Africa vs China, mainland: Equidae — Stocks

Africa
15.17 million LSU
in 2023
China, mainland
3.33 million LSU
in 2023
Africa rank
8th
China, mainland rank
8th

Equidae — Stocks over time

  • Africa
  • China, mainland
2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M15.0M196119922023

How they compare

Africa currently reports 15.17 million LSU against 3.33 million LSU in China, mainland, a difference of 11.84 million LSU.

That makes Africa's figure about 4.6 times China, mainland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China, mainland ahead.

Africa ranks 8th and China, mainland ranks 8th of 35 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 2 and China, mainland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 7.77 million LSU 9.32 million LSU 1.55 million LSU China, mainland
1970s 8.30 million LSU 12.76 million LSU 4.46 million LSU China, mainland
1980s 8.60 million LSU 14.68 million LSU 6.07 million LSU China, mainland
1990s 8.59 million LSU 14.77 million LSU 6.18 million LSU China, mainland
2000s 8.96 million LSU 11.22 million LSU 2.27 million LSU China, mainland
2010s 12.29 million LSU 5.42 million LSU 6.87 million LSU Africa
2020s 14.76 million LSU 3.63 million LSU 11.13 million LSU Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equidae — stocks, Africa or China, mainland?
Africa, at 15.17 million LSU against 3.33 million LSU in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in equidae — stocks between Africa and China, mainland?
11.84 million LSU, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and China, mainland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Africa and China, mainland rank globally for equidae — stocks?
Africa ranks 8th and China, mainland ranks 8th of 35 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Equidae — Stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Equidae — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
222 places, 12,474 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.