Cattle — Stocks, per capita in China
China: Cattle — Stocks, per capita was 0.0523 An per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Stocks, per capita in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
China recorded 0.0523 An per person for cattle — stocks, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks, per capita in China peaked at 0.0895 An per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0444 An per person, in 2017.
That places China 130th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.075 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0704 An per person | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0696 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0702 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0735 An per person | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 0.073 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0743 An per person | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0736 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0727 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0704 An per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0685 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0668 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0648 An per person | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0631 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0619 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0598 An per person | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0572 An per person | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0553 An per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0543 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0535 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0529 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0535 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0557 An per person | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0569 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0597 An per person | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0628 An per person | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0655 An per person | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0665 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0682 An per person | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0686 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0707 An per person | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.071 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0728 An per person | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0763 An per person | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0835 An per person | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0895 An per person | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0738 An per person | -17.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0801 An per person | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0814 An per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0828 An per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0794 An per person | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0746 An per person | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0723 An per person | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0711 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0691 An per person | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0668 An per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0623 An per person | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0625 An per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0529 An per person | -15.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0515 An per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0489 An per person | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0473 An per person | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0462 An per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.046 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0458 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0458 An per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0444 An per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0452 An per person | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0455 An per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0475 An per person | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0488 An per person | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0508 An per person | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0523 An per person | +3.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0523 An per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1164 An per person, 45% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0523 An per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0917 An per person, 57% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0725 An per person | 0.0696 An per person | 0.075 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0622 An per person | 0.0543 An per person | 0.0704 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0595 An per person | 0.0529 An per person | 0.0682 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0768 An per person | 0.0686 An per person | 0.0895 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0694 An per person | 0.0529 An per person | 0.0828 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0467 An per person | 0.0444 An per person | 0.0515 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0498 An per person | 0.0475 An per person | 0.0523 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks, per capita in China?
- Cattle — stocks, per capita in China was 0.0523 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — stocks, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0895 An per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0444 An per person in 2017.
- How does China rank for cattle — stocks, per capita?
- China ranks 130th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — stocks, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cattle — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.