Spices — Food in China, mainland

China, mainland: Spices — Food was 557 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
557 1000 t
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
5th
of 182 countries
All-time high
635 1000 t
in 2021
All-time low
333 1000 t
in 2016
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Spices — Food in China, mainland, 2010–2023

02004006002010201620232010: 380 1000 t2011: 382 1000 t2012: 402 1000 t2013: 394 1000 t2014: 442 1000 t2015: 438 1000 t2016: 333 1000 t2017: 379 1000 t2018: 389 1000 t2019: 491 1000 t2020: 547 1000 t2021: 635 1000 t2022: 539 1000 t2023: 557 1000 t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.

Analysis

China, mainland recorded 557 1000 t for spices — food in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, spices — food in China, mainland peaked at 635 1000 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 333 1000 t, in 2016.

China, mainland ranks 5th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 403 1000 t 333 1000 t 491 1000 t 10
2020s 569.5 1000 t 539 1000 t 635 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 2 Bangladesh 1,137 1000 t compare
  2. 3 Nigeria 728 1000 t compare
  3. 4 China 599 1000 t compare
  4. 6 Türkiye 547 1000 t compare
  5. 7 Ethiopia 518 1000 t compare
  6. 8 Thailand 491 1000 t compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is spices — food in China, mainland?
Spices — food in China, mainland was 557 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest spices — food recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 635 1000 t in 2021.
What is the lowest spices — food recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 333 1000 t in 2016.
How does China, mainland rank for spices — food?
China, mainland ranks 5th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
Is spices — food rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Spices — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Spices — Food
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
213 places, 2,901 data points, 2010–2023
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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.