Miscellaneous — Food supply in China, mainland

China, mainland: Miscellaneous — Food supply was 653,312 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
653,312 million Kcal
Change on year
down 15.9%
World rank
2nd
of 159 countries
All-time high
1.01 million million Kcal
in 2020
All-time low
247,477 million Kcal
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Miscellaneous — Food supply in China, mainland, 2010–2023

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M2010201620232010: 247.5k million Kcal2011: 262.3k million Kcal2012: 279.0k million Kcal2013: 298.1k million Kcal2014: 362.8k million Kcal2015: 530.9k million Kcal2016: 661.0k million Kcal2017: 882.4k million Kcal2018: 941.6k million Kcal2019: 1.0M million Kcal2020: 1.0M million Kcal2021: 593.8k million Kcal2022: 777.2k million Kcal2023: 653.3k million Kcal

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.

Analysis

China, mainland recorded 653,312 million Kcal for miscellaneous — food supply in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.9% on the previous year and up 119.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, miscellaneous — food supply in China, mainland peaked at 1.01 million million Kcal in 2020 and was at its lowest, 247,477 million Kcal, in 2010.

China, mainland ranks 2nd of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Miscellaneous — Food supply in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Miscellaneous — Food supply (kcal) in China, mainland, 2010 to 2023.
Year million Kcal Change
2010 247,477 million Kcal
2011 262,267 million Kcal +6.0%
2012 279,045 million Kcal +6.4%
2013 298,104 million Kcal +6.8%
2014 362,757 million Kcal +21.7%
2015 530,893 million Kcal +46.3%
2016 660,957 million Kcal +24.5%
2017 882,382 million Kcal +33.5%
2018 941,642 million Kcal +6.7%
2019 1.00 million million Kcal +6.2%
2020 1.01 million million Kcal +1.1%
2021 593,796 million Kcal -41.3%
2022 777,232 million Kcal +30.9%
2023 653,312 million Kcal -15.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 546,581 million Kcal 247,477 million Kcal 1.00 million million Kcal 10
2020s 758,998 million Kcal 593,796 million Kcal 1.01 million million Kcal 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 914,581 million Kcal compare
  2. 3 Philippines 369,526 million Kcal compare
  3. 4 Saudi Arabia 336,845 million Kcal compare
  4. 5 China 327,836 million Kcal compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is miscellaneous — food supply in China, mainland?
Miscellaneous — food supply in China, mainland was 653,312 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest miscellaneous — food supply recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 million million Kcal in 2020.
What is the lowest miscellaneous — food supply recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 247,477 million Kcal in 2010.
How does China, mainland rank for miscellaneous — food supply?
China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is miscellaneous — food supply rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 119.2%. 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 Miscellaneous — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Miscellaneous — Food supply (kcal)
Unit
million Kcal
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
208 places, 2,817 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.