Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.25 LSU/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
China, Hong Kong SAR recorded 0.25 LSU/ha for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 0.84 LSU/ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.09 LSU/ha, in 1988.
That places China, Hong Kong SAR 82nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.84 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.72 LSU/ha | -14.3% |
| 1963 | 0.72 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.72 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.56 LSU/ha | -22.2% |
| 1966 | 0.66 LSU/ha | +17.9% |
| 1967 | 0.53 LSU/ha | -19.7% |
| 1968 | 0.54 LSU/ha | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.69 LSU/ha | +27.8% |
| 1970 | 0.66 LSU/ha | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.66 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.62 LSU/ha | -6.1% |
| 1973 | 0.62 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.61 LSU/ha | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.65 LSU/ha | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.67 LSU/ha | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7 LSU/ha | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.75 LSU/ha | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.77 LSU/ha | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.36 LSU/ha | -53.2% |
| 1981 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.32 LSU/ha | -15.8% |
| 1983 | 0.23 LSU/ha | -28.1% |
| 1984 | 0.21 LSU/ha | -8.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2 LSU/ha | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.18 LSU/ha | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 0.13 LSU/ha | -27.8% |
| 1988 | 0.09 LSU/ha | -30.8% |
| 1989 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 1990 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +21.4% |
| 1994 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.13 LSU/ha | -27.8% |
| 1996 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +21.4% |
| 2007 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.16 LSU/ha | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.19 LSU/ha | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 0.19 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.21 LSU/ha | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2 LSU/ha | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6644 LSU/ha | 0.53 LSU/ha | 0.84 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.671 LSU/ha | 0.61 LSU/ha | 0.77 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.222 LSU/ha | 0.09 LSU/ha | 0.38 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.142 LSU/ha | 0.12 LSU/ha | 0.18 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.151 LSU/ha | 0.14 LSU/ha | 0.17 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.205 LSU/ha | 0.19 LSU/ha | 0.22 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.25 LSU/ha | 0.25 LSU/ha | 0.25 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR
- 79 Mexico 0.26 LSU/ha compare
- 79 New Caledonia 0.26 LSU/ha compare
- 79 Poland 0.26 LSU/ha compare
- 82 Antigua and Barbuda 0.25 LSU/ha compare
- 82 Guinea 0.25 LSU/ha compare
- 82 South Sudan 0.25 LSU/ha compare
More environment data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.91 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 phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 261 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 545 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 11,047 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in China, Hong Kong SAR was 0.25 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 0.84 LSU/ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 LSU/ha in 1988.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 82nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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 — 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.