Honey by country
China
Honey, beehives and beeswax in China as reported to FAO, with the whole series since 1961 and the status of every figure.
natural honey, 2024
official figure
beehives, 2024
imputed value
Natural honey, thousand tonnes
Beehives, million
What the figures say
In 2024, China produced 444,800 tonnes of natural honey (official figure).
Confirmed fact[1]That places it 1 of 121 countries with a FAOSTAT figure for 2024, about 22.4% of world production.
Statistical estimate[1]Compared with 2000 (246,000 t), production rose by 81%.
Statistical estimate[1]The highest figure in the series is 555,000 t in 2016, the lowest 53,000 t in 1961.
Confirmed fact[1]FAO counts 9,362,193 beehives in 2024 (imputed value). That is 2 of 98 countries.
Statistical estimate[1]Dividing the two figures gives about 47.5 kg of honey per hive. This is a ratio of two FAOSTAT numbers, not a measured yield: hives are counted at one moment, honey over a year.
Statistical estimate[1]
Bees from our catalogue recorded in China
GBIF occurrence records with coordinates. They show where a bee was found, not its full range.
- Apis cerana5,723 GBIF records
- Apis mellifera1,272 GBIF records
- Apis dorsata300 GBIF records
- Apis florea96 GBIF records
- Megachile sculpturalis73 GBIF records
- Apis laboriosa43 GBIF records
- Anthophora plumipes12 GBIF records
- Bombus terrestris6 GBIF records
Honeys linked to this country
Sources
- FAO (2026). FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products (QCL). Items Bees (1181), Natural honey (1182), Beeswax (1183), area China, mainland. Bulk download, retrieved 29 October 2026. Link
Last checked: 30 October 2026.