Asses — Stocks in China, mainland

China, mainland: Asses — Stocks was 730,000 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
730,000 LSU
Change on year
down 15.9%
World rank
9th
of 120 countries
All-time high
5.60 million LSU
in 1991
All-time low
730,000 LSU
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Asses — Stocks in China, mainland, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

In 2023, asses — stocks in China, mainland stood at 730,000 LSU. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 15.9% on the previous year and down 65.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, asses — stocks in China, mainland peaked at 5.60 million LSU in 1991 and was at its lowest, 730,000 LSU, in 2023.

That places China, mainland 9th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Asses — Stocks in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Asses — Stocks in China, mainland, 1961 to 2023.
Year LSU Change
1961 3.76 million LSU —
1962 3.28 million LSU -12.8%
1963 3.23 million LSU -1.7%
1964 3.37 million LSU +4.5%
1965 3.52 million LSU +4.5%
1966 3.72 million LSU +5.5%
1967 3.75 million LSU +0.8%
1968 3.85 million LSU +2.7%
1969 3.95 million LSU +2.6%
1970 4.00 million LSU +1.3%
1971 4.20 million LSU +5.0%
1972 4.26 million LSU +1.3%
1973 4.18 million LSU -1.9%
1974 4.17 million LSU -0.0%
1975 4.12 million LSU -1.4%
1976 4.06 million LSU -1.3%
1977 3.88 million LSU -4.4%
1978 3.81 million LSU -1.8%
1979 3.74 million LSU -2.0%
1980 3.74 million LSU -0.1%
1981 3.87 million LSU +3.7%
1982 4.21 million LSU +8.6%
1983 4.50 million LSU +6.9%
1984 4.72 million LSU +5.0%
1985 4.98 million LSU +5.4%
1986 5.21 million LSU +4.5%
1987 5.34 million LSU +2.6%
1988 5.42 million LSU +1.5%
1989 5.53 million LSU +1.9%
1990 5.57 million LSU +0.8%
1991 5.60 million LSU +0.6%
1992 5.58 million LSU -0.4%
1993 5.49 million LSU -1.6%
1994 5.45 million LSU -0.8%
1995 5.46 million LSU +0.3%
1996 5.37 million LSU -1.6%
1997 4.72 million LSU -12.1%
1998 4.76 million LSU +0.9%
1999 4.78 million LSU +0.3%
2000 4.67 million LSU -2.2%
2001 4.61 million LSU -1.3%
2002 4.41 million LSU -4.5%
2003 4.25 million LSU -3.6%
2004 4.10 million LSU -3.4%
2005 3.96 million LSU -3.5%
2006 3.89 million LSU -1.9%
2007 3.65 million LSU -6.0%
2008 3.45 million LSU -5.7%
2009 2.70 million LSU -21.6%
2010 2.55 million LSU -5.6%
2011 2.43 million LSU -4.9%
2012 2.31 million LSU -4.7%
2013 2.13 million LSU -7.9%
2014 2.13 million LSU +0.0%
2015 1.92 million LSU -9.9%
2016 1.71 million LSU -10.8%
2017 1.34 million LSU -21.8%
2018 1.27 million LSU -5.4%
2019 1.30 million LSU +2.7%
2020 1.16 million LSU -10.6%
2021 983,450 LSU -15.4%
2022 867,700 LSU -11.8%
2023 730,000 LSU -15.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.60 million LSU 3.23 million LSU 3.95 million LSU 9
1970s 4.04 million LSU 3.74 million LSU 4.26 million LSU 10
1980s 4.75 million LSU 3.74 million LSU 5.53 million LSU 10
1990s 5.28 million LSU 4.72 million LSU 5.60 million LSU 10
2000s 3.97 million LSU 2.70 million LSU 4.67 million LSU 10
2010s 1.91 million LSU 1.27 million LSU 2.55 million LSU 10
2020s 935,788 LSU 730,000 LSU 1.16 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 6 Mexico 1.65 million LSU compare
  2. 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 220,000 LSU compare
  3. 7 Chad 1.40 million LSU compare
  4. 8 Afghanistan 760,056 LSU compare
  5. 8 United Republic of Tanzania 57,608 LSU compare
  6. 9 China 730,000 LSU compare
  7. 9 Türkiye 37,352 LSU compare
  8. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 26,550 LSU compare
  9. 11 Niger 596,746 LSU compare
  10. 11 Polynesia 3,500 LSU compare
  11. 12 Egypt 503,742 LSU compare
  12. 12 Republic of Moldova 798.5 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 163 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is asses — stocks in China, mainland?
Asses — stocks in China, mainland was 730,000 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest asses — stocks recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 5.60 million LSU in 1991.
What is the lowest asses — stocks recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 730,000 LSU in 2023.
How does China, mainland rank for asses — stocks?
China, mainland ranks 9th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is asses — stocks rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Asses — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Asses — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
163 places, 9,318 data points, 1961–2023
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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.