Barley and products — Food supply in China
China: Barley and products — Food supply was 17.86 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Barley and products — Food supply in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barley and products — food supply in China is 17.86 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 51.0% on the previous year and up 1,929.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley and products — food supply in China peaked at 19.05 kcal/cap/d in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8 kcal/cap/d, in 2011.
China ranks 30th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barley and products — Food supply in China, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.01 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 0.8 kcal/cap/d | -20.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9 kcal/cap/d | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.88 kcal/cap/d | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 2.95 kcal/cap/d | +235.2% |
| 2015 | 4.6 kcal/cap/d | +55.9% |
| 2016 | 7.1 kcal/cap/d | +54.3% |
| 2017 | 10.52 kcal/cap/d | +48.2% |
| 2018 | 8.34 kcal/cap/d | -20.7% |
| 2019 | 7.32 kcal/cap/d | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 10.75 kcal/cap/d | +46.9% |
| 2021 | 19.05 kcal/cap/d | +77.2% |
| 2022 | 11.83 kcal/cap/d | -37.9% |
| 2023 | 17.86 kcal/cap/d | +51.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.44 kcal/cap/d | 0.8 kcal/cap/d | 10.52 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.87 kcal/cap/d | 10.75 kcal/cap/d | 19.05 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 27 Uzbekistan 20.85 kcal/cap/d compare
- 28 Cabo Verde 0 kcal/cap/d compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 0 kcal/cap/d compare
- 28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 20.81 kcal/cap/d compare
- 29 China, mainland 18.2 kcal/cap/d compare
- 31 Azerbaijan 16.85 kcal/cap/d compare
- 32 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 15.88 kcal/cap/d compare
- 33 Slovenia 15.64 kcal/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 barley and products — food supply in China?
- Barley and products — food supply in China was 17.86 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley and products — food supply recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 19.05 kcal/cap/d in 2021.
- What is the lowest barley and products — food supply recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 kcal/cap/d in 2011.
- How does China rank for barley and products — food supply?
- China ranks 30th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is barley and products — food supply rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,929.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley and products — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). 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.