other developed countries, the proportions of agriculture and industry in China's GDP are significantly higher. Even though agriculture is a major industry in the United States, it only accounted for about one percent of the economy in 2023. While the service sector contributed to more than 70 percent of the economy in most developed countries, it's share was considerably lower in China. This was not only due to China's lower development level, but also to the country’s focus on manufacturing and export. However, as the future limitations of this growth model become more and more apparent, China is trying to shift it's economic focus to the high-tech and service sectors. Accordingly, growth rates of the service sector have been considerably higher than in industry and agriculture in the years before the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

The China Agricultural Machinery Market Report is Segmented by Machinery Type (Tractors, Equipment, Sprayers, Harvesting Machinery, Haying and Forage Machinery, and Other Agricultural Machinery). The Market Forecasts are Provided in Terms of Value (USD).

The statistic shows the gross production value of agricultural industries in China between 2013 and 2023. In 2023, the production value of agricultural industries in China amounted to around ***** trillion yuan.

China Agricultural Machinery: Power data was reported at 1,137,425.702 kW th in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,105,971.859 kW th for 2022. China Agricultural Machinery: Power data is updated yearly, averaging 436,116.750 kW th from Dec 1952 (Median) to 2023, with 52 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,137,425.702 kW th in 2023 and a record low of 184.000 kW th in 1952. China Agricultural Machinery: Power data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Agriculture Sector – Table CN.RIF: Power of Agricultural Machinery. Beginning in 2016, the total power of agricultural machinery does not include three-wheeled vehicles and low-speed truck.

China Value Added of Agriculture and Related Industry: Secondary Industry data was reported at 5,351.800 RMB bn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5,713.500 RMB bn for 2022. China Value Added of Agriculture and Related Industry: Secondary Industry data is updated yearly, averaging 5,414.850 RMB bn from Dec 2020 (Median) to 2023, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,713.500 RMB bn in 2022 and a record low of 4,860.600 RMB bn in 2020. China Value Added of Agriculture and Related Industry: Secondary Industry data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s National Accounts – Table CN.AVA: Value Added of Agriculture and Related Industry.

China: Employment in agriculture, % of total employment: The latest value from 2023 is 22.33 percent, a decline from 22.76 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 22.33 percent, based on data from 177 countries. Historically, the average for China from 1991 to 2023 is 40.13 percent. The minimum value, 22.33 percent, was reached in 2023 while the maximum of 59.7 percent was recorded in 1991.

China Agricultural & Sideline Food: Industrial Sales Value data was reported at 6,885,776.000 RMB mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 6,583,597.000 RMB mn for 2015. China Agricultural & Sideline Food: Industrial Sales Value data is updated yearly, averaging 1,713,478.000 RMB mn from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2016, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,885,776.000 RMB mn in 2016 and a record low of 335,343.000 RMB mn in 1998. China Agricultural & Sideline Food: Industrial Sales Value data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Industrial Sector – Table CN.BHA: Agricultural and Sideline Food Processing.

The China Agricultural Irrigation Machinery Market Report is Segmented by Type (Drip, Sprinkler, and Pivot Irrigation), and Application (Crop and Non-Crop). The Report Offers Market Estimation and Forecasts in Value (USD) for the Above-Mentioned Segments.

In 2019, the number of artificial intelligence investment deals in the agricultural industry amounted to zero. As of **********, only no deals had been completed. Across all business domains, the number of deals had been decreasing in recent years.

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Abstract

The objective of the Second National Agricultural Census is to understand in an overall manner the basic situation of agriculture, rural areas and residents of the country in order to build up foundation for the study and foimulation of economic and social development planning and scientific decision-making and to provide statistic information service to agricultural producers and operators as well as the general public The objects of the Second National Agricultural Census are the following entities and households within the territory of the People's Republic of China:

(1) Rural household: it includes rural agricultural households (rural household agricultural holdings) and rural other households no matter whether the register identification of members of the household is local or not and whether is agricultural or not. Rural agricultural households refer to those households engaged in agriculture activities, including crop farming, forestry, animal husbandry, fishery/aquaculture and agricultural service in rural areas. Rural other households refer to those households inhibited in rural areas withou tengaging agricultural activities.

(2) Urban agricultural household (urban household agricultural holdings): it refers to those households engaged in agriculture activities, including crop farming, forestry, animal husbandry, fishery/aquaculture and agricultural service in urban areas.

(3) Non-household agricultural holding: it refers to legal entities, agricultural establishments of legal entities with multiple-establishments and unregistered entities that basically satisfied with the qualification of legal person, which are engaged in agriculture activities, including crop farming, forestry, animal husbandry, fishery/aquaculture and agricultural service except households. It includes not only enterprises, public service organization and cooperative of farmer households with agriculture as the major industry, but also agricultural establishments of agricultural production and operation affiliated to industrial and mining enterprises, government agencies, social groups and schools.

Geographic coverage

National coverage

Analysis unit

Households

Universe

The statistical unit of the AC 2006 was the agricultural holding, defined as the household or the entity in the non-household sector engaged in crop farming, animal husbandry, forestry, fishery and agricultural services on agricultural land, and that meet one of the criteria specified as a threshold (see section 7 below). The agricultural holdings were classified as: (a) household agricultural holdings or (b) non-household agricultural holdings, as identified by surveying the following entities and households within the territory of the People's Republic of China: (i) rural households;' (ii) urban agricultural households;2 and (iii) non-household agricultural holdings (agricultural establishments).

Kind of data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Sampling procedure

(a) Demarcation of enumeration area

• Enumeration area is demarcated according with the area administered by villagers' committee as a unit. Each enumeration area is manned by at least one supervisor;

• Under the Enumeration area, sub-enumeration areas are established according with villagers' group in principle. If no villagers' group has been set up, or the villagers' group is excessively big or the boundary is not clearly defined, or the households of the same villagers' group are dispersed in over 5 clusters, clear geographic marks should be used to demarcate the sub-enumeration area. The size of sub-enumeration area and the number of enumerator is set for the completion of field enumeration in 10-15 days. Usually, the size of sub-enumeration area is 50 to 100 households. It could be 20-50 households in the area with less population density and difficulties in transportation. Each sub-enumeration area is manned by at least one enumerator.

(b) Frame At village level, the household list for rural residents was used as the census frame. For non-household holdings, administrative records for enterprises from government regulatory agencies were used as a reference for the census. The enumerators were required to identify each eligible enterprise and establishment in scope.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Four types of questionnaires were used in the AC 2006:

(i) questionnaires for households (which covered all households in rural areas and urban agricultural households) (ii) questionnaires for agricultural holdings in the non-household sector (three specific questionnaires for different types of units) (iii) village questionnaires (iv) township questionnaires (v) agricultural land questionnaires

The AC 2006 questionnaires covered all 16 core items recommended for the WCA 2010 round, namely;

0001 Identification and location of agricultural holding 0002+ Legal status of agricultural holder 0003 Sex of agricultural holder 0004 Age of agricultural holder 0005 Household size 0006 Main purpose of production of the holding 0007 Area of holding according to land use types 0008 Total area of holding 0009 Land tenure types on the holding 0010 Presence of irrigation on the holding 0011 Types of temporary crops on the holding 0012 Types of permanent crops on the holding and whether in compact plantation 0013 Number of animals on the holding for each livestock type 0014 Presence of aquaculture on the holding 0015+ Presence of forest and other wooded land on the holding 0016 Other economic production activities of the holding's enterprise

Cleaning operations

(a) DATA PROCESSING AND ARCHIVING A combination of different methods, such as manual data entry and scanning, was used for census data capture. The software used for data capture, processing, analysis and tabulations were aPRAS and SAS. Microdata were stored on the server.

(b) CENSUS DATA QUALITY After enumeration was completed, the ACO organized three-level data quality checks, including the PES of households, data verification on agricultural land parcels, and the proof for data processing. The PES of households consisted of 110 sample counties covering 330 census areas, and more than 20 000 households. It was conducted using a stratified two-stage sampling method. The census data were verified against the registration results of the AC.

Data appraisal

Scanning (OCR) was used for census data capture. Census results were disseminated and are accessible online.

China Agricultural & Sideline Food: Profit to Cost Ratio data was reported at 5.390 % in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.156 % for 2013. China Agricultural & Sideline Food: Profit to Cost Ratio data is updated yearly, averaging 5.390 % from Dec 1999 (Median) to 2014, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.233 % in 2010 and a record low of 0.340 % in 1999. China Agricultural & Sideline Food: Profit to Cost Ratio data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Industrial Sector – Table CN.BHA: Agricultural and Sideline Food Processing.

China Agricultural & Sideline Food: Gross Industrial Output: 90p data was reported at 492,294.000 RMB mn in 2003. This records an increase from the previous number of 399,528.000 RMB mn for 2002. China Agricultural & Sideline Food: Gross Industrial Output: 90p data is updated yearly, averaging 340,171.000 RMB mn from Dec 1999 (Median) to 2003, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 492,294.000 RMB mn in 2003 and a record low of 271,132.000 RMB mn in 1999. China Agricultural & Sideline Food: Gross Industrial Output: 90p data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Industrial Sector – Table CN.BHA: Agricultural and Sideline Food Processing.

The statistic shows the distribution of the workforce across economic sectors in China from 2014 to 2024. In 2024, around 22.2 percent of the workforce were employed in the agricultural sector, 29 percent in the industrial sector and 48.8 percent in the service sector. In 2022, the share of agriculture had increased for the first time in more than two decades, which highlights the difficult situation of the labor market due to the pandemic and economic downturn at the end of the year. Distribution of the workforce in China In 2012, China became the largest exporting country worldwide with an export value of about two trillion U.S. dollars. China’s economic system is largely based on growth and export, with the manufacturing sector being a crucial contributor to the country’s export competitiveness. Economic development was accompanied by a steady rise of labor costs, as well as a significant slowdown in labor force growth. These changes present a serious threat to the era of China as the world’s factory. The share of workforce in agriculture also steadily decreased in China until 2021, while the agricultural gross production value displayed continuous growth, amounting to approximately 7.8 trillion yuan in 2021. Development of the service sector Since 2011, the largest share of China’s labor force has been employed in the service sector. However, compared with developed countries, such as Japan or the United States, where 73 and 79 percent of the work force were active in services in 2023 respectively, the proportion of people working in the tertiary sector in China has been relatively low. The Chinese government aims to continue economic reform by moving from an emphasis on investment to consumption, among other measures. This might lead to a stronger service economy. Meanwhile, the size of the urban middle class in China is growing steadily. A growing number of affluent middle class consumers could promote consumption and help China move towards a balanced economy.

China Agriculture Tools Market is expected to grow during 2025-2031