Sheep and Goats — Stocks in China, Taiwan Province of
China, Taiwan Province of: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 10,783 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — stocks in China, Taiwan Province of stood at 10,783 LSU. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 36,336 LSU in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10,783 LSU, in 2023.
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 144th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in China, Taiwan Province of, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13,242 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 13,630 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 13,648 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 14,301 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 14,993 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 15,679 LSU | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 15,641 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 15,481 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 16,470 LSU | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 16,938 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 16,773 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 17,425 LSU | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 17,761 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 18,054 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 18,818 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 19,143 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 21,058 LSU | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 20,054 LSU | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 19,842 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 18,789 LSU | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 18,386 LSU | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 17,709 LSU | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 17,749 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 19,744 LSU | +11.2% |
| 1985 | 21,779 LSU | +10.3% |
| 1986 | 23,153 LSU | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 23,757 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 20,793 LSU | -12.5% |
| 1989 | 19,625 LSU | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 17,938 LSU | -8.6% |
| 1991 | 17,299 LSU | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 17,576 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 20,233 LSU | +15.1% |
| 1994 | 29,424 LSU | +45.4% |
| 1995 | 31,080 LSU | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 31,875 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 30,950 LSU | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 31,541 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 36,336 LSU | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 31,514 LSU | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 28,431 LSU | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 24,993 LSU | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 24,123 LSU | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 24,956 LSU | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 26,374 LSU | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 26,758 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 24,956 LSU | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 22,971 LSU | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 20,660 LSU | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 20,660 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20,505 LSU | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 19,064 LSU | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 16,732 LSU | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 16,107 LSU | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 15,625 LSU | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 14,622 LSU | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 14,493 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 14,172 LSU | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 13,496 LSU | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 13,077 LSU | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 12,624 LSU | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 11,667 LSU | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 10,783 LSU | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,787 LSU | 13,242 LSU | 16,470 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 18,587 LSU | 16,773 LSU | 21,058 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,148 LSU | 17,709 LSU | 23,757 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,425 LSU | 17,299 LSU | 36,336 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,574 LSU | 20,660 LSU | 31,514 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,548 LSU | 13,496 LSU | 20,660 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,038 LSU | 10,783 LSU | 13,077 LSU | 4 |
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More environment data for China, Taiwan Province of
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.342 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.31 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 21.94 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 372.36 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.03 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 593.63 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 76.41 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 55 1000 ha (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 1,210 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in China, Taiwan Province of?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in China, Taiwan Province of was 10,783 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
- The highest recorded value was 36,336 LSU in 1999.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,783 LSU in 2023.
- How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- China, Taiwan Province of ranks 144th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, Taiwan Province of data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — 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.