Buffalo — Share in total livestock in China, mainland
China, mainland: Buffalo — Share in total livestock was 8.28 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Buffalo — Share in total livestock in China, mainland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, buffalo — share in total livestock in China, mainland stood at 8.28 %LSU.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, buffalo — share in total livestock in China, mainland peaked at 8.81 %LSU in 1970 and was at its lowest, 5.74 %LSU, in 1997.
China, mainland ranks 10th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Buffalo — Share in total livestock in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.7 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 7.1 %LSU | +6.0% |
| 1963 | 6.56 %LSU | -7.6% |
| 1964 | 7.46 %LSU | +13.7% |
| 1965 | 6.92 %LSU | -7.2% |
| 1966 | 8.09 %LSU | +16.9% |
| 1967 | 7.87 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 8.32 %LSU | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 8.7 %LSU | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 8.81 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 8.44 %LSU | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 7.93 %LSU | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 7.91 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 8.41 %LSU | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 8.34 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 8.05 %LSU | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 7.82 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 7.68 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 7.72 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 7.67 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 7.84 %LSU | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 7.98 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 7.92 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 7.92 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 7.83 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 7.53 %LSU | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 7.54 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 7.49 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 7.23 %LSU | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 7.18 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 6.98 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 6.95 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 6.77 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 6.56 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 6.29 %LSU | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 5.95 %LSU | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 5.74 %LSU | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 6.32 %LSU | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 6.07 %LSU | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 5.9 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 6.05 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 6.04 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 6.12 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 5.98 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 5.92 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 5.94 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 6.15 %LSU | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 6.08 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 7.73 %LSU | +27.1% |
| 2010 | 7.63 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 7.53 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.27 %LSU | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 7.21 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 7.26 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 7.26 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.32 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 7.3 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 7.52 %LSU | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 8.54 %LSU | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 7.97 %LSU | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 7.77 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 7.96 %LSU | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 8.28 %LSU | +4.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Buffalo — Share in total livestock in China, mainland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +27.1% | 6.08 %LSU | 7.73 %LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.52 %LSU | 6.56 %LSU | 8.7 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.11 %LSU | 7.68 %LSU | 8.81 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.7 %LSU | 7.23 %LSU | 7.98 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.48 %LSU | 5.74 %LSU | 7.18 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.19 %LSU | 5.9 %LSU | 7.73 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.48 %LSU | 7.21 %LSU | 8.54 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.99 %LSU | 7.77 %LSU | 8.28 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 7 Bhutan 16.44 %LSU compare
- 7 Türkiye 0.55 %LSU compare
- 8 Egypt 14.6 %LSU compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.5 %LSU compare
- 9 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.48 %LSU compare
- 9 Myanmar 11.98 %LSU compare
- 10 Micronesia 0.32 %LSU compare
- 11 China 8.2 %LSU compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 0.16 %LSU compare
- 12 Thailand 7.32 %LSU compare
- 13 Iraq 4.27 %LSU compare
More environment data for China, mainland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 391,823 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.74 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,591 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is buffalo — share in total livestock in China, mainland?
- Buffalo — share in total livestock in China, mainland was 8.28 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest buffalo — share in total livestock recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.81 %LSU in 1970.
- What is the lowest buffalo — share in total livestock recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.74 %LSU in 1997.
- How does China, mainland rank for buffalo — share in total livestock?
- China, mainland ranks 10th out of 60 countries with data for 2023.
- Is buffalo — share in total livestock rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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 Buffalo — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.