China vs China, mainland: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock

China
26 %LSU
in 2023
China, mainland
26.21 %LSU
in 2023
China rank
149th
China, mainland rank
148th

Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock over time

  • China
  • China, mainland
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How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 26.21 %LSU against 26 %LSU in China, a difference of 0.21 %LSU.

Across all 63 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.

China ranks 149th and China, mainland ranks 148th of 190 countries.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 39.72 %LSU 39.93 %LSU 0.21 %LSU China, mainland
1970s 32.54 %LSU 32.74 %LSU 0.2 %LSU China, mainland
1980s 29.96 %LSU 30.3 %LSU 0.342 %LSU China, mainland
1990s 30.95 %LSU 31.36 %LSU 0.409 %LSU China, mainland
2000s 27.99 %LSU 28.28 %LSU 0.285 %LSU China, mainland
2010s 23.5 %LSU 23.7 %LSU 0.199 %LSU China, mainland
2020s 25.11 %LSU 25.31 %LSU 0.2025 %LSU China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock, China or China, mainland?
China, mainland, at 26.21 %LSU against 26 %LSU in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock between China and China, mainland?
0.21 %LSU, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and China, mainland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and China, mainland rank globally for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
China ranks 149th and China, mainland ranks 148th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 13,793 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.