Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Processing in China
China: Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Processing was 5,042 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Processing in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar (raw equivalent) — processing in China is 5,042 1000 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar (raw equivalent) — processing in China peaked at 5,931 1000 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3,957 1000 t, in 2016.
China ranks 1st of 107 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Processing in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,967 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 4,685 1000 t | +18.1% |
| 2012 | 5,525 1000 t | +17.9% |
| 2013 | 5,931 1000 t | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 4,651 1000 t | -21.6% |
| 2015 | 4,666 1000 t | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3,957 1000 t | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 4,777 1000 t | +20.7% |
| 2018 | 4,199 1000 t | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 4,635 1000 t | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 5,392 1000 t | +16.3% |
| 2021 | 5,179 1000 t | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 5,439 1000 t | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 5,042 1000 t | -7.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 5,042 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31 1000 t, 162.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- China's 5,042 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 58 1000 t, 86.9× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,699 1000 t | 3,957 1000 t | 5,931 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,263 1000 t | 5,042 1000 t | 5,439 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 2 China, mainland 5,003 1000 t compare
- 3 Thailand 2,296 1000 t compare
- 4 Bangladesh 1,125 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) — processing in China?
- Sugar (raw equivalent) — processing in China was 5,042 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar (raw equivalent) — processing recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 5,931 1000 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest sugar (raw equivalent) — processing recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,957 1000 t in 2016.
- How does China rank for sugar (raw equivalent) — processing?
- China ranks 1st out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar (raw equivalent) — processing rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. 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) — Processing. 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.