Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in China, mainland
China, mainland: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.51 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in China, mainland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in China, mainland is 0.51 LSU/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in China, mainland peaked at 0.52 LSU/ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.24 LSU/ha, in 1962.
That places China, mainland 101st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.25 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.24 LSU/ha | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.26 LSU/ha | +8.3% |
| 1964 | 0.29 LSU/ha | +11.5% |
| 1965 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 0.35 LSU/ha | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.34 LSU/ha | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.33 LSU/ha | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.35 LSU/ha | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.39 LSU/ha | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.38 LSU/ha | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.37 LSU/ha | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.37 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.36 LSU/ha | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.37 LSU/ha | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4 LSU/ha | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.39 LSU/ha | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.41 LSU/ha | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.41 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.43 LSU/ha | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.43 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.44 LSU/ha | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.46 LSU/ha | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.49 LSU/ha | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.52 LSU/ha | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.46 LSU/ha | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 0.48 LSU/ha | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5 LSU/ha | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.51 LSU/ha | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5 LSU/ha | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.49 LSU/ha | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.51 LSU/ha | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.52 LSU/ha | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.51 LSU/ha | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5 LSU/ha | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.49 LSU/ha | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.48 LSU/ha | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.43 LSU/ha | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 0.48 LSU/ha | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 0.51 LSU/ha | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.52 LSU/ha | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.51 LSU/ha | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3 LSU/ha | 0.24 LSU/ha | 0.35 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.372 LSU/ha | 0.33 LSU/ha | 0.38 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.382 LSU/ha | 0.36 LSU/ha | 0.41 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.462 LSU/ha | 0.41 LSU/ha | 0.52 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.503 LSU/ha | 0.49 LSU/ha | 0.52 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.491 LSU/ha | 0.43 LSU/ha | 0.51 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.505 LSU/ha | 0.48 LSU/ha | 0.52 LSU/ha | 4 |
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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)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.68 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.14 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 108,466 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,591 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.74 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in China, mainland?
- Major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in China, mainland was 0.51 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.52 LSU/ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 LSU/ha in 1962.
- How does China, mainland rank for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- China, mainland ranks 101st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Major livestock types — 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.