Worldwide,　there　is　increasing　evidence　that　shows　a　decline　in　pollinators,　limiting　crop　pollination　and　production.　However,　it　is　unclear　to　what　extent　Chinese　agriculture　could　be　impacted　by　pollinator　deficits.　Data　for　84　major　crops　in　China　between　1961　and　2018　were　analyzed　for　the　temporal　trends　in　crop　area　and　production,　agricultural　economic　contribution　of　pollination,　crop　yield　deficits,　and　honey　bee　pollination　demand.　We　found　a　rapid　increase　in　agricultural　dependence　on　insect　pollinators:　both　the　cultivated　area　and　total　production　of　pollinator-dependent　crops　increased　faster　than　those　of　pollinator-independent　crops　during　1961-2018.　The　total　economic　value　of　pollination　amounted　to　US$　106.08　billion　in　2010,　representing　19.12%　of　the　total　production　value　of　Chinese　agriculture,　approximately　twice　the　9.5%　value　estimated　for　global　agriculture.　Crops　with　higher　pollinator　dependence　showed　greater　mean　growth　in　cultivated　area　than　those　with　lower　dependence,　but　lower　mean　growth　of　crop　production　and　yield.　Crop　yield　growth　was　also　more　unstable　with　increasing　pollinator　dependence.　The　minimum　pollination　demand　for　honey　bee　colonies　was　about　three　times　the　stock　of　honey　bee　colonies　available　in　2018.　Furthermore,　we　found　a　decline　in　crop　yield　deficit　with　the　increase　in　honey　bee　colony　pollination　service　capacity.　We　considered　that　the　shortage　of　pollinators　resulted　in　the　yield　deficits　for　pollinator-dependent　crops.　Future　increase　in　the　area　of　pollinator-dependent　crops　will　increase　the　need　for　more　pollinators,　suggesting　the　importance　of　implementing　measures　to　protect　pollinators　to　ensure　a　better-secured　future　for　agricultural　production　in　China.