Buffalo — Stocks in China, mainland
China, mainland: Buffalo — Stocks was 22.07 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Buffalo — Stocks in China, mainland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, buffalo — stocks in China, mainland stood at 22.07 million LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, buffalo — stocks in China, mainland peaked at 22.07 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.63 million LSU, in 1961.
China, mainland ranks 4th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Buffalo — Stocks in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.63 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 5.77 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 5.85 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 7.52 million LSU | +28.5% |
| 1965 | 7.52 million LSU | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 9.36 million LSU | +24.6% |
| 1967 | 9.80 million LSU | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 10.50 million LSU | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 10.85 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 10.85 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 11.26 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 11.55 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 11.81 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 12.60 million LSU | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 12.60 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 12.60 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 12.21 million LSU | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 12.06 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 12.41 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 12.86 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 12.96 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 13.14 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 13.40 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 13.40 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 13.65 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 13.95 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 14.58 million LSU | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 14.58 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 14.75 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 14.98 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 15.18 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 15.40 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 15.54 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 15.68 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 16.04 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 16.31 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 13.75 million LSU | -15.7% |
| 1998 | 15.78 million LSU | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 15.87 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 15.81 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 15.93 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 15.88 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 15.91 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 15.60 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 15.65 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 15.75 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 15.90 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 16.29 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 21.08 million LSU | +29.4% |
| 2010 | 20.62 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 19.71 million LSU | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 19.19 million LSU | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 18.87 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 18.87 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18.92 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 19.02 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 18.55 million LSU | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 18.98 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 19.19 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 20.08 million LSU | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 20.62 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 21.45 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 22.07 million LSU | +2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Buffalo — Stocks 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 | +29.4% | 16.29 million LSU | 21.08 million LSU |
| 1964 | +28.5% | 5.85 million LSU | 7.52 million LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.09 million LSU | 5.63 million LSU | 10.85 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.99 million LSU | 10.85 million LSU | 12.60 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.73 million LSU | 12.86 million LSU | 14.75 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.45 million LSU | 13.75 million LSU | 16.31 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.38 million LSU | 15.60 million LSU | 21.08 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.19 million LSU | 18.55 million LSU | 20.62 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.05 million LSU | 20.08 million LSU | 22.07 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 1 India 56.02 million LSU compare
- 2 Pakistan 22.49 million LSU compare
- 3 China 22.07 million LSU compare
- 3 Viet Nam 1.50 million LSU compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 848,364 LSU compare
- 5 Philippines 1.94 million LSU compare
- 5 Türkiye 113,224 LSU compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 112,000 LSU compare
- 6 Nepal 1.54 million LSU compare
- 7 Myanmar 1.45 million 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 — stocks in China, mainland?
- Buffalo — stocks in China, mainland was 22.07 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest buffalo — stocks recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 22.07 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest buffalo — stocks recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.63 million LSU in 1961.
- How does China, mainland rank for buffalo — stocks?
- China, mainland ranks 4th out of 60 countries with data for 2023.
- Is buffalo — stocks rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Stocks. 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.