Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in China, mainland

China, mainland: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 100.47 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
100.47 million An
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
6th
of 189 countries
All-time high
132.06 million An
in 1996
All-time low
55.01 million An
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in China, mainland, 1961–2024

050.0M100.0M150.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in China, mainland stood at 100.47 million An.

The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in China, mainland peaked at 132.06 million An in 1996 and was at its lowest, 55.01 million An, in 1962.

That places China, mainland 6th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in China, mainland, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 57.44 million An —
1962 55.01 million An -4.2%
1963 55.72 million An +1.3%
1964 59.68 million An +7.1%
1965 63.16 million An +5.8%
1966 66.95 million An +6.0%
1967 69.95 million An +4.5%
1968 71.86 million An +2.7%
1969 73.22 million An +1.9%
1970 73.00 million An -0.3%
1971 73.58 million An +0.8%
1972 73.99 million An +0.5%
1973 73.87 million An -0.2%
1974 74.68 million An +1.1%
1975 74.55 million An -0.2%
1976 73.55 million An -1.4%
1977 71.27 million An -3.1%
1978 69.95 million An -1.8%
1979 70.25 million An +0.4%
1980 70.79 million An +0.8%
1981 71.03 million An +0.3%
1982 72.60 million An +2.2%
1983 76.07 million An +4.8%
1984 78.08 million An +2.6%
1985 82.13 million An +5.2%
1986 86.82 million An +5.7%
1987 91.67 million An +5.6%
1988 93.91 million An +2.4%
1989 97.18 million An +3.5%
1990 99.16 million An +2.0%
1991 102.88 million An +3.8%
1992 104.59 million An +1.7%
1993 107.84 million An +3.1%
1994 113.16 million An +4.9%
1995 123.32 million An +9.0%
1996 132.06 million An +7.1%
1997 110.32 million An -16.5%
1998 121.82 million An +10.4%
1999 124.42 million An +2.1%
2000 126.98 million An +2.1%
2001 123.53 million An -2.7%
2002 118.09 million An -4.4%
2003 115.68 million An -2.0%
2004 114.34 million An -1.2%
2005 112.35 million An -1.7%
2006 109.91 million An -2.2%
2007 104.65 million An -4.8%
2008 105.95 million An +1.2%
2009 100.36 million An -5.3%
2010 98.20 million An -2.2%
2011 93.84 million An -4.4%
2012 91.37 million An -2.6%
2013 89.86 million An -1.7%
2014 89.86 million An +0.0%
2015 90.07 million An +0.2%
2016 90.56 million An +0.5%
2017 88.34 million An -2.4%
2018 90.39 million An +2.3%
2019 91.38 million An +1.1%
2020 95.62 million An +4.6%
2021 98.17 million An +2.7%
2022 102.16 million An +4.1%
2023 105.08 million An +2.9%
2024 100.47 million An -4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 63.66 million An 55.01 million An 73.22 million An 9
1970s 72.87 million An 69.95 million An 74.68 million An 10
1980s 82.03 million An 70.79 million An 97.18 million An 10
1990s 113.96 million An 99.16 million An 132.06 million An 10
2000s 113.18 million An 100.36 million An 126.98 million An 10
2010s 91.39 million An 88.34 million An 98.20 million An 10
2020s 100.30 million An 95.62 million An 105.08 million An 5

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 3 USSR 116.06 million An compare
  2. 4 Pakistan 103.85 million An compare
  3. 4 United Republic of Tanzania 39.05 million An compare
  4. 5 China 100.62 million An compare
  5. 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 17.76 million An compare
  6. 6 Türkiye 16.99 million An compare
  7. 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 11.25 million An compare
  8. 7 Ethiopia 71.92 million An compare
  9. 8 Argentina 52.78 million An compare
  10. 9 Sudan (former) 41.37 million An compare
  11. 9 Viet Nam 8.24 million An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in China, mainland?
Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in China, mainland was 100.47 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 132.06 million An in 1996.
What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 55.01 million An in 1962.
How does China, mainland rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
China, mainland ranks 6th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, mainland 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.