Africa vs China, mainland: Mules and hinnies — Stocks

Africa
572,903 LSU
in 2023
China, mainland
262,860 LSU
in 2023
Africa rank
7th
China, mainland rank
5th

Mules and hinnies — Stocks over time

  • Africa
  • China, mainland
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

Africa currently reports 572,903 LSU against 262,860 LSU in China, mainland, a difference of 310,043 LSU.

That makes Africa's figure about 2.2 times China, mainland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Africa ahead.

Africa ranks 7th and China, mainland ranks 5th of 29 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 1.18 million LSU 892,533 LSU 288,977 LSU Africa
1970s 1.27 million LSU 1.80 million LSU 531,834 LSU China, mainland
1980s 734,944 LSU 2.82 million LSU 2.09 million LSU China, mainland
1990s 696,907 LSU 3.17 million LSU 2.47 million LSU China, mainland
2000s 604,524 LSU 2.26 million LSU 1.66 million LSU China, mainland
2010s 576,174 LSU 748,454 LSU 172,280 LSU China, mainland
2020s 563,172 LSU 313,590 LSU 249,582 LSU Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mules and hinnies — stocks, Africa or China, mainland?
Africa, at 572,903 LSU against 262,860 LSU in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in mules and hinnies — stocks between Africa and China, mainland?
310,043 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 mules and hinnies — stocks?
Africa ranks 7th and China, mainland ranks 5th of 29 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mules and hinnies — Stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mules and hinnies — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
119 places, 6,908 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.