Sheep and Goats — Stocks in China
China: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 32.24 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in China, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
China recorded 32.24 million LSU for sheep and goats — stocks in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in China peaked at 32.64 million LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.29 million LSU, in 1961.
China ranks 1st of 203 countries on this measure, 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 | 13.47 million LSU | 11.29 million LSU | 14.45 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.60 million LSU | 14.04 million LSU | 17.01 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.68 million LSU | 15.61 million LSU | 19.97 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.30 million LSU | 20.64 million LSU | 27.72 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.75 million LSU | 27.65 million LSU | 30.45 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.55 million LSU | 28.53 million LSU | 31.19 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.88 million LSU | 30.67 million LSU | 32.64 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 73.29 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 105.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 177,011 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 91,039 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 6.10 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 6.54 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 5.76 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 10.36 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in China?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in China was 32.24 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 32.64 million LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.29 million LSU in 1961.
- How does China rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- China ranks 1st out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.