Fruit consumption by fruit type in China
China: Fruit consumption by fruit type was 0.12 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.12
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
79th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.12
in 2023
All-time low
0.01
in 1984
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Fruit consumption by fruit type in China, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, fruit consumption by fruit type in China stood at 0.12. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruit consumption by fruit type in China peaked at 0.12 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1984.
That places China 79th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Fruit consumption by fruit type in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0504 | — |
| 1962 | 0.0909 | +80.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0998 | +9.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0889 | -10.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0492 | -44.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0786 | +59.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0788 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0789 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0692 | -12.4% |
| 1970 | 0.089 | +28.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0693 | -22.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0992 | +43.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0894 | -9.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0995 | +11.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0798 | -19.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1199 | +50.3% |
| 1977 | 0.07 | -41.6% |
| 1978 | 0.03 | -57.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1001 | +233.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0701 | -30.0% |
| 1981 | 0.05 | -28.6% |
| 1982 | 0.04 | -20.1% |
| 1983 | 0.03 | -25.0% |
| 1984 | 0.01 | -66.6% |
| 1985 | 0.01 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0201 | +100.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0201 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0202 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0202 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0202 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0303 | +50.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0304 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0405 | +33.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0507 | +25.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0507 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0507 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0304 | -40.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0708 | +133.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0909 | +28.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0908 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0906 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1007 | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0906 | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1006 | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1107 | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0906 | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1006 | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1007 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1007 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.11 | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1 | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.11 | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.12 | +9.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.12 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.05, 2.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 0.12 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.01, 12.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fruit consumption by fruit type 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +233.4% | 0.03 | 0.1001 |
| 1998 | +133.0% | 0.0304 | 0.0708 |
| 1986 | +100.4% | 0.01 | 0.0201 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0761 | 0.0492 | 0.0998 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0846 | 0.03 | 0.1199 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0291 | 0.01 | 0.0701 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0466 | 0.0202 | 0.0909 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0976 | 0.0906 | 0.1107 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.108 | 0.1 | 0.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1125 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 76 Tajikistan 0.14 compare
- 77 Estonia 0.12 compare
- 78 Bangladesh 0.12 compare
- 80 Poland 0.12 compare
- 81 Cyprus 0.12 compare
- 82 Trinidad and Tobago 0.12 compare
More economy & growth data for China
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -0.8795 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.46 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 39.69 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.8948 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 28.98 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fruit consumption by fruit type in China?
- Fruit consumption by fruit type in China was 0.12 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fruit consumption by fruit type recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.12 in 2023.
- What is the lowest fruit consumption by fruit type recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1984.
- How does China rank for fruit consumption by fruit type?
- China ranks 79th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fruit consumption by fruit type rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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 Fruit consumption by fruit type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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