Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in China, Hong Kong SAR

China, Hong Kong SAR: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 1,903 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1,903 An
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
180th
of 189 countries
All-time high
20,000 An
in 1961
All-time low
1,330 An
in 1988
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.

Analysis

In 2024, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in China, Hong Kong SAR stood at 1,903 An.

The figure is down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 20,000 An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,330 An, in 1988.

China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 180th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year

Annual values for Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 20,000 An
1962 17,340 An -13.3%
1963 17,190 An -0.9%
1964 15,750 An -8.4%
1965 12,483 An -20.7%
1966 14,659 An +17.4%
1967 11,764 An -19.7%
1968 12,112 An +3.0%
1969 14,920 An +23.2%
1970 14,230 An -4.6%
1971 13,550 An -4.8%
1972 12,594 An -7.1%
1973 12,530 An -0.5%
1974 12,200 An -2.6%
1975 10,530 An -13.7%
1976 10,880 An +3.3%
1977 10,230 An -6.0%
1978 9,820 An -4.0%
1979 9,950 An +1.3%
1980 5,120 An -48.5%
1981 5,350 An +4.5%
1982 4,420 An -17.4%
1983 3,250 An -26.5%
1984 2,980 An -8.3%
1985 2,810 An -5.7%
1986 2,620 An -6.8%
1987 1,860 An -29.0%
1988 1,330 An -28.5%
1989 1,630 An +22.6%
1990 1,650 An +1.2%
1991 1,680 An +1.8%
1992 1,800 An +7.1%
1993 2,150 An +19.4%
1994 2,290 An +6.5%
1995 1,720 An -24.9%
1996 1,960 An +14.0%
1997 1,750 An -10.7%
1998 1,750 An +0.0%
1999 1,750 An +0.0%
2000 1,750 An +0.0%
2001 1,750 An +0.0%
2002 1,750 An +0.0%
2003 1,750 An +0.0%
2004 1,750 An +0.0%
2005 1,780 An +1.7%
2006 1,850 An +3.9%
2007 1,910 An +3.2%
2008 1,900 An -0.5%
2009 1,800 An -5.3%
2010 1,880 An +4.4%
2011 1,880 An +0.0%
2012 2,000 An +6.4%
2013 2,000 An +0.0%
2014 2,000 An +0.0%
2015 1,940 An -3.0%
2016 1,880 An -3.1%
2017 1,884 An +0.2%
2018 1,885 An +0.1%
2019 1,887 An +0.1%
2020 1,893 An +0.3%
2021 1,903 An +0.5%
2022 1,903 An +0.0%
2023 1,903 An +0.0%
2024 1,903 An +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 15,135 An 11,764 An 20,000 An 9
1970s 11,651 An 9,820 An 14,230 An 10
1980s 3,137 An 1,330 An 5,350 An 10
1990s 1,850 An 1,650 An 2,290 An 10
2000s 1,799 An 1,750 An 1,910 An 10
2010s 1,924 An 1,880 An 2,000 An 10
2020s 1,901 An 1,893 An 1,903 An 5

Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR

  1. 177 Antigua and Barbuda 4,500 An compare
  2. 178 Mauritius 3,525 An compare
  3. 179 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,600 An compare
  4. 181 Faroe Islands 1,816 An compare
  5. 182 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,709 An compare
  6. 183 Sao Tome and Principe 1,588 An compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in China, Hong Kong SAR?
Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in China, Hong Kong SAR was 1,903 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
The highest recorded value was 20,000 An in 1961.
What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
The lowest recorded value was 1,330 An in 1988.
How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 180th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
238 places, 13,828 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.