Cattle — Stocks in China, Hong Kong SAR

China, Hong Kong SAR: Cattle — Stocks was 1,570 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1,570 An
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
183rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
18,000 An
in 1961
All-time low
1,210 An
in 1988
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cattle — 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

The most recent figure for cattle — stocks in China, Hong Kong SAR is 1,570 An, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 18,000 An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,210 An, in 1988.

China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 183rd 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13,668 An 10,530 An 18,000 An 9
1970s 10,808 An 9,280 An 13,160 An 10
1980s 3,040 An 1,210 An 5,200 An 10
1990s 1,682 An 1,500 An 2,200 An 10
2000s 1,525 An 1,500 An 1,600 An 10
2010s 1,623 An 1,569 An 1,700 An 10
2020s 1,572 An 1,570 An 1,574 An 5

Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR

  1. 180 Faroe Islands 1,816 An compare
  2. 181 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,709 An compare
  3. 182 Sao Tome and Principe 1,588 An compare
  4. 184 Bahamas 743 An compare
  5. 185 Seychelles 557 An compare
  6. 186 Brunei Darussalam 286 An compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — stocks in China, Hong Kong SAR?
Cattle — stocks in China, Hong Kong SAR was 1,570 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
The highest recorded value was 18,000 An in 1961.
What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
The lowest recorded value was 1,210 An in 1988.
How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for cattle — stocks?
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 183rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cattle — 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.