Beer — Production in China
China: Beer — Production was 36,493 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Beer — Production in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
China recorded 36,493 1000 t for beer — production in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer — production in China peaked at 51,208 1000 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 34,700 1000 t, in 2020.
That places China 1st out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Beer — Production in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 45,463 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 48,912 1000 t | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 48,373 1000 t | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 51,208 1000 t | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 49,784 1000 t | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 47,735 1000 t | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 45,644 1000 t | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 44,627 1000 t | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 38,706 1000 t | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 38,254 1000 t | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 34,700 1000 t | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 36,571 1000 t | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 36,276 1000 t | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 36,493 1000 t | +0.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 36,493 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 138 1000 t, 264.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- China's 36,493 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 153 1000 t, 238.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45,871 1000 t | 38,254 1000 t | 51,208 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,010 1000 t | 34,700 1000 t | 36,571 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 2 China, mainland 35,908 1000 t compare
- 3 United States 19,303 1000 t compare
- 4 Brazil 15,337 1000 t 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 beer — production in China?
- Beer — production in China was 36,493 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beer — production recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 51,208 1000 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest beer — production recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,700 1000 t in 2020.
- How does China rank for beer — production?
- China ranks 1st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beer — production rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beer — Production. 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.