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 211 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.

Major livestock types — Stocks in China, mainland

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

China, mainland: Major livestock types — Stocks was 266.63 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

266.63 million LSU

Change on year

down 1.1%

World rank

3rd

of 211 countries

All-time high

274.24 million LSU

in 1996

All-time low

81.28 million LSU

in 1962

Years of data

1961–2023

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 211 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.

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
5 India 186.81 million LSU compare
6 USSR 113.93 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

More environment data for China, mainland

Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 108,466 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.68 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 20,142 1000 ha (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 74,542 1000 ha (2024)

All data for China, mainland →

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 211 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

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.