Offals, Edible — Losses in China
China: Offals, Edible — Losses was 284 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Offals, Edible — Losses in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
China recorded 284 1000 t for offals, edible — losses in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, offals, edible — losses in China peaked at 284 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 244 1000 t, in 2019.
China ranks 2nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Offals, Edible — Losses in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 248 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 245 1000 t | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 252 1000 t | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 256 1000 t | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 262 1000 t | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 261 1000 t | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 259 1000 t | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 261 1000 t | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 254 1000 t | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 244 1000 t | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 254 1000 t | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 280 1000 t | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 273 1000 t | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 284 1000 t | +4.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 284 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1 1000 t, 284.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 284 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1 1000 t, 284.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 254.2 1000 t | 244 1000 t | 262 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 272.75 1000 t | 254 1000 t | 284 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 India 337 1000 t compare
- 3 China, mainland 280 1000 t compare
- 4 Brazil 164 1000 t compare
- 5 United States 154 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 offals, edible — losses in China?
- Offals, edible — losses in China was 284 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest offals, edible — losses recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 284 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest offals, edible — losses recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 244 1000 t in 2019.
- How does China rank for offals, edible — losses?
- China ranks 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is offals, edible — losses rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 Offals, Edible — Losses. 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.