Starchy Roots — Food in China
China: Starchy Roots — Food was 99,687 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Food in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starchy roots — food in China is 99,687 1000 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food in China peaked at 100,013 1000 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 91,992 1000 t, in 2010.
China ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Starchy Roots — Food in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 91,992 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 92,758 1000 t | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 94,271 1000 t | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 95,772 1000 t | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 100,013 1000 t | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 93,230 1000 t | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 94,027 1000 t | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 96,107 1000 t | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 98,069 1000 t | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 97,215 1000 t | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 95,280 1000 t | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 99,035 1000 t | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 99,119 1000 t | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99,687 1000 t | +0.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 99,687 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 388 1000 t, 256.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- China's 99,687 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 203 1000 t, 491.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95,345 1000 t | 91,992 1000 t | 100,013 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 98,280 1000 t | 95,280 1000 t | 99,687 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
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 starchy roots — food in China?
- Starchy roots — food in China was 99,687 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 100,013 1000 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 91,992 1000 t in 2010.
- How does China rank for starchy roots — food?
- China ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Starchy Roots — Food. 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.