Cereals, other — Seed in China
China: Cereals, other — Seed was 75 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereals, other — Seed in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals, other — seed in China stood at 75 1000 t.
That represents a change of down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, other — seed in China peaked at 115 1000 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 64 1000 t, in 2015.
That places China 6th out of 73 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Cereals, other — Seed in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 69 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 115 1000 t | +66.7% |
| 2012 | 96 1000 t | -16.5% |
| 2013 | 86 1000 t | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 77 1000 t | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 64 1000 t | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 73 1000 t | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 74 1000 t | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 74 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 78 1000 t | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 74 1000 t | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 76 1000 t | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 75 1000 t | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 75 1000 t | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 75 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1 1000 t, 75.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- China's 75 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1 1000 t, 75.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, other — Seed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +66.7% | 69 1000 t | 115 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.6 1000 t | 64 1000 t | 115 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 75 1000 t | 74 1000 t | 76 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, other — seed in China?
- Cereals, other — seed in China was 75 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, other — seed recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 115 1000 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest cereals, other — seed recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 64 1000 t in 2015.
- How does China rank for cereals, other — seed?
- China ranks 6th out of 73 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, other — seed rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, other — Seed. 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.