Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing in China
China: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing was 4.82 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in China stood at 4.82 An per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in China peaked at 4.82 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0654 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
China ranks 41st of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing in China, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0654 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0892 An per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1133 An per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1281 An per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1442 An per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1966 | 0.156 An per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1595 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1612 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1646 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1649 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1809 An per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1947 An per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2117 An per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2205 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2307 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2208 An per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2334 An per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2324 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2635 An per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2926 An per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2873 An per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2908 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3069 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3467 An per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 0.389 An per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4901 An per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5752 An per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6334 An per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 0.717 An per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8242 An per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9493 An per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1992 | 1.08 An per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1993 | 1.33 An per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1994 | 1.71 An per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 1995 | 1.97 An per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1996 | 2.2 An per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 2.81 An per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 1998 | 3.12 An per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 3.27 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 3.47 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 3.54 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 3.64 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 3.89 An per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 4.05 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 4.11 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 4.21 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 4.32 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 4.42 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 4.12 An per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 4.15 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 4.03 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 4.05 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 4.02 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 4.03 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.04 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 4.09 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 4.17 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 4.22 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 4.35 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 4.38 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 4.52 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 4.65 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 4.82 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 4.82 An per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.57 An per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- China's 4.82 An per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9473 An per square kilometre, 5.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1313 An per square kilometre | 0.0654 An per square kilometre | 0.1646 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2154 An per square kilometre | 0.1649 An per square kilometre | 0.2635 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4329 An per square kilometre | 0.2873 An per square kilometre | 0.717 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.93 An per square kilometre | 0.8242 An per square kilometre | 3.27 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.98 An per square kilometre | 3.47 An per square kilometre | 4.42 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.12 An per square kilometre | 4.02 An per square kilometre | 4.35 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.59 An per square kilometre | 4.38 An per square kilometre | 4.82 An per square kilometre | 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 meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in China?
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in China was 4.82 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 4.82 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0654 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing?
- China ranks 41st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.