Vegetable Oils — Stock Variation in China
China: Vegetable Oils — Stock Variation was 760 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Vegetable Oils — Stock Variation in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, vegetable oils — stock variation in China stood at 760 1000 t.
That represents a change of up 165.4% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetable oils — stock variation in China peaked at 2,895 1000 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, -1,162 1000 t, in 2022.
That places China 3rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Vegetable Oils — Stock Variation in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 240 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 1,617 1000 t | +573.8% |
| 2012 | 2,895 1000 t | +79.0% |
| 2013 | 1,207 1000 t | -58.3% |
| 2014 | 132 1000 t | -89.1% |
| 2015 | -838 1000 t | -734.8% |
| 2016 | -995 1000 t | +18.7% |
| 2017 | -542 1000 t | -45.5% |
| 2018 | -185 1000 t | -65.9% |
| 2019 | 1,208 1000 t | -753.0% |
| 2020 | 341 1000 t | -71.8% |
| 2021 | 121 1000 t | -64.5% |
| 2022 | -1,162 1000 t | -1060.3% |
| 2023 | 760 1000 t | -165.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 760 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1 1000 t, 760.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetable Oils — Stock Variation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -1060.3% | 121 1000 t | -1,162 1000 t |
| 2019 | +753.0% | -185 1000 t | 1,208 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 473.9 1000 t | -995 1000 t | 2,895 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 15 1000 t | -1,162 1000 t | 760 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 United States 1,837 1000 t compare
- 2 India 798 1000 t compare
- 3 China, mainland 760 1000 t compare
- 5 Indonesia 571 1000 t compare
- 6 Russian Federation 507 1000 t compare
- 6 Russia 507 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 vegetable oils — stock variation in China?
- Vegetable oils — stock variation in China was 760 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetable oils — stock variation recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2,895 1000 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest vegetable oils — stock variation recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,162 1000 t in 2022.
- How does China rank for vegetable oils — stock variation?
- China ranks 3rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetable oils — stock variation rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Vegetable Oils — Stock Variation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.