Pigmeat — Import quantity in China
China: Pigmeat — Import quantity was 2,150 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pigmeat — Import quantity in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, pigmeat — import quantity in China stood at 2,150 1000 t.
The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and up 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pigmeat — import quantity in China peaked at 5,329 1000 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 849 1000 t, in 2010.
That places China 1st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pigmeat — Import quantity in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 849 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 1,259 1000 t | +48.3% |
| 2012 | 1,232 1000 t | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 1,349 1000 t | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 1,230 1000 t | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 1,492 1000 t | +21.3% |
| 2016 | 2,512 1000 t | +68.4% |
| 2017 | 2,104 1000 t | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 1,931 1000 t | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 2,726 1000 t | +41.2% |
| 2020 | 5,329 1000 t | +95.5% |
| 2021 | 4,591 1000 t | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 2,398 1000 t | -47.8% |
| 2023 | 2,150 1000 t | -10.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 2,150 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8 1000 t, 268.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- China's 2,150 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3 1000 t, 716.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,668 1000 t | 849 1000 t | 2,726 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,617 1000 t | 2,150 1000 t | 5,329 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
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 pigmeat — import quantity in China?
- Pigmeat — import quantity in China was 2,150 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pigmeat — import quantity recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 5,329 1000 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest pigmeat — import quantity recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 849 1000 t in 2010.
- How does China rank for pigmeat — import quantity?
- China ranks 1st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pigmeat — import quantity rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pigmeat — Import quantity. 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.