China, mainland vs OECD: Sheep and Goats — Stocks

China, mainland
32.23 million LSU
in 2023
OECD
27.40 million LSU
in 2023
China, mainland rank
2nd
OECD rank
3rd

Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time

  • China, mainland
  • OECD
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M196119922023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 32.23 million LSU against 27.40 million LSU in OECD, a difference of 4.83 million LSU.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.2 times OECD's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was OECD ahead.

China, mainland ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 3rd of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 2 and OECD in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland OECD Difference Ahead
1960s 13.46 million LSU 44.88 million LSU 31.43 million LSU OECD
1970s 15.58 million LSU 41.58 million LSU 26.01 million LSU OECD
1980s 17.65 million LSU 42.98 million LSU 25.32 million LSU OECD
1990s 23.28 million LSU 40.36 million LSU 17.08 million LSU OECD
2000s 28.73 million LSU 32.20 million LSU 3.48 million LSU OECD
2010s 29.54 million LSU 27.62 million LSU 1.91 million LSU China, mainland
2020s 31.87 million LSU 27.74 million LSU 4.13 million LSU China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, China, mainland or OECD?
China, mainland, at 32.23 million LSU against 27.40 million LSU in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between China, mainland and OECD?
4.83 million LSU, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and OECD?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and OECD rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
China, mainland ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 3rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep and Goats — Stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
238 places, 13,567 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.