Cereals - Excluding Beer — Production in China
China: Cereals - Excluding Beer — Production was 643,652 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals - Excluding Beer — Production in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
China recorded 643,652 1000 t for cereals - excluding beer — production in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals - excluding beer — production in China peaked at 643,652 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 498,033 1000 t, in 2010.
That places China 1st out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Cereals - Excluding Beer — Production in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 498,033 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 521,305 1000 t | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 541,287 1000 t | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 554,550 1000 t | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 559,483 1000 t | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 620,074 1000 t | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 616,491 1000 t | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 616,130 1000 t | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 611,244 1000 t | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 614,990 1000 t | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 618,797 1000 t | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 634,573 1000 t | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 635,153 1000 t | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 643,652 1000 t | +1.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 643,652 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,166 1000 t, 297.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- China's 643,652 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,356 1000 t, 191.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 575,359 1000 t | 498,033 1000 t | 620,074 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 633,044 1000 t | 618,797 1000 t | 643,652 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 2 China, mainland 641,916 1000 t compare
- 3 United States 462,915 1000 t compare
- 4 India 374,634 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 cereals - excluding beer — production in China?
- Cereals - excluding beer — production in China was 643,652 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals - excluding beer — production recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 643,652 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals - excluding beer — production recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 498,033 1000 t in 2010.
- How does China rank for cereals - excluding beer — production?
- China ranks 1st out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals - excluding beer — production rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Production. 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.