China, People's Republic of vs China, mainland: Major livestock types β€” Stocks

China, People's Republic of
269.15 million LSU
in 2023
China, mainland
266.63 million LSU
in 2023
China, People's Republic of rank
2nd
China, mainland rank
3rd

Major livestock types β€” Stocks over time

  • China, People's Republic of
  • China, mainland
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How they compare

China, People's Republic of currently reports 269.15 million LSU against 266.63 million LSU in China, mainland, a difference of 2.51 million LSU.

Across all 63 years both countries report, China, People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

China, People's Republic of ranks 2nd and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 192 countries.

China, People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, People's Republic of China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 107.37 million LSU 106.14 million LSU 1.23 million LSU China, People's Republic of
1970s 149.73 million LSU 148.28 million LSU 1.45 million LSU China, People's Republic of
1980s 181.14 million LSU 178.76 million LSU 2.38 million LSU China, People's Republic of
1990s 243.11 million LSU 239.61 million LSU 3.50 million LSU China, People's Republic of
2000s 267.45 million LSU 264.41 million LSU 3.04 million LSU China, People's Republic of
2010s 259.52 million LSU 256.94 million LSU 2.58 million LSU China, People's Republic of
2020s 265.95 million LSU 263.39 million LSU 2.55 million LSU China, People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher major livestock types β€” stocks, China, People's Republic of or China, mainland?
China, People's Republic of, at 269.15 million LSU against 266.63 million LSU in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in major livestock types β€” stocks between China, People's Republic of and China, mainland?
2.51 million LSU, with China, People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, People's Republic of and China, mainland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, People's Republic of and China, mainland rank globally for major livestock types β€” stocks?
China, People's Republic of ranks 2nd and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Major livestock types β€” Stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Major livestock types β€” Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
246 places, 14,138 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.