Wheat and products — Import quantity in China
China: Wheat and products — Import quantity was 19,986 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wheat and products — Import quantity in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat and products — import quantity in China is 19,986 1000 t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.9% on the previous year and up 147.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat and products — import quantity in China peaked at 19,986 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,450 1000 t, in 2010.
China ranks 3rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat and products — Import quantity in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,450 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 3,771 1000 t | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 6,249 1000 t | +65.7% |
| 2013 | 8,078 1000 t | +29.3% |
| 2014 | 6,098 1000 t | -24.5% |
| 2015 | 5,962 1000 t | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 6,279 1000 t | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 7,589 1000 t | +20.9% |
| 2018 | 6,613 1000 t | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 7,065 1000 t | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 12,719 1000 t | +80.0% |
| 2021 | 14,162 1000 t | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 16,258 1000 t | +14.8% |
| 2023 | 19,986 1000 t | +22.9% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 19,986 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 450 1000 t, 44.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- China's 19,986 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 158 1000 t, 126.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6,115 1000 t | 3,450 1000 t | 8,078 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,781 1000 t | 12,719 1000 t | 19,986 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 Türkiye 25,764 1000 t compare
- 1 Turkey 25,764 1000 t compare
- 4 China, mainland 17,918 1000 t compare
- 5 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 12,393 1000 t compare
- 6 United States 12,059 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 wheat and products — import quantity in China?
- Wheat and products — import quantity in China was 19,986 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat and products — import quantity recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 19,986 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest wheat and products — import quantity recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,450 1000 t in 2010.
- How does China rank for wheat and products — import quantity?
- China ranks 3rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat and products — import quantity rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 147.4%. 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 Wheat and products — 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.