Sheep — Stocks, per capita in China
China: Sheep — Stocks, per capita was 0.1368 An per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks, per capita in China is 0.1368 An per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks, per capita in China peaked at 0.1374 An per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0883 An per person, in 1986.
That places China 68th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0933 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0912 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.094 An per person | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0999 An per person | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1041 An per person | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1064 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1031 An per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1063 An per person | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1033 An per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0974 An per person | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1018 An per person | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1013 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0998 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1035 An per person | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1033 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1024 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0983 An per person | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0978 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0995 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1045 An per person | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1073 An per person | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1085 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1041 An per person | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0954 An per person | -8.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0906 An per person | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0883 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0913 An per person | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0923 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0979 An per person | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.098 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.098 An per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0952 An per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0931 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0937 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0975 An per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1045 An per person | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0928 An per person | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0974 An per person | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1017 An per person | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1038 An per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1022 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.102 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.104 An per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1106 An per person | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1168 An per person | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1154 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1108 An per person | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1074 An per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1076 An per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1087 An per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1084 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1077 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1121 An per person | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1114 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1176 An per person | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1201 An per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1175 An per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.115 An per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1161 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1227 An per person | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.132 An per person | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1374 An per person | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1368 An per person | -0.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.1368 An per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0921 An per person, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- China's 0.1368 An per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0085 An per person, 16.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1002 An per person | 0.0912 An per person | 0.1064 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1005 An per person | 0.0974 An per person | 0.1035 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.098 An per person | 0.0883 An per person | 0.1085 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0972 An per person | 0.0928 An per person | 0.1045 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1081 An per person | 0.102 An per person | 0.1168 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1135 An per person | 0.1077 An per person | 0.1201 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1322 An per person | 0.1227 An per person | 0.1374 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks, per capita in China?
- Sheep — stocks, per capita in China was 0.1368 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1374 An per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0883 An per person in 1986.
- How does China rank for sheep — stocks, per capita?
- China ranks 68th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sheep — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.