What is the highest sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in China, mainland?

The highest recorded value was 0.04 LSU/ha in 2021.

What is the lowest sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in China, mainland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.02 LSU/ha in 1961.

How does China, mainland rank for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area?

China, mainland ranks 61st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.

Is sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in China, mainland?

Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in China, mainland

Name: Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in China, mainland
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

China, mainland: Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.04 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.04 LSU/ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

61st

of 180 countries

All-time high

0.04 LSU/ha

in 2021

All-time low

0.02 LSU/ha

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in China, mainland, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in China, mainland is 0.04 LSU/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in China, mainland peaked at 0.04 LSU/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.02 LSU/ha, in 1961.

China, mainland ranks 61st of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area in China, mainland, 1961 to 2023.
Year	LSU/ha	Change
1961	0.02 LSU/ha	—
1962	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1963	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1964	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1965	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1966	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1967	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1968	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1969	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1970	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1971	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1972	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1973	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1974	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1975	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1976	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1977	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1978	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1979	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1980	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1981	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1982	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1983	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1984	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1985	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1986	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1987	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1988	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1989	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1990	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1991	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1992	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1993	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1994	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1995	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1996	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1997	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1998	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1999	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2000	0.03 LSU/ha	+50.0%
2001	0.02 LSU/ha	-33.3%
2002	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2003	0.03 LSU/ha	+50.0%
2004	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2005	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2006	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2007	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2008	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2009	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2010	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2011	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2012	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2013	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2014	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2015	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2016	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2017	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2018	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2019	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2020	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2021	0.04 LSU/ha	+33.3%
2022	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2023	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	9
1970s	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	10
1980s	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	10
1990s	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	10
2000s	0.028 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	10
2010s	0.03 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	10
2020s	0.0375 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	0.04 LSU/ha	4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

61 Armenia 0.04 LSU/ha compare
61 Bangladesh 0.04 LSU/ha compare
61 Cameroon 0.04 LSU/ha compare
61 China 0.04 LSU/ha compare
61 Croatia 0.04 LSU/ha compare
61 Equatorial Guinea 0.04 LSU/ha compare
61 Ethiopia PDR 0.04 LSU/ha compare
61 Georgia 0.04 LSU/ha compare
61 India 0.04 LSU/ha compare
61 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.04 LSU/ha compare
61 Sudan 0.04 LSU/ha compare
61 Sudan (former) 0.04 LSU/ha compare
61 Turkmenistan 0.04 LSU/ha compare
61 Uruguay 0.04 LSU/ha compare
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See the full ranking of 227 places →

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)

All data for China, mainland →

Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in China, mainland?: Sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area in China, mainland was 0.04 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in China, mainland?: The highest recorded value was 0.04 LSU/ha in 2021.
What is the lowest sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in China, mainland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.02 LSU/ha in 1961.
How does China, mainland rank for sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area?: China, mainland ranks 61st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in China, mainland?: Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Unit: LSU/ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 227 places, 12,936 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.