China vs European Union (27): Cattle — Stocks

China
70.48 million An
in 2024
European Union (27)
71.90 million An
in 2024
China rank
5th
European Union (27) rank
15th

Cattle — Stocks over time

  • China
  • European Union (27)
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M196119922024

How they compare

European Union (27) currently reports 71.90 million An against 70.48 million An in China, a difference of 1.41 million An.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was European Union (27) ahead.

China ranks 5th and European Union (27) ranks 15th of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and European Union (27) in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade China European Union (27) Difference Ahead
1960s 52.22 million An 93.93 million An 41.70 million An European Union (27)
1970s 55.85 million An 102.28 million An 46.43 million An European Union (27)
1980s 62.52 million An 103.80 million An 41.28 million An European Union (27)
1990s 92.03 million An 92.71 million An 674,730 An European Union (27)
2000s 89.93 million An 82.84 million An 7.09 million An China
2010s 64.12 million An 78.72 million An 14.61 million An European Union (27)
2020s 70.37 million An 74.54 million An 4.18 million An European Union (27)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cattle — stocks, China or European Union (27)?
European Union (27), at 71.90 million An against 70.48 million An in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in cattle — stocks between China and European Union (27)?
1.41 million An, with European Union (27) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and European Union (27)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China and European Union (27) rank globally for cattle — stocks?
China ranks 5th and European Union (27) ranks 15th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cattle — Stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cattle — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
238 places, 13,828 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.