Fats and oils — Energy supply — Value in China
China: Fats and oils — Energy supply — Value was 272 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fats and oils — Energy supply — Value in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, fats and oils — energy supply — value in China stood at 272 kcal/cap/d. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fats and oils — energy supply — value in China peaked at 272 kcal/cap/d in 2023 and was at its lowest, 220 kcal/cap/d, in 2011.
That places China 118th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Fats and oils — Energy supply — Value in China, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 224 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 220 kcal/cap/d | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 225 kcal/cap/d | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 235 kcal/cap/d | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 238 kcal/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 248 kcal/cap/d | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 235 kcal/cap/d | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 239 kcal/cap/d | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 245 kcal/cap/d | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 257 kcal/cap/d | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 263 kcal/cap/d | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 268 kcal/cap/d | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 253 kcal/cap/d | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 272 kcal/cap/d | +7.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 272 kcal/cap/d is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 362.5 kcal/cap/d, 75% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 272 kcal/cap/d is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 312 kcal/cap/d, 87% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 236.6 kcal/cap/d | 220 kcal/cap/d | 257 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 264 kcal/cap/d | 253 kcal/cap/d | 272 kcal/cap/d | 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 fats and oils — energy supply — value in China?
- Fats and oils — energy supply — value in China was 272 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fats and oils — energy supply — value recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 272 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- What is the lowest fats and oils — energy supply — value recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 220 kcal/cap/d in 2011.
- How does China rank for fats and oils — energy supply — value?
- China ranks 118th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fats and oils — energy supply — value rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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 Fats and oils — Energy supply — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset presents average daily per capita macro and micro nutrient availability by country and by FAO/WHO GIFT food groups (that are different from those used for the Food Balance Sheets), expressed in grams/milligrams/micrograms/kcal per capita per day. The population numbers used to calculate these statistics can be found in the Supply Utilization Accounts (SUA) dataset of FAOSTAT, as Total Population. Food availability quantities are derived from the SUA dataset. SUAs present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply and utilization during a specified reference period. The SUA 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 capita 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.