China vs China, mainland: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- China
- China, mainland
How they compare
China currently reports 0.52 LSU/ha against 0.51 LSU/ha in China, mainland, a difference of 0.01 LSU/ha.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China, mainland ahead.
China ranks 99th and China, mainland ranks 101st of 194 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | China, mainland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3022 LSU/ha | 0.3 LSU/ha | 0.0022 LSU/ha | China |
| 1970s | 0.374 LSU/ha | 0.372 LSU/ha | 0.002 LSU/ha | China |
| 1980s | 0.389 LSU/ha | 0.382 LSU/ha | 0.007 LSU/ha | China |
| 1990s | 0.466 LSU/ha | 0.462 LSU/ha | 0.004 LSU/ha | China |
| 2000s | 0.509 LSU/ha | 0.503 LSU/ha | 0.006 LSU/ha | China |
| 2010s | 0.495 LSU/ha | 0.491 LSU/ha | 0.004 LSU/ha | China |
| 2020s | 0.51 LSU/ha | 0.505 LSU/ha | 0.005 LSU/ha | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area, China or China, mainland?
- China, at 0.52 LSU/ha against 0.51 LSU/ha in China, mainland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area between China and China, mainland?
- 0.01 LSU/ha, with China 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 major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- China ranks 99th and China, mainland ranks 101st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.