Aquatic Plants — Food in China, mainland

China, mainland: Aquatic Plants — Food was 22,094 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
22,094 1000 t
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 161 countries
All-time high
22,094 1000 t
in 2021
All-time low
12,612 1000 t
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Aquatic Plants — Food in China, mainland, 2010–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2010201620232010: 12.6k 1000 t2011: 12.9k 1000 t2012: 14.4k 1000 t2013: 15.2k 1000 t2014: 15.5k 1000 t2015: 16.1k 1000 t2016: 17.0k 1000 t2017: 18.0k 1000 t2018: 19.0k 1000 t2019: 20.6k 1000 t2020: 21.3k 1000 t2021: 22.1k 1000 t2022: 22.1k 1000 t2023: 22.1k 1000 t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.

Analysis

In 2023, aquatic plants — food in China, mainland stood at 22,094 1000 t. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 45.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, aquatic plants — food in China, mainland peaked at 22,094 1000 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12,612 1000 t, in 2010.

That places China, mainland 1st out of 161 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Aquatic Plants — Food in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Aquatic Plants — Food in China, mainland, 2010 to 2023.
Year 1000 t Change
2010 12,612 1000 t
2011 12,935 1000 t +2.6%
2012 14,385 1000 t +11.2%
2013 15,226 1000 t +5.8%
2014 15,490 1000 t +1.7%
2015 16,084 1000 t +3.8%
2016 16,952 1000 t +5.4%
2017 17,972 1000 t +6.0%
2018 18,975 1000 t +5.6%
2019 20,601 1000 t +8.6%
2020 21,327 1000 t +3.5%
2021 22,094 1000 t +3.6%
2022 22,094 1000 t +0.0%
2023 22,094 1000 t +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 16,123 1000 t 12,612 1000 t 20,601 1000 t 10
2020s 21,902 1000 t 21,327 1000 t 22,094 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 China (People’s Republic of) 22,094 1000 t compare
  2. 3 Republic of Korea 1,777 1000 t compare
  3. 4 Tuvalu 0 1000 t
  4. 4 Marshall Islands 0 1000 t
  5. 4 Tonga 0 1000 t
  6. 4 Bhutan 0 1000 t
  7. 4 Qatar 0 1000 t
  8. 4 Bahrain 0 1000 t
  9. 4 Cuba 0 1000 t
  10. 4 Turkmenistan 0 1000 t
  11. 4 Lesotho 0 1000 t
  12. 4 Guinea-Bissau 0 1000 t
  13. 4 Djibouti 0 1000 t
  14. 4 Kiribati 0 1000 t
  15. 4 Sao Tome and Principe 0 1000 t
  16. 4 Tajikistan 0 1000 t
  17. 4 Liberia 0 1000 t
  18. 4 China, Macao SAR 0 1000 t
  19. 4 Gambia 0 1000 t
  20. 4 Mauritania 0 1000 t
  21. 4 Sierra Leone 0 1000 t
  22. 4 Libya 0 1000 t
  23. 4 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 1000 t
  24. 4 Mongolia 0 1000 t
  25. 4 Montenegro 0 1000 t
  26. 4 Suriname 0 1000 t
  27. 4 Solomon Islands 0 1000 t
  28. 4 Armenia 0 1000 t
  29. 4 Uzbekistan 0 1000 t
  30. 4 Eswatini 0 1000 t
  31. 4 Guinea 0 1000 t
  32. 4 Albania 0 1000 t
  33. 4 Gabon 0 1000 t
  34. 4 Haiti 0 1000 t
  35. 4 Kyrgyzstan 0 1000 t
  36. 4 Kuwait 0 1000 t
  37. 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 1000 t
  38. 4 Iraq 0 1000 t
  39. 4 Niger 0 1000 t
  40. 4 Maldives 0 1000 t
  41. 4 Vanuatu 0 1000 t
  42. 4 Azerbaijan 0 1000 t
  43. 4 Saudi Arabia 0 1000 t
  44. 4 Burkina Faso 0 1000 t
  45. 4 Angola 0 1000 t
  46. 4 Grenada 0 1000 t
  47. 4 Papua New Guinea 0 1000 t
  48. 4 Congo 0 1000 t
  49. 4 Samoa 0 1000 t
  50. 4 Paraguay 0 1000 t
  51. 4 French Polynesia 0 1000 t
  52. 4 Jordan 0 1000 t
  53. 4 North Macedonia 0 1000 t
  54. 4 Algeria 0 1000 t
  55. 4 Georgia 0 1000 t
  56. 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 1000 t
  57. 4 Guyana 0 1000 t
  58. 4 Saint Lucia 0 1000 t
  59. 4 Rwanda 0 1000 t
  60. 4 New Caledonia 0 1000 t
  61. 4 Luxembourg 0 1000 t
  62. 4 Slovakia 0 1000 t
  63. 4 Uruguay 0 1000 t
  64. 4 Serbia 0 1000 t
  65. 4 Yemen 0 1000 t
  66. 4 Malawi 0 1000 t
  67. 4 Barbados 0 1000 t
  68. 4 Oman 0 1000 t
  69. 4 Israel 0 1000 t
  70. 4 Seychelles 0 1000 t
  71. 4 Ukraine 0 1000 t
  72. 4 Czechia 0 1000 t
  73. 4 Tunisia 0 1000 t
  74. 4 Croatia 0 1000 t
  75. 4 Zambia 0 1000 t
  76. 4 Iceland 0 1000 t
  77. 4 Nicaragua 0 1000 t
  78. 4 Switzerland 0 1000 t
  79. 4 Bahamas 0 1000 t
  80. 4 Namibia 0 1000 t
  81. 4 Argentina 0 1000 t
  82. 4 Estonia 0 1000 t
  83. 4 Mozambique 0 1000 t
  84. 4 Finland 0 1000 t
  85. 4 Antigua and Barbuda 0 1000 t
  86. 4 Lithuania 0 1000 t
  87. 4 Dominican Republic 0 1000 t
  88. 4 Bulgaria 0 1000 t
  89. 4 Lebanon 0 1000 t
  90. 4 Belarus 0 1000 t
  91. 4 Slovenia 0 1000 t
  92. 4 Madagascar 0 1000 t
  93. 4 Myanmar 0 1000 t
  94. 4 Ethiopia 0 1000 t
  95. 4 Ghana 0 1000 t
  96. 4 Romania 0 1000 t
  97. 4 Chile 0 1000 t
  98. 4 Zimbabwe 0 1000 t
  99. 4 Jamaica 0 1000 t
  100. 4 Latvia 0 1000 t
  101. 4 Norway 0 1000 t
  102. 4 Austria 0 1000 t
  103. 4 Russian Federation 0 1000 t
  104. 4 Senegal 0 1000 t
  105. 4 Panama 0 1000 t
  106. 4 Ireland 0 1000 t
  107. 4 Cameroon 0 1000 t
  108. 4 Trinidad and Tobago 0 1000 t
  109. 4 Portugal 0 1000 t
  110. 4 Malta 0 1000 t
  111. 4 Botswana 0 1000 t
  112. 4 El Salvador 0 1000 t
  113. 4 Canada 0 1000 t
  114. 4 Kazakhstan 0 1000 t
  115. 4 Bangladesh 0 1000 t
  116. 4 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 1000 t
  117. 4 Belize 0 1000 t
  118. 4 Uganda 0 1000 t
  119. 4 Mauritius 0 1000 t
  120. 4 Nigeria 0 1000 t
  121. 4 Malaysia 0 1000 t
  122. 4 Morocco 0 1000 t
  123. 4 Fiji 0 1000 t
  124. 4 Belgium 0 1000 t
  125. 4 Cambodia 0 1000 t
  126. 4 United Arab Emirates 0 1000 t
  127. 4 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 1000 t
  128. 4 Hungary 0 1000 t
  129. 4 Denmark 0 1000 t
  130. 4 Australia 0 1000 t
  131. 4 Poland 0 1000 t
  132. 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 1000 t
  133. 4 New Zealand 0 1000 t
  134. 4 Greece 0 1000 t
  135. 4 Sweden 0 1000 t
  136. 4 Philippines 0 1000 t
  137. 4 Ecuador 0 1000 t
  138. 4 South Africa 0 1000 t
  139. 4 China, Taiwan Province of 0 1000 t
  140. 4 Sri Lanka 0 1000 t
  141. 4 Cyprus 0 1000 t
  142. 4 France 0 1000 t
  143. 4 India 0 1000 t
  144. 4 Brazil 0 1000 t
  145. 4 Pakistan 0 1000 t
  146. 4 Spain 0 1000 t
  147. 4 Germany 0 1000 t
  148. 4 Colombia 0 1000 t
  149. 4 Italy 0 1000 t
  150. 4 Nepal 0 1000 t
  151. 4 Peru 0 1000 t
  152. 4 Egypt 0 1000 t
  153. 4 Costa Rica 0 1000 t
  154. 4 Honduras 0 1000 t
  155. 4 Thailand 0 1000 t
  156. 4 Guatemala 0 1000 t
  157. 4 Mexico 0 1000 t
  158. 4 Indonesia 0 1000 t
  159. 4 Kenya 0 1000 t
  160. 4 Australia and New Zealand 0 1000 t

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Frequently asked questions

What is aquatic plants — food in China, mainland?
Aquatic plants — food in China, mainland was 22,094 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest aquatic plants — food recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 22,094 1000 t in 2021.
What is the lowest aquatic plants — food recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 12,612 1000 t in 2010.
How does China, mainland rank for aquatic plants — food?
China, mainland ranks 1st out of 161 countries with data for 2023.
Is aquatic plants — food rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. 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 Aquatic Plants — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Aquatic Plants — Food
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
209 places, 2,821 data points, 2010–2023
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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.