What is major livestock types — stocks in China, Macao SAR?

Major livestock types — stocks in China, Macao SAR was 8,190 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in China, Macao SAR?

The highest recorded value was 8,190 LSU in 2023.

What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in China, Macao SAR?

The lowest recorded value was 2,000 LSU in 1961.

How does China, Macao SAR rank for major livestock types — stocks?

China, Macao SAR ranks 203rd out of 211 countries with data for 2023.

Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in China, Macao SAR?

Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this China, Macao SAR data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Major livestock types — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Major livestock types — Stocks in China, Macao SAR

Name: Major livestock types — Stocks in China, Macao SAR
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

China, Macao SAR: Major livestock types — Stocks was 8,190 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

8,190 LSU

Change on year

up 1.7%

World rank

203rd

of 211 countries

All-time high

8,190 LSU

in 2023

All-time low

2,000 LSU

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Major livestock types — Stocks in China, Macao SAR, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for major livestock types — stocks in China, Macao SAR is 8,190 LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in China, Macao SAR peaked at 8,190 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,000 LSU, in 1961.

China, Macao SAR ranks 203rd of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2,600 LSU	2,000 LSU	2,800 LSU	9
1970s	3,525 LSU	3,150 LSU	4,500 LSU	10
1980s	4,350 LSU	4,000 LSU	4,500 LSU	10
1990s	4,610 LSU	4,200 LSU	6,000 LSU	10
2000s	6,580 LSU	5,000 LSU	7,800 LSU	10
2010s	7,420 LSU	7,000 LSU	7,830 LSU	10
2020s	7,992 LSU	7,800 LSU	8,190 LSU	4

Countries ranked near China, Macao SAR

200 Kiribati 9,672 LSU compare
201 Antigua and Barbuda 9,651 LSU compare
202 Faroe Islands 9,013 LSU compare
204 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7,534 LSU compare
205 Cook Islands 5,599 LSU compare
206 Seychelles 5,028 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

More environment data for China, Macao SAR

Land area — Area 3.33 1000 ha (2024)
Country area — Area 3.33 1000 ha (2024)
Pesticides (total) — Export value 87.26 1000 USD (2024)
Pesticides (total) — Import value 5,698 1000 USD (2024)
Major livestock types — Share in total livestock 100 %LSU (2023)
Chickens — Stocks 8,190 LSU (2023)
Chickens — Share in total livestock 100 %LSU (2023)
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita 0.44 kg/cap (2024)
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 794.49 t (2024)
Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 25.38 t (2024)

All data for China, Macao SAR →

Frequently asked questions

What is major livestock types — stocks in China, Macao SAR?: Major livestock types — stocks in China, Macao SAR was 8,190 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in China, Macao SAR?: The highest recorded value was 8,190 LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in China, Macao SAR?: The lowest recorded value was 2,000 LSU in 1961.
How does China, Macao SAR rank for major livestock types — stocks?: China, Macao SAR ranks 203rd out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in China, Macao SAR?: Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, Macao SAR data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Major livestock types — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Major livestock types — Stocks
Unit: LSU
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 246 places, 14,138 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.