Bovine Meat — Food in China, mainland

China, mainland: Bovine Meat — Food was 11,218 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
11,218 1000 t
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
2nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
11,218 1000 t
in 2023
All-time low
6,109 1000 t
in 2011
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Bovine Meat — Food in China, mainland, 2010–2023

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k2010201620232010: 6.3k 1000 t2011: 6.1k 1000 t2012: 6.2k 1000 t2013: 6.5k 1000 t2014: 6.5k 1000 t2015: 6.8k 1000 t2016: 6.9k 1000 t2017: 7.2k 1000 t2018: 7.8k 1000 t2019: 8.9k 1000 t2020: 10.3k 1000 t2021: 10.8k 1000 t2022: 10.8k 1000 t2023: 11.2k 1000 t

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

Analysis

China, mainland recorded 11,218 1000 t for bovine meat — food in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 73.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bovine meat — food in China, mainland peaked at 11,218 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,109 1000 t, in 2011.

That places China, mainland 2nd out of 164 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.

Bovine Meat — Food in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Bovine Meat — Food in China, mainland, 2010 to 2023.
Year 1000 t Change
2010 6,293 1000 t
2011 6,109 1000 t -2.9%
2012 6,189 1000 t +1.3%
2013 6,473 1000 t +4.6%
2014 6,512 1000 t +0.6%
2015 6,774 1000 t +4.0%
2016 6,925 1000 t +2.2%
2017 7,231 1000 t +4.4%
2018 7,841 1000 t +8.4%
2019 8,902 1000 t +13.5%
2020 10,269 1000 t +15.4%
2021 10,755 1000 t +4.7%
2022 10,813 1000 t +0.5%
2023 11,218 1000 t +3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 6,925 1000 t 6,109 1000 t 8,902 1000 t 10
2020s 10,764 1000 t 10,269 1000 t 11,218 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 China 11,571 1000 t compare
  2. 3 Brazil 8,249 1000 t compare
  3. 4 India 3,330 1000 t compare
  4. 5 Pakistan 2,281 1000 t compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is bovine meat — food in China, mainland?
Bovine meat — food in China, mainland was 11,218 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest bovine meat — food recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 11,218 1000 t in 2023.
What is the lowest bovine meat — food recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 6,109 1000 t in 2011.
How does China, mainland rank for bovine meat — food?
China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
Is bovine meat — food rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 73.3%. 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 Bovine Meat — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Bovine Meat — Food
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
213 places, 2,901 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.