Meat — Food supply in China
China: Meat — Food supply was 222.70 million million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat — Food supply in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat — food supply in China is 222.70 million million Kcal, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat — food supply in China peaked at 222.70 million million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 168.32 million million Kcal, in 2011.
China ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Meat — Food supply in China, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 171.67 million million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 168.32 million million Kcal | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 171.66 million million Kcal | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 175.68 million million Kcal | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 182.41 million million Kcal | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 184.69 million million Kcal | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 188.48 million million Kcal | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 188.57 million million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 189.21 million million Kcal | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 189.13 million million Kcal | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 174.86 million million Kcal | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 197.69 million million Kcal | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 212.14 million million Kcal | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 222.70 million million Kcal | +5.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 222.70 million million Kcal is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 614,815 million Kcal, 362.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- China's 222.70 million million Kcal is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 457,759 million Kcal, 486.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 180.98 million million Kcal | 168.32 million million Kcal | 189.21 million million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 201.85 million million Kcal | 174.86 million million Kcal | 222.70 million million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 2 China, mainland 217.65 million million Kcal compare
- 3 United States 61.42 million million Kcal compare
- 4 Brazil 35.61 million million Kcal 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 meat — food supply in China?
- Meat — food supply in China was 222.70 million million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat — food supply recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 222.70 million million Kcal in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat — food supply recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 168.32 million million Kcal in 2011.
- How does China rank for meat — food supply?
- China ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat — food supply rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. 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 Meat — Food supply (kcal). 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.