Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in China, mainland
China, mainland: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 12.09 %LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in China, mainland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 12.09 %LSU for sheep and goats — share in total livestock in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in China, mainland peaked at 15.24 %LSU in 1962 and was at its lowest, 8.41 %LSU, in 1986.
China, mainland ranks 98th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.41 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 15.24 %LSU | +13.6% |
| 1963 | 15.11 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 13.64 %LSU | -9.7% |
| 1965 | 12.58 %LSU | -7.8% |
| 1966 | 12.01 %LSU | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 11.08 %LSU | -7.7% |
| 1968 | 11.44 %LSU | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 11.56 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 11.38 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 11.02 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 10.31 %LSU | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 10.01 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 10.5 %LSU | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 10.65 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 10.44 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 10.13 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 10.27 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 10.57 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 10.91 %LSU | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 11.32 %LSU | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 11.41 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 10.75 %LSU | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 9.87 %LSU | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 9.09 %LSU | -7.9% |
| 1986 | 8.41 %LSU | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 8.6 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 9.17 %LSU | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 9.79 %LSU | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 9.94 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 9.65 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 9.31 %LSU | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 9.03 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 9.09 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 9.43 %LSU | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 10.1 %LSU | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 9.91 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 10.24 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 10.3 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 10.42 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 10.62 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 10.51 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 10.87 %LSU | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 11.23 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 11.5 %LSU | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 11.24 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 10.96 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 10.67 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 10.65 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 10.63 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 10.95 %LSU | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 10.8 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 11.05 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 11.14 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 11.66 %LSU | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 12 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 11.9 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 11.77 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 13.39 %LSU | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 12.17 %LSU | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 12.05 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 12.1 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 12.09 %LSU | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.9 %LSU | 11.08 %LSU | 15.24 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.53 %LSU | 10.01 %LSU | 11.38 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.93 %LSU | 8.41 %LSU | 11.41 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.7 %LSU | 9.03 %LSU | 10.3 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.87 %LSU | 10.42 %LSU | 11.5 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.53 %LSU | 10.63 %LSU | 13.39 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1 %LSU | 12.05 %LSU | 12.17 %LSU | 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 sheep and goats — share in total livestock in China, mainland?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in China, mainland was 12.09 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 15.24 %LSU in 1962.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.41 %LSU in 1986.
- How does China, mainland rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- China, mainland ranks 98th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock. 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.