Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 1,248 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in China, Hong Kong SAR stood at 1,248 LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 13,100 LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 870.5 LSU, in 1988.
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 181st of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13,100 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 11,359 LSU | -13.3% |
| 1963 | 11,257 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 10,310 LSU | -8.4% |
| 1965 | 8,178 LSU | -20.7% |
| 1966 | 9,601 LSU | +17.4% |
| 1967 | 7,708 LSU | -19.7% |
| 1968 | 7,934 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 9,754 LSU | +22.9% |
| 1970 | 9,303 LSU | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 8,875 LSU | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 8,240 LSU | -7.2% |
| 1973 | 8,201 LSU | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 7,980 LSU | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 6,874 LSU | -13.9% |
| 1976 | 7,102 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 6,678 LSU | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 6,410 LSU | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 6,492 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 3,335 LSU | -48.6% |
| 1981 | 3,485 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 2,875 LSU | -17.5% |
| 1983 | 2,115 LSU | -26.4% |
| 1984 | 1,940 LSU | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 1,830 LSU | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 1,708 LSU | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 1,214 LSU | -28.9% |
| 1988 | 870.5 LSU | -28.3% |
| 1989 | 1,066 LSU | +22.5% |
| 1990 | 1,080 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 1,100 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 1,174 LSU | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 1,402 LSU | +19.3% |
| 1994 | 1,493 LSU | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 1,126 LSU | -24.6% |
| 1996 | 1,285 LSU | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 1,150 LSU | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 1,150 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,150 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,150 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,150 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,150 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,150 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,150 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,171 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1,218 LSU | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 1,257 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1,250 LSU | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1,185 LSU | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 1,236 LSU | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 1,236 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,315 LSU | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 1,315 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,315 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,276 LSU | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 1,237 LSU | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 1,240 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,241 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,242 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,250 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1,248 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,248 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,248 LSU | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in China, Hong Kong SAR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -48.6% | 6,492 LSU | 3,335 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,911 LSU | 7,708 LSU | 13,100 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,616 LSU | 6,410 LSU | 9,303 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,044 LSU | 870.5 LSU | 3,485 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,211 LSU | 1,080 LSU | 1,493 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,183 LSU | 1,150 LSU | 1,257 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,265 LSU | 1,236 LSU | 1,315 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,249 LSU | 1,248 LSU | 1,250 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR
- 178 Antigua and Barbuda 2,288 LSU compare
- 179 Mauritius 1,700 LSU compare
- 180 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,302 LSU compare
- 182 Faroe Islands 1,150 LSU compare
- 183 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,043 LSU compare
- 184 Brunei Darussalam 915.3 LSU compare
More environment data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 261 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 293 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.57 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.03 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 219 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 824 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in China, Hong Kong SAR was 1,248 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 13,100 LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 870.5 LSU in 1988.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 181st out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — 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.