Maize and products — Food in China
China: Maize and products — Food was 10,285 1000 t in 2023. ▬ Flat
Maize and products — Food in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
China recorded 10,285 1000 t for maize and products — food in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — food in China peaked at 11,702 1000 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9,000 1000 t, in 2017.
China ranks 2nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Maize and products — Food in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9,753 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 9,887 1000 t | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 10,010 1000 t | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 10,126 1000 t | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 10,242 1000 t | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 10,242 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9,009 1000 t | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 9,000 1000 t | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 9,124 1000 t | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 9,132 1000 t | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 11,702 1000 t | +28.1% |
| 2021 | 9,819 1000 t | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 9,799 1000 t | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 10,285 1000 t | +5.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 10,285 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41 1000 t, 250.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- China's 10,285 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14 1000 t, 734.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize and products — Food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +28.1% | 9,132 1000 t | 11,702 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9,652 1000 t | 9,000 1000 t | 10,242 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,401 1000 t | 9,799 1000 t | 11,702 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 maize and products — food in China?
- Maize and products — food in China was 10,285 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — food recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 11,702 1000 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest maize and products — food recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,000 1000 t in 2017.
- How does China rank for maize and products — food?
- China ranks 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — food rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize and products — Food. 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.