Sunflower seed — Food supply in China
China: Sunflower seed — Food supply was 16,204 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sunflower seed — Food supply in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, sunflower seed — food supply in China stood at 16,204 million Kcal.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed — food supply in China peaked at 26,069 million Kcal in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10,370 million Kcal, in 2010.
China ranks 17th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Sunflower seed — Food supply in China, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10,370 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 10,478 million Kcal | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 10,553 million Kcal | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 10,562 million Kcal | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 10,621 million Kcal | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 10,543 million Kcal | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 10,592 million Kcal | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 10,799 million Kcal | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 11,005 million Kcal | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 26,069 million Kcal | +136.9% |
| 2020 | 17,826 million Kcal | -31.6% |
| 2021 | 14,787 million Kcal | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 16,353 million Kcal | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 16,204 million Kcal | -0.9% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 16,204 million Kcal is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,682 million Kcal, 9.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- China's 16,204 million Kcal is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.73 million Kcal, 1272.9× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed — Food supply in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +136.9% | 11,005 million Kcal | 26,069 million Kcal |
| 2020 | -31.6% | 26,069 million Kcal | 17,826 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12,159 million Kcal | 10,370 million Kcal | 26,069 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,292 million Kcal | 14,787 million Kcal | 17,826 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 14 Libya 23,131 million Kcal compare
- 15 Iraq 21,429 million Kcal compare
- 16 Brazil 18,184 million Kcal compare
- 18 China, Taiwan Province of 16,073 million Kcal compare
- 19 Philippines 15,065 million Kcal compare
- 20 Republic of Moldova 13,860 million Kcal compare
- 20 Moldova 13,860 million Kcal 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 sunflower seed — food supply in China?
- Sunflower seed — food supply in China was 16,204 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sunflower seed — food supply recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 26,069 million Kcal in 2019.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed — food supply recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,370 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does China rank for sunflower seed — food supply?
- China ranks 17th out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sunflower seed — food supply rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.4%. 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 Sunflower seed — Food supply (kcal). 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.