International rankings of China explained

The following are international rankings of China.

Agriculture

See also: Agriculture in China.

Field Rank Date
Apple production, output of 37,001,601 tons12014
Aquatic plants production, output of 11,163,675 tons12005
Asparagus production, output of 5,906,000 tons12005
Cabbage production, output of 33,400,000 tons12014
Carrot and turnip production, output of 8,395,500 tons12005
Cauliflowers and broccoli production, output of 9,300,000 tons12014
Chestnut production, output of 900,000 tons12015
Cotton production, output of 11,400,000 tons12005
Cucumber and gherkin production, output of 26,000,000 tons12005
Eggplant production, output of 32,000,000 tons12016
Fish production, output of 49,467,275 tons12005
Fruit and vegetable production, output of 506,634,000 tons12004
Garlic production, output of 21,200,000 tons12016
Honey production, output of 298,000 tons12005
Livestock of domestic sheep, 163,500,000 heads 12019
Livestock of domestic pig, 474,100,000 heads 12014
Livestock of donkeys, 8,499,000 heads 12003
Livestock of horses, 8,088,000 heads 12003
Livestock of mules, 4,194,000 heads 12003
Lettuce and chicory production, output of 11,005,000 tons12005
Mushroom and truffle production, output of 1,410,540 tons12005
Onion and shallot production, output of 17,793,000 tons12005
Peach and nectarine production, output of 6,030,000 tons12005
Peanut production, output of 16,500,000 tons12014
Pear and quince production, output of 11,537,000 tons12005
Persimmon production, output of 1,987,000 tons12006
Plum and sloe production, output of 4,635,500 tons12005
Potato production, output of 95.5 million metric tons12014
Rapeseed production, output of 15.3 million metric tons22016
Rice production, output of 206,500,000 tons12014
Silk production, output of 290,003 tons12005
Spinach production, output of 11,011,000 tons12005
Tangerine production, output of 14,152,000 tons12007
Tea production, output of 2,400,000 million tons12016
Tobacco production, output of 2,298,800 tons12000
Tomato production, output of 52,600,000 tons12016
Walnut production, output of 1,602,373 tons12014
Watermelon production, output of 79,200,000 tons12016
Wheat production, output of 126.2 million metric tons12014

Communications and Technology

See also: Telecommunications in China.

Field Rank Date
Connectivity Scorecard (Nokia Siemens)[1] 172009
E-readiness (Economist Intelligence Unit)[2] 562008
Internet hosts, 20,602,000[3] 52013
Broadband - fixed subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, 27[4] 222017
Internet users, 1,051,140,000[5] 12022
Internet users - percent of population (%), 73.7%742022
Main line phones, 269,910,000[6] 12011
Mobile phone users, 1,321,930,000[7] 12016
Telephones - mobile cellular, 1,100,000,000[8] 12012
Networked Readiness Index (WEF)[9] 572008
Space Competitiveness Index (Futron)[10] 52012

Consumption

Field Rank Date
Car market, 13.64 million vehicles[11] 12009
Rice consumption, 156.3 million metric tons per year12009

Demographics

See also: Demographics of China.

Field Rank Date
Human Development Index, 0.768[12] 792021
Labour force, 781,731,676[13] 12022
Life expectancy at birth - total, 77.1[14] years702020
Life expectancy at birth - female, 79.4[15] years762020
Life expectancy at birth - male, 75.0 years622020
Median age years, 39.8[16] years622023
Population, 1,409,670,000 people[17] 22023

Economics

See also: Economy of China.

Field Rank Date
GDP (nominal)22023
GDP (nominal) per capita642023
GDP (PPP)12023
GDP (PPP) per capita732023
GDP growth rate, 5.2%302023
Exports, $3,593,601,000,00012022
Imports, $2,715,999,000,00022022
Current account balance, $162,500,000,000 32017
Forex reserves, $3,400,780,000,00012023
Global Competitiveness Index, 73.9282019
Index of Economic Freedom, 48.01582023
Where-to-be-born Index, 5.99492013
Unemployment rate, 4.1%322013
Gold reserves, 1842.6 metric tons62018

Energy and Environment

See also: Environment of China.

Field Rank Date
Carbon dioxide emissions, 12,667,428,400 metric tons[18] 12022
Carbon dioxide emissions per capita, 8.85 metric tons per capita262022
Environmental Performance Index1602022
Hydroelectricity production, 1,303.1 TW•h per year12022
Renewable energy production, 2,444.5 TW•h per year12021

Geography

See also: Geography of China.

Field Rank Date
Countries bordered, 1412023
Land area22023
Land border length, 22,117 km12023
Total area42023

Industry

See also: Industry of China.

Field Rank Date
Aluminium production, 36,000,000 tons12019
Antimony production, 100,000 tons12016
Arsenic production, 25,000 tons12014
Bismuth production, 7,500 tons12015
Cadmium production, 3,000 tons12005
Cement production, 2,500,000,000 tons12014
Coal production, 3,411.0 million tons12016
Fluorite production, 3,000,000 tons12006
Gold production, 455 tonnes[20] 12016
Iron production, 375,000,000 tons32015
Manganese production, 3,000,000 tons22015
Mercury production, 1,150 tons12005
Mica production, 89,000 tons12005
Motor vehicle production, 29,015,434 vehicles[21] 12017
Shipbuilding, 25,160,000 GT12015
Solar panel production12009
Steel production, 831,700,000 tons12017
Strontium production, 700,000 tons12005
Tin production, 120,000 tons12005
Tin reserves, 1,500,000 tons12011
Tungsten production, 46,900 tons12005
Wind turbine production[22] 12009
Zinc production, 3,100,000 tons12009

Military

See also: People's Liberation Army.

Field Rank Date
Active troops, 2.183 million troops[23] 12010
Defense spending, $292 billion[24] 22022
Frigates in operation, 5012015
Police forces, 2,000,000 officers[25] 12018

Politics

See also: Politics of China.

Political rankings!Organization!Survey!Year!Place!Out of!Value!
Transparency InternationalCorruption Perceptions Index202376 180Score: 42[26]
The Economist Intelligence UnitDemocracy Index2023148 167Overall score: 2.12 (Authoritarian)[27]
Institute for Economics and PeaceGlobal Peace Index202380 163GPI score: 2.009[28]
Global Terrorism Index202473 163Very low impact of terrorism in 2024[29]
Reporters Without BordersPress Freedom Index2024172 180Score: 23.36 (Very serious situation)[30] [31]
Freedom HouseFreedom in the World2023173 195Score: 9 (Not free)[32]
Freedom of the Press2017187 199Score: 87 (Not free)[33] [34]

Society

Societal rankings!Organization!Survey!Year!Place!Out of!Value!
World Economic ForumGender Gap Index2023107146Score: 0.678[35]
Save the ChildrenState of the World's Mothers201561179[36]
World Health OrganizationSuicide rate2019122183Rate: 6.7 per 100,000[37]

Sports

See also: Sport in China.

Field Rank Date
Women's badminton Uber Cup, 14 wins12018
World Badminton Championships, 63 gold medals won12018
World Amateur Go Championship, 18 wins12009
World Table Tennis Championships, 35 team wins12009
World Weightlifting Championships (women), 314 gold medals, 423 total medals12007

Transport

See also: Transport in China.

Field Rank Date
Total length of high-speed railways, 25,000 km12018
Total length of waterways, 126,300 km12014

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: e-readiness 2008. Economist Intelligence Unit.
  3. Web site: International Rankings of China - 2013 . Theodora.com based on CIA World Factbook . 2013 . 17 June 2014.
  4. Web site: International Rankings of China - 2019 . Countries of the World on Theodora.com based on CIA World Factbook . 2019-09-29.
  5. Web site: August 2022 . The 50th Statistical Report on China's Internet Development . CNNIC.
  6. Web site: CIA - The World Factbook - Rank Order - Telephones - main lines in use . https://web.archive.org/web/20070613003948/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2150rank.html . dead . June 13, 2007 . Cia.gov . 2012-03-23.
  7. Web site: CIA - The World Factbook - Rank Order - Telephones - mobile cellular . https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004129/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2151rank.html . dead . June 13, 2007 . Cia.gov . 2012-03-23.
  8. Web site: International Rankings of China - 2014 . Countries of the World . 2014-05-20.
  9. http://www.weforum.org/pdf/gitr/2008/Rankings.pdf weforum.org
  10. http://www.futron.com/SCI_2012.xml
  11. Web site: China overtakes US as world's largest auto market . https://web.archive.org/web/20100114220726/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h_uz7dJAkuw1VAZOfisS4RcY_I5g . dead . January 14, 2010 . 2010-01-11 . 2012-03-23.
  12. Book: Human Development Report 2021-22: Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping our Future in a Transforming World . 8 September 2022 . hdr.undp.org . United Nations Development Programme . 978-9-211-26451-7 . 272–276 . 8 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908114232/http://hdr.undp.org/system/files/documents/global-report-document/hdr2021-22pdf_1.pdf . 8 September 2022 . live.
  13. Web site: Labor force, total - China . 9 February 2024 . World Bank . en.
  14. Web site: World Development Indicators DataBank . databank.worldbank.org . 31 July 2022.
  15. Web site: World Development Indicators DataBank . databank.worldbank.org . 31 July 2022.
  16. Web site: Median age – The World Factbook . Central Intelligence Agency . March 22, 2021.
  17. Web site: 2024-01-17 . 10. Total Population Declined and Urbanization Rate Continued to Grow (2023) . 2024-01-20 . www.stats.gov.cn . National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBSC).
  18. Book: Crippa, M. . GHG emissions of all world countries – 2023 . Guizzardi, D. . Pagani, F. . Banja, M. . Muntean, M. . Schaaf, E. . Becker, W. . Monforti-Ferrario, F. . Quadrelli, R. . Publications Office of the European Union . 2023 . Luxembourg . 10.2760/953322 . 2023-11-01 . Risquez Martin, A. . Taghavi-Moharamli, P. . Köykkä, J. . Grassi, G. . Rossi, S. . Brandao De Melo, J. . Oom, D. . Branco, A. . San-Miguel, J. . Vignati, E..
  19. http://globalization.kof.ethz.ch/media/filer_public/2014/04/15/rankings_2014.pdf KOF 2014 rankings
  20. Web site: Mandaro . Laura . China now world's largest gold producer; foreign miners at door - MarketWatch . MarketWatch . 2008-01-17 . 2009-04-05.
  21. Web site: Japan ceded top auto maker title to China in 2009: report . MarketWatch . 2012-03-23.
  22. Bradsher, Keith, Jan 30, 2010, China leads global race to make clean energy, New York Times
  23. News: China's Armed Forces, CSIS (Page 24) . 2017 . 2010-03-20 . 2018-12-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181226073401/https://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/060626_asia_balance_powers.pdf . dead .
  24. Web site: April 2023 . Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2022 . 29 April 2023 . Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
  25. Web site: China . 2021-07-24 . www.interpol.int . en.
  26. Web site: Corruption Perceptions Index (latest) . 31 January 2023 . Transparency International.
  27. Web site: 2024 . Democracy Index 2023: Age of conflict . . 3 . en-GB.
  28. Web site: June 2022 . Global Peace Index 2022 . 31 October 2022 . . 10–11.
  29. Web site: 2024 Global Terrorism Index .
  30. Web site: 2024 . China . 3 May 2024 . Reporters Without Borders.
  31. Web site: Index 2024 – Global score . 3 May 2024 . Reporters Without Borders.
  32. Web site: China . 3 May 2024 . Freedom House.
  33. Web site: April 2017 . Freedom of the Press 2017: Press Freedom's Dark Horizon . 29 April 2017 . Freedom House . 25.
  34. Web site: April 2016 . Freedom of the Press 2016: The Battle for the Dominant Message . 29 April 2017 . Freedom House . 23.
  35. Web site: 2011-11-01 . Rankings . 2015-09-25 . Weforum.org.
  36. Web site: State of the World's Mothers 2015 . 2015-09-25 . Savethechildren.org.
  37. Web site: 2012 . Suicide rates Data by country . 13 June 2015 . World Health Organization.

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