Per capita diet composition in China
China: Per capita diet composition was 598.82 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
598.82
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
22nd
of 192 countries
All-time high
598.82
in 2023
All-time low
247.57
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Per capita diet composition in China, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
China recorded 598.82 for per capita diet composition in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita diet composition in China peaked at 598.82 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 247.57, in 1961.
That places China 22nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Per capita diet composition in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 247.57 | — |
| 1962 | 272.48 | +10.1% |
| 1963 | 296.29 | +8.7% |
| 1964 | 315.07 | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 335.47 | +6.5% |
| 1966 | 344.64 | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 336.8 | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 327.99 | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 318.66 | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 346.88 | +8.9% |
| 1971 | 350.93 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 349.52 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 356.48 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 361.74 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 370.37 | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 372.1 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 374.11 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 408.04 | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 416.64 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 422.86 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 431.61 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 465.51 | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 485.12 | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 490.87 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 487.14 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 483.24 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 474.9 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 464.74 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 464.83 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 477.54 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 452.15 | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 456.71 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 463.99 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 463.6 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 467.37 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 469.31 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 461.86 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 461.49 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 455.46 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 447.82 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 442.21 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 436.6 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 428.37 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 424.97 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 423.16 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 420.59 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 414.82 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 417.43 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 410.79 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 560.52 | +36.4% |
| 2011 | 572.6 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 567.04 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 559.21 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 565.73 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 577.53 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 576.16 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 576.58 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 581.1 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 574.66 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 592.44 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 590.52 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 598.63 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 598.82 | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 598.82 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 435.62, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- China's 598.82 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 413.65, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita diet composition 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +36.4% | 410.79 | 560.52 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 310.55 | 247.57 | 344.64 | 9 |
| 1970s | 370.68 | 346.88 | 416.64 | 10 |
| 1980s | 467.08 | 422.86 | 490.87 | 10 |
| 1990s | 462.95 | 452.15 | 477.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 426.68 | 410.79 | 447.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 571.11 | 559.21 | 581.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 595.1 | 590.52 | 598.82 | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 19 Azerbaijan 630.22 compare
- 20 Sri Lanka 628 compare
- 21 Mauritania 617.07 compare
- 23 Indonesia 593.56 compare
- 24 Sierra Leone 584.19 compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 583.97 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 per capita diet composition in China?
- Per capita diet composition in China was 598.82 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita diet composition recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 598.82 in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita diet composition recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 247.57 in 1961.
- How does China rank for per capita diet composition?
- China ranks 22nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita diet composition rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita diet composition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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