Yams — Food supply in China
China: Yams — Food supply was 4,329 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Yams — Food supply in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, yams — food supply in China stood at 4,329 million Kcal.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 374.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — food supply in China peaked at 4,423 million Kcal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 333.07 million Kcal, in 2012.
That places China 39th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Yams — Food supply in China, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,156 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 2,899 million Kcal | -30.2% |
| 2012 | 333.07 million Kcal | -88.5% |
| 2013 | 912.82 million Kcal | +174.1% |
| 2014 | 1,946 million Kcal | +113.2% |
| 2015 | 1,923 million Kcal | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 2,019 million Kcal | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 2,157 million Kcal | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 2,682 million Kcal | +24.3% |
| 2019 | 3,327 million Kcal | +24.1% |
| 2020 | 3,359 million Kcal | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 3,736 million Kcal | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 4,423 million Kcal | +18.4% |
| 2023 | 4,329 million Kcal | -2.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 4,329 million Kcal is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 149.45 million Kcal, 29.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- China's 4,329 million Kcal is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 419.89 million Kcal, 10.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yams — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +174.1% | 333.07 million Kcal | 912.82 million Kcal |
| 2014 | +113.2% | 912.82 million Kcal | 1,946 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,235 million Kcal | 333.07 million Kcal | 4,156 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,962 million Kcal | 3,359 million Kcal | 4,423 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
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 yams — food supply in China?
- Yams — food supply in China was 4,329 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — food supply recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 4,423 million Kcal in 2022.
- What is the lowest yams — food supply recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 333.07 million Kcal in 2012.
- How does China rank for yams — food supply?
- China ranks 39th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is yams — food supply rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 374.3%. 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 Yams — 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.