Meat — Stock Variation in China
China: Meat — Stock Variation was -368 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat — Stock Variation in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
China recorded -368 1000 t for meat — stock variation in 2023.
That represents a change of down 156.5% on the previous year and down 107.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat — stock variation in China peaked at 5,875 1000 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, -7,634 1000 t, in 2019.
That places China 194th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat — Stock Variation in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 807 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 2,553 1000 t | +216.4% |
| 2012 | 5,056 1000 t | +98.0% |
| 2013 | 5,270 1000 t | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 3,967 1000 t | -24.7% |
| 2015 | 2,847 1000 t | -28.2% |
| 2016 | 852 1000 t | -70.1% |
| 2017 | 925 1000 t | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 1,570 1000 t | +69.7% |
| 2019 | -7,634 1000 t | -586.2% |
| 2020 | 4,090 1000 t | -153.6% |
| 2021 | 5,875 1000 t | +43.6% |
| 2022 | 651 1000 t | -88.9% |
| 2023 | -368 1000 t | -156.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,621 1000 t | -7,634 1000 t | 5,270 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,562 1000 t | -368 1000 t | 5,875 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 191 United States -104 1000 t compare
- 192 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) -126 1000 t compare
- 193 China, mainland -350 1000 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 — stock variation in China?
- Meat — stock variation in China was -368 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat — stock variation recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 5,875 1000 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest meat — stock variation recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -7,634 1000 t in 2019.
- How does China rank for meat — stock variation?
- China ranks 194th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat — stock variation rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 107.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat — Stock Variation. 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.