Meat — Food supply quantity in China, mainland

China, mainland: Meat — Food supply quantity was 73.54 kg/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
73.54 kg/cap
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
54th
of 164 countries
All-time high
73.54 kg/cap
in 2023
All-time low
57.01 kg/cap
in 2011
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Meat — Food supply quantity in China, mainland, 2010–2023

0204060802010201620232010: 58.2 kg/cap2011: 57 kg/cap2012: 57.9 kg/cap2013: 59 kg/cap2014: 60.4 kg/cap2015: 60.8 kg/cap2016: 62 kg/cap2017: 61.5 kg/cap2018: 62.1 kg/cap2019: 62.5 kg/cap2020: 58.7 kg/cap2021: 65.7 kg/cap2022: 69.9 kg/cap2023: 73.5 kg/cap

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.

Analysis

In 2023, meat — food supply quantity in China, mainland stood at 73.54 kg/cap. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat — food supply quantity in China, mainland peaked at 73.54 kg/cap in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.01 kg/cap, in 2011.

That places China, mainland 54th out of 164 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.

Meat — Food supply quantity in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Meat — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr) in China, mainland, 2010 to 2023.
Year kg/cap Change
2010 58.25 kg/cap
2011 57.01 kg/cap -2.1%
2012 57.85 kg/cap +1.5%
2013 59.02 kg/cap +2.0%
2014 60.38 kg/cap +2.3%
2015 60.76 kg/cap +0.6%
2016 62.01 kg/cap +2.1%
2017 61.55 kg/cap -0.7%
2018 62.06 kg/cap +0.8%
2019 62.48 kg/cap +0.7%
2020 58.72 kg/cap -6.0%
2021 65.73 kg/cap +11.9%
2022 69.9 kg/cap +6.3%
2023 73.54 kg/cap +5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 60.14 kg/cap 57.01 kg/cap 62.48 kg/cap 10
2020s 66.97 kg/cap 58.72 kg/cap 73.54 kg/cap 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 51 Barbados 76.25 kg/cap compare
  2. 52 China 74.03 kg/cap compare
  3. 53 Austria 73.71 kg/cap compare
  4. 55 Romania 72.45 kg/cap compare
  5. 56 Malta 71.76 kg/cap compare
  6. 57 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 71.58 kg/cap compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat — food supply quantity in China, mainland?
Meat — food supply quantity in China, mainland was 73.54 kg/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat — food supply quantity recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 73.54 kg/cap in 2023.
What is the lowest meat — food supply quantity recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 57.01 kg/cap in 2011.
How does China, mainland rank for meat — food supply quantity?
China, mainland ranks 54th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat — food supply quantity rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr)
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
213 places, 2,901 data points, 2010–2023
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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.