Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in China, Taiwan Province of

China, Taiwan Province of: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 157,717 An in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
157,717 An
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
139th
of 189 countries
All-time high
420,573 An
in 1961
All-time low
128,171 An
in 1982
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in China, Taiwan Province of, 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, Taiwan Province of stood at 157,717 An.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 420,573 An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 128,171 An, in 1982.

China, Taiwan Province of ranks 139th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in China, Taiwan Province of, year by year

Annual values for Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 420,573 An
1962 418,142 An -0.6%
1963 408,908 An -2.2%
1964 394,402 An -3.5%
1965 384,498 An -2.5%
1966 376,745 An -2.0%
1967 366,978 An -2.6%
1968 345,186 An -5.9%
1969 331,838 An -3.9%
1970 315,038 An -5.1%
1971 284,677 An -9.6%
1972 259,412 An -8.9%
1973 247,872 An -4.4%
1974 234,296 An -5.5%
1975 241,977 An +3.3%
1976 249,329 An +3.0%
1977 257,297 An +3.2%
1978 187,549 An -27.1%
1979 159,240 An -15.1%
1980 142,829 An -10.3%
1981 133,813 An -6.3%
1982 128,171 An -4.2%
1983 129,441 An +1.0%
1984 129,852 An +0.3%
1985 130,342 An +0.4%
1986 143,204 An +9.9%
1987 153,322 An +7.1%
1988 171,759 An +12.0%
1989 176,275 An +2.6%
1990 165,136 An -6.3%
1991 154,238 An -6.6%
1992 152,856 An -0.9%
1993 157,873 An +3.3%
1994 164,021 An +3.9%
1995 162,194 An -1.1%
1996 162,705 An +0.3%
1997 161,502 An -0.7%
1998 165,348 An +2.4%
1999 166,032 An +0.4%
2000 163,826 An -1.3%
2001 160,464 An -2.1%
2002 151,346 An -5.7%
2003 149,001 An -1.5%
2004 148,920 An -0.1%
2005 143,932 An -3.3%
2006 137,379 An -4.6%
2007 134,707 An -1.9%
2008 137,274 An +1.9%
2009 134,213 An -2.2%
2010 133,695 An -0.4%
2011 140,002 An +4.7%
2012 144,312 An +3.1%
2013 146,186 An +1.3%
2014 147,398 An +0.8%
2015 145,739 An -1.1%
2016 149,379 An +2.5%
2017 146,030 An -2.2%
2018 147,152 An +0.8%
2019 150,791 An +2.5%
2020 153,630 An +1.9%
2021 161,124 An +4.9%
2022 160,150 An -0.6%
2023 158,957 An -0.7%
2024 157,717 An -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 383,030 An 331,838 An 420,573 An 9
1970s 243,669 An 159,240 An 315,038 An 10
1980s 143,901 An 128,171 An 176,275 An 10
1990s 161,190 An 152,856 An 166,032 An 10
2000s 146,106 An 134,213 An 163,826 An 10
2010s 145,068 An 133,695 An 150,791 An 10
2020s 158,316 An 153,630 An 161,124 An 5

Countries ranked near China, Taiwan Province of

  1. 136 Puerto Rico 218,598 An compare
  2. 137 Libya 208,931 An compare
  3. 138 Luxembourg 180,530 An compare
  4. 140 Jamaica 153,169 An compare
  5. 141 North Macedonia 144,597 An compare
  6. 142 United Arab Emirates 119,098 An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in China, Taiwan Province of?
Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in China, Taiwan Province of was 157,717 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
The highest recorded value was 420,573 An in 1961.
What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
The lowest recorded value was 128,171 An in 1982.
How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 139th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China, Taiwan Province of 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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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.