Argentina vs China, mainland: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks

Argentina
37.97 million LSU
in 2023
China, mainland
69.88 million LSU
in 2023
Argentina rank
8th
China, mainland rank
5th

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks over time

  • Argentina
  • China, mainland
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How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 69.88 million LSU against 37.97 million LSU in Argentina, a difference of 31.91 million LSU.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.8 times Argentina's.

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

Argentina ranks 8th and China, mainland ranks 5th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 32.22 million LSU 41.96 million LSU 9.74 million LSU China, mainland
1970s 38.59 million LSU 48.22 million LSU 9.63 million LSU China, mainland
1980s 37.34 million LSU 54.30 million LSU 16.96 million LSU China, mainland
1990s 36.03 million LSU 75.18 million LSU 39.14 million LSU China, mainland
2000s 38.38 million LSU 74.74 million LSU 36.36 million LSU China, mainland
2010s 36.27 million LSU 60.77 million LSU 24.51 million LSU China, mainland
2020s 37.74 million LSU 66.67 million LSU 28.94 million LSU China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cattle and buffaloes — stocks, Argentina or China, mainland?
China, mainland, at 69.88 million LSU against 37.97 million LSU in Argentina as of 2023.
What is the difference in cattle and buffaloes — stocks between Argentina and China, mainland?
31.91 million LSU, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and China, mainland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Argentina and China, mainland rank globally for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
Argentina ranks 8th and China, mainland ranks 5th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks
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.