Alcoholic Beverages — Production in China, mainland

China, mainland: Alcoholic Beverages — Production was 64.83 million t in 2013. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2013)
64.83 million t
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
1st
of 169 countries
All-time high
64.83 million t
in 2013
All-time low
688,720 t
in 1961
Years of data
53
1961–2013

Alcoholic Beverages — Production in China, mainland, 1961–2013

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

China, mainland recorded 64.83 million t for alcoholic beverages — production in 2013. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.

The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 80.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, alcoholic beverages — production in China, mainland peaked at 64.83 million t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 688,720 t, in 1961.

That places China, mainland 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 987,806 t 688,720 t 1.28 million t 9
1970s 2.09 million t 1.41 million t 2.91 million t 10
1980s 8.61 million t 4.53 million t 14.10 million t 10
1990s 23.42 million t 14.37 million t 29.22 million t 10
2000s 43.29 million t 30.66 million t 55.36 million t 10
2010s 62.05 million t 58.98 million t 64.83 million t 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 2 Brazil 26.30 million t compare
  2. 3 Nigeria 12.06 million t compare
  3. 4 Russian Federation 10.48 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is alcoholic beverages — production in China, mainland?
Alcoholic beverages — production in China, mainland was 64.83 million t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest alcoholic beverages — production recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 64.83 million t in 2013.
What is the lowest alcoholic beverages — production recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 688,720 t in 1961.
How does China, mainland rank for alcoholic beverages — production?
China, mainland ranks 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2013.
Is alcoholic beverages — production rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Alcoholic Beverages — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Alcoholic Beverages — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
201 places, 9,625 data points, 1961–2013
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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 caput 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.