Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in China
China: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.0483 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
China recorded 0.0483 tonnes per person for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 305.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in China peaked at 0.0521 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 tonnes per person, in 2008.
That places China 161st out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0095 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0078 tonnes per person | -17.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0095 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.009 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0088 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | -28.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | -20.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | +37.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | -42.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | +46.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | +43.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | -15.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | -39.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | -38.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0074 tonnes per person | +195.6% |
| 1978 | 0.009 tonnes per person | +21.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | +34.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0132 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0142 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0156 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0132 tonnes per person | -15.3% |
| 1984 | 0.01 tonnes per person | -24.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | -44.3% |
| 1986 | 0.007 tonnes per person | +25.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0149 tonnes per person | +113.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0148 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | -18.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.01 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | -37.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0078 tonnes per person | +24.3% |
| 1995 | 0.017 tonnes per person | +118.4% |
| 1996 | 0.009 tonnes per person | -47.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | -61.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | -17.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -26.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | +352.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | -35.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | -42.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -55.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +98.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | +91.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | +155.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.016 tonnes per person | +34.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0259 tonnes per person | +62.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0181 tonnes per person | -30.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0214 tonnes per person | +18.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0177 tonnes per person | -17.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0158 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0293 tonnes per person | +85.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0521 tonnes per person | +78.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0449 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0483 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0483 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1724 tonnes per person, 28% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0483 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1491 tonnes per person, 32% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +352.2% | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0076 tonnes per person |
| 1977 | +195.6% | 0.0025 tonnes per person | 0.0074 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0078 tonnes per person | 0.0048 tonnes per person | 0.0095 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0066 tonnes per person | 0.0025 tonnes per person | 0.0121 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0122 tonnes per person | 0.0056 tonnes per person | 0.0156 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0083 tonnes per person | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 0.017 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0029 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0076 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0147 tonnes per person | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 0.0259 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0437 tonnes per person | 0.0293 tonnes per person | 0.0521 tonnes per person | 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in China?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in China was 0.0483 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0521 tonnes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 tonnes per person in 2008.
- How does China rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- China ranks 161st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 305.4%. 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed 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.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.