Miscellaneous — Food in China
China: Miscellaneous — Food was 298 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Miscellaneous — Food in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
China recorded 298 1000 t for miscellaneous — food in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, miscellaneous — food in China peaked at 326 1000 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 174 1000 t, in 2019.
That places China 5th 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 in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 238 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 220 1000 t | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 220 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 221 1000 t | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 224 1000 t | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 230 1000 t | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 218 1000 t | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 207 1000 t | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 202 1000 t | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 174 1000 t | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 176 1000 t | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 276 1000 t | +56.8% |
| 2022 | 326 1000 t | +18.1% |
| 2023 | 298 1000 t | -8.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 298 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.5 1000 t, 20.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 298 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6 1000 t, 49.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Miscellaneous — Food 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 | +56.8% | 176 1000 t | 276 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 215.4 1000 t | 174 1000 t | 238 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 269 1000 t | 176 1000 t | 326 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 3 Philippines 336 1000 t compare
- 4 Saudi Arabia 306 1000 t compare
- 6 Australia and New Zealand 274 1000 t compare
- 7 Australia 270 1000 t compare
- 8 China, Hong Kong SAR 267 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 miscellaneous — food in China?
- Miscellaneous — food in China was 298 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest miscellaneous — food recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 326 1000 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest miscellaneous — food recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 174 1000 t in 2019.
- How does China rank for miscellaneous — food?
- China ranks 5th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is miscellaneous — food 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. 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.