China, mainland vs India: Sheep and Goats — Stocks

China, mainland
300.49 million An
in 2024
India
325.26 million An
in 2024
China, mainland rank
3rd
India rank
1st

Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time

  • China, mainland
  • India
100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M300.0M350.0M196119922024

How they compare

India currently reports 325.26 million An against 300.49 million An in China, mainland, a difference of 24.76 million An.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times China, mainland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China, mainland ahead.

China, mainland ranks 3rd and India ranks 1st of 186 countries.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland India Difference Ahead
1960s 134.57 million An 104.84 million An 29.73 million An China, mainland
1970s 155.77 million An 113.47 million An 42.30 million An China, mainland
1980s 176.55 million An 147.60 million An 28.95 million An China, mainland
1990s 232.77 million An 172.74 million An 60.03 million An China, mainland
2000s 287.26 million An 196.25 million An 91.01 million An China, mainland
2010s 295.36 million An 212.01 million An 83.35 million An China, mainland
2020s 315.07 million An 278.07 million An 37.00 million An China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, China, mainland or India?
India, at 325.26 million An against 300.49 million An in China, mainland as of 2024.
What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between China, mainland and India?
24.76 million An, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and India?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China, mainland and India rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
China, mainland ranks 3rd and India ranks 1st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep and Goats — Stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 13,597 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.