Rice and products — Stock Variation in China
China: Rice and products — Stock Variation was -5,530 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Rice and products — Stock Variation in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, rice and products — stock variation in China stood at -5,530 1000 t.
The figure is up 42.3% on the previous year and down 146.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice and products — stock variation in China peaked at 18,536 1000 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, -9,585 1000 t, in 2022.
That places China 194th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice and products — Stock Variation in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,602 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 8,192 1000 t | +127.4% |
| 2012 | 12,103 1000 t | +47.7% |
| 2013 | 11,780 1000 t | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 15,290 1000 t | +29.8% |
| 2015 | 18,536 1000 t | +21.2% |
| 2016 | 16,048 1000 t | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 16,793 1000 t | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 10,184 1000 t | -39.4% |
| 2019 | 2,250 1000 t | -77.9% |
| 2020 | -50 1000 t | -102.2% |
| 2021 | -5,376 1000 t | +10652.0% |
| 2022 | -9,585 1000 t | +78.3% |
| 2023 | -5,530 1000 t | -42.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice and products — Stock Variation 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 | -10652.0% | -50 1000 t | -5,376 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11,478 1000 t | 2,250 1000 t | 18,536 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | -5,135 1000 t | -9,585 1000 t | -50 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 191 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -522 1000 t compare
- 192 Thailand -4,143 1000 t compare
- 193 China, mainland -5,373 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 rice and products — stock variation in China?
- Rice and products — stock variation in China was -5,530 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice and products — stock variation recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 18,536 1000 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest rice and products — stock variation recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -9,585 1000 t in 2022.
- How does China rank for rice and products — stock variation?
- China ranks 194th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice and products — stock variation rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 146.9%. 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 Rice and products — Stock Variation. 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.