China, People's Republic of vs China, mainland: Sheep — Share in total livestock

China, People's Republic of
7.17 %LSU
in 2023
China, mainland
7.24 %LSU
in 2023
China, People's Republic of rank
84th
China, mainland rank
82nd

Sheep — Share in total livestock over time

  • China, People's Republic of
  • China, mainland
02468196119922023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 7.24 %LSU against 7.17 %LSU in China, People's Republic of, a difference of 0.07 %LSU.

Across all 63 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.

China, People's Republic of ranks 84th and China, mainland ranks 82nd of 180 countries.

China, mainland 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 6.79 %LSU 6.88 %LSU 0.0822 %LSU China, mainland
1970s 6.07 %LSU 6.13 %LSU 0.06 %LSU China, mainland
1980s 5.69 %LSU 5.76 %LSU 0.075 %LSU China, mainland
1990s 4.8 %LSU 4.87 %LSU 0.07 %LSU China, mainland
2000s 5.25 %LSU 5.31 %LSU 0.06 %LSU China, mainland
2010s 6.03 %LSU 6.1 %LSU 0.061 %LSU China, mainland
2020s 7.01 %LSU 7.08 %LSU 0.0675 %LSU China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — share in total livestock, China, People's Republic of or China, mainland?
China, mainland, at 7.24 %LSU against 7.17 %LSU in China, People's Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep — share in total livestock between China, People's Republic of and China, mainland?
0.07 %LSU, with China, mainland 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 sheep — share in total livestock?
China, People's Republic of ranks 84th and China, mainland ranks 82nd of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep — Share in total livestock. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sheep — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
227 places, 12,936 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.