Chickens — Share in total livestock in China, mainland
China, mainland: Chickens — Share in total livestock was 19.57 %LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — 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 19.57 %LSU for chickens — share in total livestock in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — share in total livestock in China, mainland peaked at 23.05 %LSU in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.4 %LSU, in 1973.
That places China, mainland 65th out of 193 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.
Chickens — Share in total livestock in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.3 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 6.68 %LSU | +6.0% |
| 1963 | 6.28 %LSU | -6.0% |
| 1964 | 5.72 %LSU | -8.9% |
| 1965 | 5.34 %LSU | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 5.07 %LSU | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 4.77 %LSU | -5.9% |
| 1968 | 4.76 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 4.89 %LSU | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 5.03 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 4.72 %LSU | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 4.47 %LSU | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 4.4 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 4.55 %LSU | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 4.54 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 4.66 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 4.76 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 4.96 %LSU | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 5.01 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 5.21 %LSU | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 5.56 %LSU | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 5.96 %LSU | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 6.27 %LSU | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 6.62 %LSU | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 6.88 %LSU | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 7.39 %LSU | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 8.13 %LSU | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 9.12 %LSU | +12.2% |
| 1989 | 9.32 %LSU | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 9.59 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 10.21 %LSU | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 10.61 %LSU | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 11.32 %LSU | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 12.13 %LSU | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 11.91 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 12.29 %LSU | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 16.17 %LSU | +31.6% |
| 1998 | 12.01 %LSU | -25.7% |
| 1999 | 12.63 %LSU | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 13.06 %LSU | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 13.86 %LSU | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 15.14 %LSU | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 14.86 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 15.71 %LSU | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 16.38 %LSU | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 16.39 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 17.78 %LSU | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 18.39 %LSU | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 18.77 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 19.24 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 17.61 %LSU | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 18.25 %LSU | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 18.11 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 17.47 %LSU | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 18.01 %LSU | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 18.77 %LSU | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 19.81 %LSU | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 20.32 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 23.05 %LSU | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 20.58 %LSU | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 19.48 %LSU | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 19.26 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 19.57 %LSU | +1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Share in total livestock in China, mainland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +31.6% | 12.29 %LSU | 16.17 %LSU |
| 1998 | -25.7% | 16.17 %LSU | 12.01 %LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.53 %LSU | 4.76 %LSU | 6.68 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.71 %LSU | 4.4 %LSU | 5.03 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.05 %LSU | 5.21 %LSU | 9.32 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.89 %LSU | 9.59 %LSU | 16.17 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.03 %LSU | 13.06 %LSU | 18.77 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.06 %LSU | 17.47 %LSU | 23.05 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.72 %LSU | 19.26 %LSU | 20.58 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 63 Panama 19.77 %LSU compare
- 64 Russian Federation 19.71 %LSU compare
- 66 Slovakia 19.53 %LSU compare
- 67 French Polynesia 19.38 %LSU compare
- 68 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18.79 %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 chickens — share in total livestock in China, mainland?
- Chickens — share in total livestock in China, mainland was 19.57 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 23.05 %LSU in 2019.
- What is the lowest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4 %LSU in 1973.
- How does China, mainland rank for chickens — share in total livestock?
- China, mainland ranks 65th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — share in total livestock rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — 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.