Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Import quantity in China
China: Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Import quantity was 4,919 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Import quantity in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
China recorded 4,919 1000 t for sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.1% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity in China peaked at 6,610 1000 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,601 1000 t, in 2010.
That places China 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Import quantity in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,601 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 3,790 1000 t | +45.7% |
| 2012 | 4,639 1000 t | +22.4% |
| 2013 | 5,414 1000 t | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 4,411 1000 t | -18.5% |
| 2015 | 5,834 1000 t | +32.3% |
| 2016 | 3,972 1000 t | -31.9% |
| 2017 | 3,529 1000 t | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 4,249 1000 t | +20.4% |
| 2019 | 4,511 1000 t | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 6,223 1000 t | +38.0% |
| 2021 | 6,610 1000 t | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 6,159 1000 t | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 4,919 1000 t | -20.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 4,919 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 80 1000 t, 61.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- China's 4,919 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57 1000 t, 86.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,295 1000 t | 2,601 1000 t | 5,834 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,978 1000 t | 4,919 1000 t | 6,610 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 Indonesia 5,143 1000 t compare
- 3 United States 4,136 1000 t compare
- 4 China, mainland 4,079 1000 t compare
- 5 India 2,262 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 sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity in China?
- Sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity in China was 4,919 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 6,610 1000 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,601 1000 t in 2010.
- How does China rank for sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity?
- China ranks 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Import quantity. 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.