Cattle — Share in total livestock in China, mainland
China, mainland: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 17.93 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Share in total livestock in China, mainland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 17.93 %LSU for cattle — share in total livestock in 2023.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in China, mainland peaked at 38.18 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 15.62 %LSU, in 2013.
China, mainland ranks 157th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Share in total livestock in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 38.18 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 37.39 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 34.54 %LSU | -7.6% |
| 1964 | 31.57 %LSU | -8.6% |
| 1965 | 31.35 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 30.08 %LSU | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 29.19 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 29.29 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 30.08 %LSU | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 30.34 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 28.02 %LSU | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 25.66 %LSU | -8.4% |
| 1973 | 24.83 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 24.6 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 24.32 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 23.07 %LSU | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 22.41 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 21.81 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 21.24 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 20.3 %LSU | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 20.63 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 21.26 %LSU | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 21.87 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 22.64 %LSU | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 23.35 %LSU | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 23.45 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 23.84 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 24.4 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 24.27 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 24.24 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 24.25 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 24.24 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 24.24 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 24.67 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 25.6 %LSU | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 25.78 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 24.63 %LSU | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 25.84 %LSU | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 25.31 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 25.32 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 24.88 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 23.6 %LSU | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 23.25 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 22.93 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 22.11 %LSU | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 21.43 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 20.58 %LSU | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 20.07 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 16.74 %LSU | -16.6% |
| 2010 | 16.53 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 16.31 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 15.75 %LSU | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 15.62 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 15.74 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 15.72 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 15.86 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 15.82 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 16.29 %LSU | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 18.51 %LSU | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 17.27 %LSU | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 16.83 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 17.24 %LSU | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 17.93 %LSU | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.41 %LSU | 29.19 %LSU | 38.18 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.63 %LSU | 21.24 %LSU | 30.34 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.6 %LSU | 20.3 %LSU | 24.4 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.88 %LSU | 24.24 %LSU | 25.84 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.09 %LSU | 16.74 %LSU | 25.32 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.21 %LSU | 15.62 %LSU | 18.51 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.32 %LSU | 16.83 %LSU | 17.93 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 154 Equatorial Guinea 20.85 %LSU compare
- 155 Tonga 19.88 %LSU compare
- 156 Philippines 19.67 %LSU compare
- 158 China 17.8 %LSU compare
- 159 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17.28 %LSU compare
- 160 Algeria 17.22 %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 cattle — share in total livestock in China, mainland?
- Cattle — share in total livestock in China, mainland was 17.93 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 38.18 %LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.62 %LSU in 2013.
- How does China, mainland rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
- China, mainland ranks 157th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Share in total livestock. 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.