Apples — Revealed comparative advantage index in China, mainland
China, mainland: Apples — Revealed comparative advantage index was 3.54 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Apples — Revealed comparative advantage index in China, mainland, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 3.54 for apples — revealed comparative advantage index in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.1% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, apples — revealed comparative advantage index in China, mainland peaked at 5.04 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.54, in 2024.
China, mainland ranks 10th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Apples — Revealed comparative advantage index in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.98 | — |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.14 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 3.88 | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 3.88 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.85 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 4.94 | +28.3% |
| 2017 | 4.95 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.36 | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 4.48 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 5.02 | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 5.04 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 4.2 | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 4.17 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 3.54 | -15.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Apples — Revealed comparative advantage index in China, mainland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +28.3% | 3.85 | 4.94 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.25 | 3.85 | 4.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.39 | 3.54 | 5.04 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
More agriculture & rural data for China, mainland
- Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Goat fat, unrendered — Production, annual growth rate -2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing -3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual -2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing -8.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual -2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.2596 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cattle — Stocks, annual growth rate -4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cattle fat, unrendered — Production, annual growth rate 3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is apples — revealed comparative advantage index in China, mainland?
- Apples — revealed comparative advantage index in China, mainland was 3.54 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest apples — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.04 in 2021.
- What is the lowest apples — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.54 in 2024.
- How does China, mainland rank for apples — revealed comparative advantage index?
- China, mainland ranks 10th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is apples — revealed comparative advantage index rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Apples — Revealed comparative advantage index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK