Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in China
China: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0.0448 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
China recorded 0.0448 tonnes per person for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 94.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in China peaked at 0.0542 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 tonnes per person, in 1961.
That places China 22nd out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +45.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0143 tonnes per person | +426.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -78.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | -17.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -18.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1976 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +21.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +26.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -48.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | +416.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0128 tonnes per person | +15.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0154 tonnes per person | +20.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0123 tonnes per person | -19.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | -50.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | -26.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -51.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | +378.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0144 tonnes per person | +38.3% |
| 1997 | 0.008 tonnes per person | -44.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0116 tonnes per person | +19.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0132 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0174 tonnes per person | +28.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0181 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0212 tonnes per person | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0224 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0235 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0245 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0231 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0226 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0243 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0231 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0193 tonnes per person | -16.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0348 tonnes per person | +80.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0396 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0381 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.04 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.042 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0365 tonnes per person | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0542 tonnes per person | +48.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0458 tonnes per person | -15.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0448 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0448 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0026 tonnes per person, 17.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0448 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0026 tonnes per person, 17.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +426.8% | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 0.0143 tonnes per person |
| 1987 | +416.7% | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0111 tonnes per person |
| 1995 | +378.1% | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0104 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0143 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0059 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0128 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0091 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0154 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0175 tonnes per person | 0.0098 tonnes per person | 0.0245 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0307 tonnes per person | 0.0193 tonnes per person | 0.042 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0453 tonnes per person | 0.0365 tonnes per person | 0.0542 tonnes per person | 4 |
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in China?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in China was 0.0448 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0542 tonnes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does China rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- China ranks 22nd out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.