Meat, Other — Protein supply quantity in China
China: Meat, Other — Protein supply quantity was 204,827 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Meat, Other — Protein supply quantity in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, meat, other — protein supply quantity in China stood at 204,827 t. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, other — protein supply quantity in China peaked at 309,009 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 204,827 t, in 2023.
China ranks 1st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Meat, Other — Protein supply quantity in China, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 300,576 t | — |
| 2011 | 307,335 t | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 291,855 t | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 302,588 t | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 307,346 t | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 309,009 t | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 282,457 t | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 225,700 t | -20.1% |
| 2018 | 229,072 t | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 224,862 t | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 232,462 t | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 233,018 t | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 212,901 t | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 204,827 t | -3.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 204,827 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 259.58 t, 789.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- China's 204,827 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90.64 t, 2259.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 278,080 t | 224,862 t | 309,009 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 220,802 t | 204,827 t | 233,018 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 2 China, mainland 200,915 t compare
- 3 Russian Federation 107,345 t compare
- 3 Russia 107,345 t 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, other — protein supply quantity in China?
- Meat, other — protein supply quantity in China was 204,827 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat, other — protein supply quantity recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 309,009 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest meat, other — protein supply quantity recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 204,827 t in 2023.
- How does China rank for meat, other — protein supply quantity?
- China ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, other — protein supply quantity rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat, Other — Protein supply quantity (t). 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.