Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in China
China: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.4549 metric tons per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
China recorded 0.4549 metric tons per person for cereal production (metric tons), per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in China peaked at 0.4549 metric tons per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.162 metric tons per person, in 1961.
China ranks 36th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.162 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1767 metric tons per person | +9.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1974 metric tons per person | +11.7% |
| 1964 | 0.214 metric tons per person | +8.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2224 metric tons per person | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2373 metric tons per person | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2359 metric tons per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2245 metric tons per person | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2179 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2415 metric tons per person | +10.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2486 metric tons per person | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2359 metric tons per person | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2482 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.257 metric tons per person | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2632 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.265 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2542 metric tons per person | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2822 metric tons per person | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2988 metric tons per person | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2825 metric tons per person | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2851 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3094 metric tons per person | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3345 metric tons per person | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3499 metric tons per person | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3204 metric tons per person | -8.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3273 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3287 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3168 metric tons per person | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3261 metric tons per person | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.355 metric tons per person | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3442 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3448 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3438 metric tons per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3305 metric tons per person | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3454 metric tons per person | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3705 metric tons per person | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3605 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3674 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3616 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3209 metric tons per person | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3117 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3098 metric tons per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2909 metric tons per person | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3175 metric tons per person | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3281 metric tons per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3441 metric tons per person | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3465 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3618 metric tons per person | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3626 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3721 metric tons per person | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3875 metric tons per person | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4 metric tons per person | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4074 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4086 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.448 metric tons per person | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4429 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4398 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4348 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4358 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.437 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.448 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4483 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4549 metric tons per person | +1.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.4549 metric tons per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1538 metric tons per person, 3.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- China's 0.4549 metric tons per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1282 metric tons per person, 3.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2098 metric tons per person | 0.162 metric tons per person | 0.2373 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2595 metric tons per person | 0.2359 metric tons per person | 0.2988 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3181 metric tons per person | 0.2825 metric tons per person | 0.3499 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3524 metric tons per person | 0.3305 metric tons per person | 0.3705 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3294 metric tons per person | 0.2909 metric tons per person | 0.3626 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4177 metric tons per person | 0.3721 metric tons per person | 0.448 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4471 metric tons per person | 0.437 metric tons per person | 0.4549 metric tons per person | 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 cereal production (metric tons), per capita in China?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in China was 0.4549 metric tons per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4549 metric tons per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.162 metric tons per person in 1961.
- How does China rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- China ranks 36th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereal production (metric tons) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.