China, mainland vs Türkiye: Sheep — Stocks

China, mainland
182.94 million An
in 2024
Türkiye
44.08 million An
in 2024
China, mainland rank
2nd
Türkiye rank
5th

Sheep — Stocks over time

  • China, mainland
  • Türkiye
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M196119922024

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 182.94 million An against 44.08 million An in Türkiye, a difference of 138.86 million An.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 4.2 times Türkiye's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.

China, mainland ranks 2nd and Türkiye ranks 5th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Türkiye Difference Ahead
1960s 72.36 million An 33.87 million An 38.49 million An China, mainland
1970s 90.65 million An 39.88 million An 50.77 million An China, mainland
1980s 102.37 million An 45.84 million An 56.52 million An China, mainland
1990s 116.34 million An 35.35 million An 80.99 million An China, mainland
2000s 140.44 million An 25.34 million An 115.10 million An China, mainland
2010s 156.03 million An 30.46 million An 125.57 million An China, mainland
2020s 185.88 million An 43.63 million An 142.26 million An China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — stocks, China, mainland or Türkiye?
China, mainland, at 182.94 million An against 44.08 million An in Türkiye as of 2024.
What is the difference in sheep — stocks between China, mainland and Türkiye?
138.86 million An, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Türkiye?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China, mainland and Türkiye rank globally for sheep — stocks?
China, mainland ranks 2nd and Türkiye ranks 5th 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
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.