China, mainland vs India: Major livestock types — Stocks
Major livestock types — Stocks over time
- China, mainland
- India
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 266.63 million LSU against 186.81 million LSU in India, a difference of 79.83 million LSU.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.4 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
China, mainland ranks 3rd and India ranks 5th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 6 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 106.14 million LSU | 128.27 million LSU | 22.13 million LSU | India |
| 1970s | 148.28 million LSU | 135.22 million LSU | 13.06 million LSU | China, mainland |
| 1980s | 178.76 million LSU | 154.56 million LSU | 24.21 million LSU | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 239.61 million LSU | 167.87 million LSU | 71.74 million LSU | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 264.41 million LSU | 174.52 million LSU | 89.89 million LSU | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 256.94 million LSU | 181.17 million LSU | 75.77 million LSU | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 263.39 million LSU | 185.98 million LSU | 77.41 million LSU | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher major livestock types — stocks, China, mainland or India?
- China, mainland, at 266.63 million LSU against 186.81 million LSU in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in major livestock types — stocks between China, mainland and India?
- 79.83 million LSU, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and India rank globally for major livestock types — stocks?
- China, mainland ranks 3rd and India ranks 5th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Major livestock types — Stocks. 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.