Cereals - Excluding Beer — Stock Variation in China, mainland

China, mainland: Cereals - Excluding Beer — Stock Variation was -1,583 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
-1,583 1000 t
Change on year
up 86.3%
World rank
156th
of 164 countries
All-time high
80,343 1000 t
in 2015
All-time low
-11,529 1000 t
in 2022
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Cereals - Excluding Beer — Stock Variation in China, mainland, 2010–2023

-20.0k020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2010201620232010: 8.1k 1000 t2011: 16.5k 1000 t2012: 34.3k 1000 t2013: 64.5k 1000 t2014: 76.3k 1000 t2015: 80.3k 1000 t2016: 43.6k 1000 t2017: 33.5k 1000 t2018: 6.2k 1000 t2019: 4.0k 1000 t2020: 1.9k 1000 t2021: 148 1000 t2022: -11.5k 1000 t2023: -1.6k 1000 t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.

Analysis

China, mainland recorded -1,583 1000 t for cereals - excluding beer — stock variation in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 86.3% on the previous year and down 102.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals - excluding beer — stock variation in China, mainland peaked at 80,343 1000 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, -11,529 1000 t, in 2022.

China, mainland ranks 156th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 36,731 1000 t 3,980 1000 t 80,343 1000 t 10
2020s -2,776 1000 t -11,529 1000 t 1,858 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 153 Tunisia -1,209 1000 t compare
  2. 154 Paraguay -1,515 1000 t compare
  3. 155 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of -1,576 1000 t compare
  4. 157 Algeria -1,594 1000 t compare
  5. 158 Canada -1,600 1000 t compare
  6. 159 China, People's Republic of -1,702 1000 t compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals - excluding beer — stock variation in China, mainland?
Cereals - excluding beer — stock variation in China, mainland was -1,583 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals - excluding beer — stock variation recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 80,343 1000 t in 2015.
What is the lowest cereals - excluding beer — stock variation recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was -11,529 1000 t in 2022.
How does China, mainland rank for cereals - excluding beer — stock variation?
China, mainland ranks 156th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
Is cereals - excluding beer — stock variation rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is down 102.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals - Excluding Beer — Stock Variation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals - Excluding Beer — Stock Variation
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
213 places, 2,901 data points, 2010–2023
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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.