Australia and New Zealand vs China, mainland: Sheep — Stocks

Australia and New Zealand
102.91 million An
in 2024
China, mainland
182.94 million An
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
5th
China, mainland rank
2nd

Sheep — Stocks over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • China, mainland
50.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M196119922024

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 182.94 million An against 102.91 million An in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 80.03 million An.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.8 times Australia and New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and China, mainland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 217.60 million An 72.36 million An 145.24 million An Australia and New Zealand
1970s 209.65 million An 90.65 million An 119.00 million An Australia and New Zealand
1980s 211.43 million An 102.37 million An 109.06 million An Australia and New Zealand
1990s 184.53 million An 116.34 million An 68.19 million An Australia and New Zealand
2000s 134.93 million An 140.44 million An 5.51 million An China, mainland
2010s 100.44 million An 156.03 million An 55.60 million An China, mainland
2020s 95.61 million An 185.88 million An 90.28 million An China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — stocks, Australia and New Zealand or China, mainland?
China, mainland, at 182.94 million An against 102.91 million An in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Australia and New Zealand and China, mainland?
80.03 million An, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and China, mainland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand and China, mainland rank globally for sheep — stocks?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep — 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 — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 12,958 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.