What is the highest cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?

The highest recorded value was 0.14 LSU/ha in 1996.

What is the lowest cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.08 LSU/ha in 1977.

How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 143rd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.

Is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?

Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this China (People’s Republic of) 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.

Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in China (People’s Republic of)

Name: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in China (People’s Republic of)
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China (People’s Republic of): Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.09 LSU/ha in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

0.09 LSU/ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

143rd

of 188 countries

All-time high

0.14 LSU/ha

in 1996

All-time low

0.08 LSU/ha

in 1977

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in China (People’s Republic of), 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.

Analysis

China (People’s Republic of) recorded 0.09 LSU/ha for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in 2023.

That represents a change of up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 0.14 LSU/ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.08 LSU/ha, in 1977.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 143rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0956 LSU/ha	0.09 LSU/ha	0.1 LSU/ha	9
1970s	0.091 LSU/ha	0.08 LSU/ha	0.1 LSU/ha	10
1980s	0.087 LSU/ha	0.08 LSU/ha	0.1 LSU/ha	10
1990s	0.114 LSU/ha	0.1 LSU/ha	0.14 LSU/ha	10
2000s	0.112 LSU/ha	0.09 LSU/ha	0.13 LSU/ha	10
2010s	0.08 LSU/ha	0.08 LSU/ha	0.08 LSU/ha	10
2020s	0.0875 LSU/ha	0.08 LSU/ha	0.09 LSU/ha	4

Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)

143 China, mainland 0.09 LSU/ha compare
143 Djibouti 0.09 LSU/ha compare
143 Ghana 0.09 LSU/ha compare
143 Lebanon 0.09 LSU/ha compare
143 Lesotho, Kingdom of 0.09 LSU/ha compare
143 Madagascar, Republic of 0.09 LSU/ha compare
143 Romania 0.09 LSU/ha compare
143 South Africa 0.09 LSU/ha compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in China (People’s Republic of)?: Cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in China (People’s Republic of) was 0.09 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 (People’s Republic of)?: The highest recorded value was 0.14 LSU/ha in 1996.
What is the lowest cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.08 LSU/ha in 1977.
How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?: China (People’s Republic of) ranks 143rd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?: Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this China (People’s Republic of) 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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Indicator: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Unit: LSU/ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 241 places, 13,793 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.