Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in China
China: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.0032 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in China, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2019, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in China stood at 0.0032 units per person.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and up 103.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in China peaked at 0.0145 units per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 units per person, in 2008.
China ranks 130th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0064 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0059 units per person | -8.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0088 units per person | +51.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0082 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0091 units per person | +10.8% |
| 1966 | 0.009 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0064 units per person | -28.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0065 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0057 units per person | -12.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0074 units per person | +28.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0044 units per person | -40.8% |
| 1972 | 0.006 units per person | +37.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0079 units per person | +31.2% |
| 1974 | 0.007 units per person | -11.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0045 units per person | -35.2% |
| 1976 | 0.003 units per person | -34.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0081 units per person | +172.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0089 units per person | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0098 units per person | +11.2% |
| 1980 | 0.012 units per person | +21.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0139 units per person | +15.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0145 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0117 units per person | -19.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0103 units per person | -11.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0059 units per person | -42.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0066 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0131 units per person | +99.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0142 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0142 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0119 units per person | -16.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0116 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.01 units per person | -14.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0063 units per person | -36.9% |
| 1994 | 0.007 units per person | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0105 units per person | +49.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0076 units per person | -28.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0023 units per person | -69.6% |
| 1998 | 0.002 units per person | -12.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 units per person | -43.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 units per person | +40.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 units per person | -16.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0064 units per person | +400.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0037 units per person | -42.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 units per person | -67.4% |
| 2007 | 0.001 units per person | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 units per person | -24.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 units per person | +110.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0037 units per person | +92.6% |
| 2013 | 0.005 units per person | +34.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0031 units per person | -37.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0031 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0034 units per person | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0041 units per person | +20.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0029 units per person | -28.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0032 units per person | +10.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +400.8% | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0064 units per person |
| 1977 | +172.5% | 0.003 units per person | 0.0081 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0073 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0091 units per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0067 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.0098 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0116 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0145 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.007 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0119 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
- 127 United States 0.0052 units per person compare
- 128 Bolivia 0.0048 units per person compare
- 129 Burkina Faso 0.0044 units per person compare
- 131 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0024 units per person compare
- 132 Benin 0.0023 units per person compare
- 133 Madagascar 0.0021 units per person compare
More reference data data for China
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 49.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 18.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 165.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 206.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 350.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,480 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in China?
- Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in China was 0.0032 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0145 units per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 units per person in 2008.
- How does China rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
- China ranks 130th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net food imports by crop - Wheat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net food imports by crop - Wheat FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.