Miscellaneous — Food supply in China
China: Miscellaneous — Food supply was 327,836 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Miscellaneous — Food supply in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for miscellaneous — food supply in China is 327,836 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, miscellaneous — food supply in China peaked at 359,110 million Kcal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 191,023 million Kcal, in 2019.
That places China 6th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Miscellaneous — Food supply in China, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 261,987 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 242,310 million Kcal | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 241,567 million Kcal | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 243,183 million Kcal | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 246,486 million Kcal | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 253,138 million Kcal | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 240,217 million Kcal | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 227,438 million Kcal | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 221,848 million Kcal | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 191,023 million Kcal | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 193,574 million Kcal | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 303,151 million Kcal | +56.6% |
| 2022 | 359,110 million Kcal | +18.5% |
| 2023 | 327,836 million Kcal | -8.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 327,836 million Kcal is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16,614 million Kcal, 19.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 327,836 million Kcal is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,055 million Kcal, 54.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Miscellaneous — Food supply in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +56.6% | 193,574 million Kcal | 303,151 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 236,920 million Kcal | 191,023 million Kcal | 261,987 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 295,918 million Kcal | 193,574 million Kcal | 359,110 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 3 China, mainland 653,312 million Kcal compare
- 4 Philippines 369,526 million Kcal compare
- 5 Saudi Arabia 336,845 million Kcal compare
- 7 Australia and New Zealand 301,207 million Kcal compare
- 8 Australia 296,624 million Kcal compare
- 9 China, Hong Kong SAR 294,130 million Kcal 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 miscellaneous — food supply in China?
- Miscellaneous — food supply in China was 327,836 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest miscellaneous — food supply recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 359,110 million Kcal in 2022.
- What is the lowest miscellaneous — food supply recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 191,023 million Kcal in 2019.
- How does China rank for miscellaneous — food supply?
- China ranks 6th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is miscellaneous — food supply rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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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.