Alcoholic Beverages — Food in China
China: Alcoholic Beverages — Food was 51,686 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Alcoholic Beverages — Food in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, alcoholic beverages — food in China stood at 51,686 1000 t.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcoholic beverages — food in China peaked at 65,794 1000 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 49,750 1000 t, in 2020.
That places China 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Alcoholic Beverages — Food in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 56,329 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 59,013 1000 t | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 61,156 1000 t | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 61,458 1000 t | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 65,794 1000 t | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 62,286 1000 t | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 59,617 1000 t | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 59,533 1000 t | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 54,035 1000 t | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 53,773 1000 t | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 49,750 1000 t | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 51,795 1000 t | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 52,748 1000 t | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 51,686 1000 t | -2.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 51,686 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 167 1000 t, 309.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- China's 51,686 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76 1000 t, 680.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59,299 1000 t | 53,773 1000 t | 65,794 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 51,495 1000 t | 49,750 1000 t | 52,748 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 2 China, mainland 50,568 1000 t compare
- 3 United States 28,388 1000 t compare
- 4 Brazil 15,701 1000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcoholic beverages — food in China?
- Alcoholic beverages — food in China was 51,686 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest alcoholic beverages — food recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 65,794 1000 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest alcoholic beverages — food recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,750 1000 t in 2020.
- How does China rank for alcoholic beverages — food?
- China ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is alcoholic beverages — food rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Alcoholic Beverages — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.