Sheep — Stocks in China
China: Sheep — Stocks was 19.30 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in China, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — stocks in China stood at 19.30 million LSU.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in China peaked at 19.40 million LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.08 million LSU, in 1962.
That places China 2nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in China, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.16 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 6.08 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 6.41 million LSU | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 6.97 million LSU | +8.8% |
| 1965 | 7.45 million LSU | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 7.83 million LSU | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 7.78 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 8.23 million LSU | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 8.22 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 7.97 million LSU | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 8.56 million LSU | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 8.73 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 8.80 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 9.32 million LSU | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 9.47 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 9.53 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 9.27 million LSU | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 9.35 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 9.64 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 10.26 million LSU | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 10.66 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 10.95 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 10.66 million LSU | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 9.89 million LSU | -7.2% |
| 1985 | 9.52 million LSU | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 9.42 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 9.90 million LSU | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 10.16 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 10.95 million LSU | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 11.12 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 11.28 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 11.09 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 10.97 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 11.16 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 11.74 million LSU | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 12.73 million LSU | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 11.41 million LSU | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 12.10 million LSU | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 12.74 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 13.11 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 13.00 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 13.06 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 13.40 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 14.34 million LSU | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 15.23 million LSU | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 15.13 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 14.60 million LSU | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 14.23 million LSU | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 14.33 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 14.54 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 14.58 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 14.58 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.28 million LSU | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 15.28 million LSU | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.22 million LSU | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 16.67 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 16.41 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 16.14 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 16.35 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 17.31 million LSU | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 18.64 million LSU | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 19.40 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 19.30 million LSU | -0.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 19.30 million LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58,707 LSU, 328.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- China's 19.30 million LSU is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8,974 LSU, 2150.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.24 million LSU | 6.08 million LSU | 8.23 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.06 million LSU | 7.97 million LSU | 9.64 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.24 million LSU | 9.42 million LSU | 10.95 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.63 million LSU | 10.97 million LSU | 12.74 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.04 million LSU | 13.00 million LSU | 15.23 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.60 million LSU | 14.54 million LSU | 16.67 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.66 million LSU | 17.31 million LSU | 19.40 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 OECD 23.84 million LSU compare
- 3 China, mainland 19.30 million LSU compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5.20 million LSU compare
- 4 USSR 13.29 million LSU compare
- 5 Türkiye 4.21 million LSU compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 9.65 million LSU compare
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 in China?
- Sheep — stocks in China was 19.30 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 19.40 million LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.08 million LSU in 1962.
- How does China rank for sheep — stocks?
- China ranks 2nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. 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 — 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.