Bovine Meat — Import quantity in China
China: Bovine Meat — Import quantity was 4,150 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Bovine Meat — Import quantity in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bovine meat — import quantity in China is 4,150 1000 t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 409.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bovine meat — import quantity in China peaked at 4,150 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 407 1000 t, in 2010.
China ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 407 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 426 1000 t | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 549 1000 t | +28.9% |
| 2013 | 814 1000 t | +48.3% |
| 2014 | 1,298 1000 t | +59.5% |
| 2015 | 1,310 1000 t | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,517 1000 t | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 1,712 1000 t | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 2,284 1000 t | +33.4% |
| 2019 | 3,026 1000 t | +32.5% |
| 2020 | 3,649 1000 t | +20.6% |
| 2021 | 3,808 1000 t | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 4,111 1000 t | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 4,150 1000 t | +0.9% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 4,150 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9 1000 t, 461.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- China's 4,150 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5 1000 t, 830.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,334 1000 t | 407 1000 t | 3,026 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,930 1000 t | 3,649 1000 t | 4,150 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 2 China, mainland 3,734 1000 t compare
- 3 United States 1,852 1000 t compare
- 4 Republic of Korea 633 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 bovine meat — import quantity in China?
- Bovine meat — import quantity in China was 4,150 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?
- The highest recorded value was 4,150 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest bovine meat — import quantity recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 407 1000 t in 2010.
- How does China rank for bovine meat — import quantity?
- China ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is bovine meat — import quantity rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 409.8%. 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 Bovine Meat — Import quantity. 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.