Major livestock types — Stocks in China, mainland
China, mainland: Major livestock types — Stocks was 266.63 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — Stocks in China, mainland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 266.63 million LSU for major livestock types — stocks in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in China, mainland peaked at 274.24 million LSU in 1996 and was at its lowest, 81.28 million LSU, in 1962.
That places China, mainland 3rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Major livestock types — Stocks in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 84.09 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 81.28 million LSU | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 89.13 million LSU | +9.7% |
| 1964 | 100.76 million LSU | +13.0% |
| 1965 | 108.69 million LSU | +7.9% |
| 1966 | 115.78 million LSU | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 124.60 million LSU | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 126.17 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 124.73 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 123.20 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 133.37 million LSU | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 145.60 million LSU | +9.2% |
| 1973 | 149.20 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 149.78 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 151.12 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 156.47 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 156.13 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 157.14 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 160.74 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 167.80 million LSU | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 165.43 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 164.56 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 169.18 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 169.20 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 174.31 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 185.38 million LSU | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 193.21 million LSU | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 194.70 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 203.84 million LSU | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 208.58 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 217.67 million LSU | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 221.47 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 229.68 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 239.17 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 254.97 million LSU | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 274.24 million LSU | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 239.36 million LSU | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 249.69 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 261.28 million LSU | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 267.99 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 263.26 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 262.81 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 259.84 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 261.02 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 264.61 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 265.18 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 258.77 million LSU | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 267.82 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 272.80 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 270.27 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 261.85 million LSU | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 264.01 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 261.82 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 259.80 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 260.69 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 259.84 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 254.03 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 252.40 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 224.66 million LSU | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 251.98 million LSU | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 265.35 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 269.61 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 266.63 million LSU | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 106.14 million LSU | 81.28 million LSU | 126.17 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 148.28 million LSU | 123.20 million LSU | 160.74 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 178.76 million LSU | 164.56 million LSU | 203.84 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 239.61 million LSU | 208.58 million LSU | 274.24 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 264.41 million LSU | 258.77 million LSU | 272.80 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 256.94 million LSU | 224.66 million LSU | 270.27 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 263.39 million LSU | 251.98 million LSU | 269.61 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 1 OECD 405.90 million LSU compare
- 2 China 269.15 million LSU compare
- 4 Brazil 201.90 million LSU compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 23.22 million LSU compare
- 5 India 186.81 million LSU compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 22.22 million LSU compare
- 6 Türkiye 20.61 million LSU compare
- 6 USSR 113.93 million 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 major livestock types — stocks in China, mainland?
- Major livestock types — stocks in China, mainland was 266.63 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 274.24 million LSU in 1996.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.28 million LSU in 1962.
- How does China, mainland rank for major livestock types — stocks?
- China, mainland ranks 3rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 — Stocks. 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.