Pulses — Import quantity in China
China: Pulses — Import quantity was 3,532 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pulses — Import quantity in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
China recorded 3,532 1000 t for pulses — import quantity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.7% on the previous year and up 199.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses — import quantity in China peaked at 3,532 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 754 1000 t, in 2010.
That places China 2nd out of 182 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,325 1000 t | 754 1000 t | 2,346 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,047 1000 t | 2,662 1000 t | 3,532 1000 t | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for China
- 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)
- Rural population 33.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 473.41 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 12.10 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pulses — import quantity in China?
- Pulses — import quantity in China was 3,532 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses — import quantity recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 3,532 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest pulses — import quantity recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 754 1000 t in 2010.
- How does China rank for pulses — import quantity?
- China ranks 2nd out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses — import quantity rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 199.3%. 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 Pulses — 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.