Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in China
China: Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of was 3,492 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in China, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in China is 3,492 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in China peaked at 3,492 kcal/cap/d in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,813 kcal/cap/d, in 2000.
China ranks 26th of 148 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in China, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,813 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2001 | 2,819 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 2,831 kcal/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2,845 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 2,861 kcal/cap/d | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 2,881 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 2,913 kcal/cap/d | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 2,949 kcal/cap/d | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 2,994 kcal/cap/d | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 3,035 kcal/cap/d | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 3,074 kcal/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 3,093 kcal/cap/d | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 3,130 kcal/cap/d | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 3,174 kcal/cap/d | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 3,215 kcal/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 3,236 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 3,251 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 3,277 kcal/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 3,299 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 3,344 kcal/cap/d | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 3,397 kcal/cap/d | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 3,461 kcal/cap/d | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 3,486 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 3,492 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 3,492 kcal/cap/d is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,034 kcal/cap/d, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- China's 3,492 kcal/cap/d is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,982 kcal/cap/d, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,894 kcal/cap/d | 2,813 kcal/cap/d | 3,035 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,209 kcal/cap/d | 3,074 kcal/cap/d | 3,344 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,459 kcal/cap/d | 3,397 kcal/cap/d | 3,492 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,501 kcal/cap/d compare
- 24 Cabo Verde 2,830 kcal/cap/d compare
- 24 North Macedonia 3,496 kcal/cap/d compare
- 25 Caribbean 2,798 kcal/cap/d compare
- 25 Australia and New Zealand 3,494 kcal/cap/d compare
- 27 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3,482 kcal/cap/d compare
- 28 Belarus 3,453 kcal/cap/d compare
- 29 Czechia 3,452 kcal/cap/d compare
- 29 Norway 3,452 kcal/cap/d 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 dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in China?
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in China was 3,492 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 3,492 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- What is the lowest dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,813 kcal/cap/d in 2000.
- How does China rank for dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of?
- China ranks 26th out of 148 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of undernourishment (kcal/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.