Beans — Food in China
China: Beans — Food was 488 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Beans — Food in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
China recorded 488 1000 t for beans — food in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 351.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans — food in China peaked at 524 1000 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 103 1000 t, in 2010.
That places China 8th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beans — Food in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 103 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 105 1000 t | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 106 1000 t | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 108 1000 t | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 197 1000 t | +82.4% |
| 2015 | 228 1000 t | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 214 1000 t | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 289 1000 t | +35.0% |
| 2018 | 310 1000 t | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 329 1000 t | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 359 1000 t | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 418 1000 t | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 524 1000 t | +25.4% |
| 2023 | 488 1000 t | -6.9% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 488 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14 1000 t, 34.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 488 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5 1000 t, 97.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 198.9 1000 t | 103 1000 t | 329 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 447.25 1000 t | 359 1000 t | 524 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
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 beans — food in China?
- Beans — food in China was 488 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans — food recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 524 1000 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest beans — food recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 103 1000 t in 2010.
- How does China rank for beans — food?
- China ranks 8th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beans — food rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 351.9%. 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 Beans — Food. 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.