Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in China, mainland
China, mainland: Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.13 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in China, mainland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 0.13 LSU/ha for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in China, mainland peaked at 0.17 LSU/ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1 LSU/ha, in 1962.
China, mainland ranks 130th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.11 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.1 LSU/ha | -9.1% |
| 1963 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +8.3% |
| 1968 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.12 LSU/ha | -7.7% |
| 1975 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.11 LSU/ha | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.14 LSU/ha | -17.6% |
| 1998 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.15 LSU/ha | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.14 LSU/ha | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.13 LSU/ha | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.12 LSU/ha | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.11 LSU/ha | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.11 LSU/ha | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1178 LSU/ha | 0.1 LSU/ha | 0.13 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.121 LSU/ha | 0.11 LSU/ha | 0.13 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.116 LSU/ha | 0.11 LSU/ha | 0.13 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.145 LSU/ha | 0.13 LSU/ha | 0.17 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.143 LSU/ha | 0.13 LSU/ha | 0.16 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.116 LSU/ha | 0.11 LSU/ha | 0.12 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1275 LSU/ha | 0.12 LSU/ha | 0.13 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 127 Eritrea 0.14 LSU/ha compare
- 127 Slovakia 0.14 LSU/ha compare
- 127 Sudan 0.14 LSU/ha compare
- 130 China 0.13 LSU/ha compare
- 130 China, Taiwan Province of 0.13 LSU/ha compare
- 130 Lithuania 0.13 LSU/ha compare
- 130 Serbia 0.13 LSU/ha compare
- 130 Serbia and Montenegro 0.13 LSU/ha compare
- 130 USSR 0.13 LSU/ha 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)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.68 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.14 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 108,466 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,591 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.74 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in China, mainland?
- Cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in China, mainland was 0.13 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.17 LSU/ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 LSU/ha in 1962.
- How does China, mainland rank for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- China, mainland ranks 130th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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 Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area. 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.