Mules and hinnies — Stocks in China, mainland
China, mainland: Mules and hinnies — Stocks was 262,860 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mules and hinnies — Stocks in China, mainland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, mules and hinnies — stocks in China, mainland stood at 262,860 LSU. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.2% on the previous year and down 68.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mules and hinnies — stocks in China, mainland peaked at 3.37 million LSU in 1993 and was at its lowest, 262,860 LSU, in 2023.
That places China, mainland 5th out of 81 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mules and hinnies — Stocks in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 856,200 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 799,200 LSU | -6.7% |
| 1963 | 794,400 LSU | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 813,000 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 841,800 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 868,200 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 900,000 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 1.02 million LSU | +13.3% |
| 1969 | 1.14 million LSU | +11.8% |
| 1970 | 1.26 million LSU | +10.5% |
| 1971 | 1.35 million LSU | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 1.47 million LSU | +8.9% |
| 1973 | 1.61 million LSU | +9.7% |
| 1974 | 1.75 million LSU | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 1.88 million LSU | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 2.01 million LSU | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 2.12 million LSU | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 2.23 million LSU | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 2.32 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 2.41 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 2.50 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 2.60 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 2.68 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 2.76 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 2.87 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 2.98 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 3.07 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 3.15 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 3.22 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 3.23 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 3.30 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 3.36 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 3.37 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 3.30 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 3.33 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 3.23 million LSU | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 2.87 million LSU | -11.3% |
| 1998 | 2.88 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 2.84 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 2.80 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 2.72 million LSU | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 2.62 million LSU | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 2.52 million LSU | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 2.37 million LSU | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 2.24 million LSU | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 2.16 million LSU | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 2.07 million LSU | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.79 million LSU | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 1.32 million LSU | -26.4% |
| 2010 | 1.15 million LSU | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 1.03 million LSU | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 953,760 LSU | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 828,240 LSU | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 828,240 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 704,100 LSU | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 624,540 LSU | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 486,695 LSU | -22.1% |
| 2018 | 454,726 LSU | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 428,696 LSU | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 373,680 LSU | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 325,020 LSU | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 292,800 LSU | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 262,860 LSU | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 892,533 LSU | 794,400 LSU | 1.14 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.80 million LSU | 1.26 million LSU | 2.32 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.82 million LSU | 2.41 million LSU | 3.22 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.17 million LSU | 2.84 million LSU | 3.37 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.26 million LSU | 1.32 million LSU | 2.80 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 748,454 LSU | 428,696 LSU | 1.15 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 313,590 LSU | 262,860 LSU | 373,680 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 2 Mexico 1.98 million LSU compare
- 3 Brazil 731,841 LSU compare
- 4 Ethiopia PDR 378,000 LSU compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 108,625 LSU compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 49,908 LSU compare
- 5 China 262,860 LSU compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 43,200 LSU compare
- 7 Ethiopia 234,657 LSU compare
- 7 Türkiye 9,788 LSU compare
- 8 Morocco 229,194 LSU compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 1,130 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 mules and hinnies — stocks in China, mainland?
- Mules and hinnies — stocks in China, mainland was 262,860 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mules and hinnies — stocks recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.37 million LSU in 1993.
- What is the lowest mules and hinnies — stocks recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 262,860 LSU in 2023.
- How does China, mainland rank for mules and hinnies — stocks?
- China, mainland ranks 5th out of 81 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mules and hinnies — stocks rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.3%. 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 Mules and hinnies — 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.