Share cereal human food in China
China: Share cereal human food was 47.62 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
47.62
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
126th
of 191 countries
All-time high
78.21
in 1962
All-time low
47.41
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Share cereal human food in China, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share cereal human food in China stood at 47.62.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share cereal human food in China peaked at 78.21 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 47.41, in 2021.
That places China 126th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.72 | 71.56 | 78.21 | 9 |
| 1970s | 72.15 | 69.62 | 75.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.06 | 69.44 | 75.06 | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.58 | 63.52 | 70.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.63 | 55.11 | 62.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.82 | 51.92 | 63.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.55 | 47.41 | 51.28 | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.7% (2025)
- Rural population 473.41 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 33.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.66 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 6.66 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 99.99 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share cereal human food in China?
- Share cereal human food in China was 47.62 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share cereal human food recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 78.21 in 1962.
- What is the lowest share cereal human food recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.41 in 2021.
- How does China rank for share cereal human food?
- China ranks 126th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share cereal human food rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share cereal human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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