Bovine Meat — Import quantity in China, mainland
China, mainland: Bovine Meat — Import quantity was 3,734 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Bovine Meat — Import quantity in China, mainland, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 3,734 1000 t for bovine meat — import quantity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 847.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bovine meat — import quantity in China, mainland peaked at 3,734 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28 1000 t, in 2011.
That places China, mainland 2nd out of 194 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.
Bovine Meat — Import quantity in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 33 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 28 1000 t | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 85 1000 t | +203.6% |
| 2013 | 394 1000 t | +363.5% |
| 2014 | 386 1000 t | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 639 1000 t | +65.5% |
| 2016 | 787 1000 t | +23.2% |
| 2017 | 941 1000 t | +19.6% |
| 2018 | 1,429 1000 t | +51.9% |
| 2019 | 2,274 1000 t | +59.1% |
| 2020 | 2,907 1000 t | +27.8% |
| 2021 | 3,156 1000 t | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 3,658 1000 t | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 3,734 1000 t | +2.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bovine Meat — Import quantity in China, mainland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +363.5% | 85 1000 t | 394 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 699.6 1000 t | 28 1000 t | 2,274 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,364 1000 t | 2,907 1000 t | 3,734 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 1 China 4,150 1000 t compare
- 3 United States 1,852 1000 t compare
- 4 Republic of Korea 633 1000 t compare
- 5 Italy 433 1000 t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is bovine meat — import quantity in China, mainland?
- Bovine meat — import quantity in China, mainland was 3,734 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest bovine meat — import quantity recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 3,734 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest bovine meat — import quantity recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 1000 t in 2011.
- How does China, mainland rank for bovine meat — import quantity?
- China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is bovine meat — import quantity rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 847.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.