Cereals - Excluding Beer — Import quantity in China
China: Cereals - Excluding Beer — Import quantity was 75,737 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals - Excluding Beer — Import quantity in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals - excluding beer — import quantity in China stood at 75,737 1000 t.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 217.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals - excluding beer — import quantity in China peaked at 81,346 1000 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13,827 1000 t, in 2011.
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.
Cereals - Excluding Beer — Import quantity in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14,811 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 13,827 1000 t | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 23,468 1000 t | +69.7% |
| 2013 | 23,825 1000 t | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 29,615 1000 t | +24.3% |
| 2015 | 43,523 1000 t | +47.0% |
| 2016 | 32,985 1000 t | -24.2% |
| 2017 | 37,984 1000 t | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 32,570 1000 t | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 30,562 1000 t | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 49,302 1000 t | +61.3% |
| 2021 | 81,346 1000 t | +65.0% |
| 2022 | 70,645 1000 t | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 75,737 1000 t | +7.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 75,737 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 875 1000 t, 86.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- China's 75,737 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 460 1000 t, 164.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28,317 1000 t | 13,827 1000 t | 43,523 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 69,258 1000 t | 49,302 1000 t | 81,346 1000 t | 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 cereals - excluding beer — import quantity in China?
- Cereals - excluding beer — import quantity in China was 75,737 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals - excluding beer — import quantity recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 81,346 1000 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals - excluding beer — import quantity recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,827 1000 t in 2011.
- How does China rank for cereals - excluding beer — import quantity?
- China ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals - excluding beer — import quantity rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 217.9%. 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 Cereals - Excluding Beer — 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.