China vs Japan: Food, beverages and tobacco
Food, beverages and tobacco over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 12.2% against 11.8% in China, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was China ahead.
China ranks 130th and Japan ranks 128th of 157 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.3% | 9.4% | 2.9% | China |
| 1990s | 14.6% | 10.2% | 4.3% | China |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 11.8% | 0.9% | China |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 12.8% | 0.9% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food, beverages and tobacco, China or Japan?
- Japan, at 12.2% against 11.8% in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food, beverages and tobacco between China and Japan?
- 0.4%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2019.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for food, beverages and tobacco?
- China ranks 130th and Japan ranks 128th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as Food, beverages and tobacco (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufacturing of food, beverages, and tobacco includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 15 and 16. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).