Sheep — Stocks in China, Taiwan Province of
China, Taiwan Province of: Sheep — Stocks was 17.2 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Stocks in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — stocks in China, Taiwan Province of stood at 17.2 LSU.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 60.9 LSU in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0 LSU, in 1961.
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 179th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep — Stocks in China, Taiwan Province of, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 0 LSU | — |
| 1963 | 0 LSU | — |
| 1964 | 0 LSU | — |
| 1965 | 0 LSU | — |
| 1966 | 0 LSU | — |
| 1967 | 0 LSU | — |
| 1968 | 0 LSU | — |
| 1969 | 0 LSU | — |
| 1970 | 0 LSU | — |
| 1971 | 0 LSU | — |
| 1972 | 0 LSU | — |
| 1973 | 0 LSU | — |
| 1974 | 0 LSU | — |
| 1975 | 0 LSU | — |
| 1976 | 0 LSU | — |
| 1977 | 0 LSU | — |
| 1978 | 0 LSU | — |
| 1979 | 16.6 LSU | — |
| 1980 | 20.2 LSU | +21.7% |
| 1981 | 26 LSU | +28.7% |
| 1982 | 23.9 LSU | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 37 LSU | +54.8% |
| 1984 | 44.9 LSU | +21.4% |
| 1985 | 57.6 LSU | +28.3% |
| 1986 | 38.9 LSU | -32.5% |
| 1987 | 31.4 LSU | -19.3% |
| 1988 | 60.5 LSU | +92.7% |
| 1989 | 37.7 LSU | -37.7% |
| 1990 | 37.3 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 39.7 LSU | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 41.9 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 49.9 LSU | +19.1% |
| 1994 | 60.9 LSU | +22.0% |
| 1995 | 52.3 LSU | -14.1% |
| 1996 | 34.7 LSU | -33.7% |
| 1997 | 37.2 LSU | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 19 LSU | -48.9% |
| 1999 | 22.1 LSU | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 9 LSU | -59.3% |
| 2001 | 20.2 LSU | +124.4% |
| 2002 | 20 LSU | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 20 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19.5 LSU | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 18.8 LSU | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 19 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 19.5 LSU | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 20 LSU | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 20 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22 LSU | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 22 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20.7 LSU | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 21.6 LSU | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 20 LSU | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 18.5 LSU | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 17.2 LSU | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 17.5 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 17.6 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 17.4 LSU | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 17.2 LSU | -1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks in China, Taiwan Province of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +124.4% | 9 LSU | 20.2 LSU |
| 1988 | +92.7% | 31.4 LSU | 60.5 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 LSU | 0 LSU | 0 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.66 LSU | 0 LSU | 16.6 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.81 LSU | 20.2 LSU | 60.5 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.5 LSU | 19 LSU | 60.9 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.6 LSU | 9 LSU | 20.2 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2 LSU | 17.2 LSU | 22 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.43 LSU | 17.2 LSU | 17.6 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, Taiwan Province of
- 176 Jamaica 130.8 LSU compare
- 177 Réunion 102.4 LSU compare
- 178 French Polynesia 44.4 LSU compare
- 180 China, Hong Kong SAR 2.2 LSU compare
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)
- Land area — Area 3,541 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 776.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 3,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 183.27 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 372.36 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 47.93 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.59 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in China, Taiwan Province of?
- Sheep — stocks in China, Taiwan Province of was 17.2 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
- The highest recorded value was 60.9 LSU in 1994.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 LSU in 1961.
- How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for sheep — stocks?
- China, Taiwan Province of ranks 179th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 — 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.