China, mainland vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Major livestock types — Stocks
Major livestock types — Stocks over time
- China, mainland
- Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 410.30 million LSU against 266.63 million LSU in China, mainland, a difference of 143.67 million LSU.
That makes Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 1.5 times China, mainland's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Latin America and the Caribbean has been ahead every year.
China, mainland ranks 3rd and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 4th of 195 countries.
Latin America and the Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 106.14 million LSU | 187.30 million LSU | 81.17 million LSU | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1970s | 148.28 million LSU | 234.33 million LSU | 86.05 million LSU | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1980s | 178.76 million LSU | 276.89 million LSU | 98.13 million LSU | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1990s | 239.61 million LSU | 306.12 million LSU | 66.51 million LSU | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2000s | 264.41 million LSU | 348.55 million LSU | 84.14 million LSU | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2010s | 256.94 million LSU | 373.75 million LSU | 116.81 million LSU | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2020s | 263.39 million LSU | 400.70 million LSU | 137.31 million LSU | Latin America and the Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher major livestock types — stocks, China, mainland or Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Latin America and the Caribbean, at 410.30 million LSU against 266.63 million LSU in China, mainland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in major livestock types — stocks between China, mainland and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 143.67 million LSU, with Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for major livestock types — stocks?
- China, mainland ranks 3rd and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 4th of 195 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.