Animal Products — Protein supply quantity in China
China: Animal Products — Protein supply quantity was 54.2 g/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Animal Products — Protein supply quantity in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, animal products — protein supply quantity in China stood at 54.2 g/cap/d. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, animal products — protein supply quantity in China peaked at 54.2 g/cap/d in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.25 g/cap/d, in 2011.
China ranks 69th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Animal Products — Protein supply quantity in China, year by year
| Year | g/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 43.34 g/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 43.25 g/cap/d | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 43.88 g/cap/d | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 44.59 g/cap/d | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 45.85 g/cap/d | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 46.07 g/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 46.94 g/cap/d | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 46.81 g/cap/d | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 47.18 g/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 48.3 g/cap/d | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 47.68 g/cap/d | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 50.79 g/cap/d | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 52.41 g/cap/d | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 54.2 g/cap/d | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.62 g/cap/d | 43.25 g/cap/d | 48.3 g/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.27 g/cap/d | 47.68 g/cap/d | 54.2 g/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 67 Slovenia 54.84 g/cap/d compare
- 68 Malaysia 54.65 g/cap/d compare
- 70 China, mainland 54.04 g/cap/d compare
- 71 Hungary 53.79 g/cap/d compare
- 72 New Zealand 53.36 g/cap/d 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 animal products — protein supply quantity in China?
- Animal products — protein supply quantity in China was 54.2 g/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest animal products — protein supply quantity recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 54.2 g/cap/d in 2023.
- What is the lowest animal products — protein supply quantity recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.25 g/cap/d in 2011.
- How does China rank for animal products — protein supply quantity?
- China ranks 69th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is animal products — protein supply quantity rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Animal Products — Protein supply quantity (g/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.