Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in China, mainland
China, mainland: Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers was 50 % in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in China, mainland, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in China, mainland stood at 50 %. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in China, mainland peaked at 61 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 50 %, in 2021.
China, mainland ranks 50th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61 % | — |
| 2001 | 60 % | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 59 % | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 58 % | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 57 % | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 56 % | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 55 % | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 54 % | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 54 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 54 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 54 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 54 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 53 % | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 53 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 52 % | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 52 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 52 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 52 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 52 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 51 % | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 51 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 50 % | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.8 % | 54 % | 61 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.5 % | 51 % | 54 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.5 % | 50 % | 51 % | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in China, mainland?
- Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in China, mainland was 50 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 61 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 % in 2021.
- How does China, mainland rank for share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers?
- China, mainland ranks 50th out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers (percent) (3-year average) — 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.