Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value was 40 kcal/cap/d in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value in China (People’s Republic of), 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in China (People’s Republic of) is 40 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.3% on the previous year and up 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 40 kcal/cap/d in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13 kcal/cap/d, in 2003.
That places China (People’s Republic of) 41st out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.89 kcal/cap/d | 13 kcal/cap/d | 22 kcal/cap/d | 9 |
| 2010s | 22.8 kcal/cap/d | 13 kcal/cap/d | 29 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.2 kcal/cap/d | 15 kcal/cap/d | 40 kcal/cap/d | 5 |
Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)
- 38 China, mainland 42 kcal/cap/d compare
- 38 Comoros 42 kcal/cap/d compare
- 40 French Polynesia 41 kcal/cap/d compare
- 42 Armenia 39 kcal/cap/d compare
- 42 Denmark 39 kcal/cap/d compare
- 42 Mozambique 39 kcal/cap/d compare
- 42 Russian Federation 39 kcal/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for China (People’s Republic of)
- 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 6.66 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.66 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in China (People’s Republic of) was 40 kcal/cap/d in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 40 kcal/cap/d in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 kcal/cap/d in 2003.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 41st out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.