China, mainland vs World: Sheep — Stocks

China, mainland
182.94 million An
in 2024
World
1.36 billion An
in 2024
China, mainland rank
2nd
World rank
1st

Sheep — Stocks over time

  • China, mainland
  • World
0500.0M1.0B1.5B196119922024

How they compare

World currently reports 1.36 billion An against 182.94 million An in China, mainland, a difference of 1.18 billion An.

That makes World's figure about 7.4 times China, mainland's.

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

China, mainland ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 179 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland World Difference Ahead
1960s 72.36 million An 1.03 billion An 959.18 million An World
1970s 90.65 million An 1.05 billion An 955.09 million An World
1980s 102.37 million An 1.13 billion An 1.03 billion An World
1990s 116.34 million An 1.11 billion An 992.83 million An World
2000s 140.44 million An 1.08 billion An 939.60 million An World
2010s 156.03 million An 1.17 billion An 1.02 billion An World
2020s 185.88 million An 1.34 billion An 1.15 billion An World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — stocks, China, mainland or World?
World, at 1.36 billion An against 182.94 million An in China, mainland as of 2024.
What is the difference in sheep — stocks between China, mainland and World?
1.18 billion An, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and World?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China, mainland and World rank globally for sheep — stocks?
China, mainland ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st 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.