China vs India: Sheep — Stocks

China
182.94 million An
in 2024
India
114.62 million An
in 2024
China rank
1st
India rank
4th

Sheep — Stocks over time

  • China
  • India
50.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M196119922024

How they compare

China currently reports 182.94 million An against 114.62 million An in India, a difference of 68.31 million An.

That makes China's figure about 1.6 times India's.

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

China ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China India Difference Ahead
1960s 72.36 million An 41.19 million An 31.18 million An China
1970s 90.65 million An 40.93 million An 49.72 million An China
1980s 102.37 million An 46.92 million An 55.45 million An China
1990s 116.34 million An 53.99 million An 62.34 million An China
2000s 140.44 million An 65.17 million An 75.27 million An China
2010s 156.03 million An 70.08 million An 85.95 million An China
2020s 185.88 million An 98.96 million An 86.92 million An China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — stocks, China or India?
China, at 182.94 million An against 114.62 million An in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in sheep — stocks between China and India?
68.31 million An, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China and India rank globally for sheep — stocks?
China ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 191 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.