China, mainland vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks

China, mainland
69.88 million LSU
in 2023
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
286.37 million LSU
in 2023
China, mainland rank
5th
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
3rd

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks over time

  • China, mainland
  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
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How they compare

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) currently reports 286.37 million LSU against 69.88 million LSU in China, mainland, a difference of 216.49 million LSU.

That makes Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s figure about 4.1 times China, mainland's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has been ahead every year.

China, mainland ranks 5th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd of 188 countries.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Difference Ahead
1960s 41.96 million LSU 112.33 million LSU 70.37 million LSU Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1970s 48.22 million LSU 128.32 million LSU 80.09 million LSU Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1980s 54.30 million LSU 141.92 million LSU 87.62 million LSU Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1990s 75.18 million LSU 161.34 million LSU 86.16 million LSU Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2000s 74.74 million LSU 197.96 million LSU 123.22 million LSU Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2010s 60.77 million LSU 249.26 million LSU 188.49 million LSU Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2020s 66.67 million LSU 280.24 million LSU 213.57 million LSU Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cattle and buffaloes — stocks, China, mainland or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), at 286.37 million LSU against 69.88 million LSU in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in cattle and buffaloes — stocks between China, mainland and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
216.49 million LSU, with Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
China, mainland ranks 5th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd of 188 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
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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.