Cattle — Stocks in China, mainland
China, mainland: Cattle — Stocks was 70.33 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Stocks in China, mainland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — stocks in China, mainland is 70.33 million An, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in China, mainland peaked at 108.76 million An in 1996 and was at its lowest, 46.76 million An, in 1962.
China, mainland ranks 6th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 49.40 million An | — |
| 1962 | 46.76 million An | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 47.36 million An | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 48.94 million An | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 52.42 million An | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 53.57 million An | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 55.95 million An | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 56.86 million An | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 57.72 million An | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 57.50 million An | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 57.50 million An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 57.49 million An | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 57.00 million An | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 56.68 million An | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 56.55 million An | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 55.55 million An | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 53.83 million An | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 52.72 million An | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 52.53 million An | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 52.41 million An | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 52.52 million An | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 53.83 million An | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 56.93 million An | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 58.94 million An | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 62.62 million An | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 66.89 million An | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 70.85 million An | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 73.09 million An | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 76.11 million An | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 77.77 million An | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 81.19 million An | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 82.59 million An | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 85.64 million An | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 90.76 million An | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 100.41 million An | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 108.76 million An | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 90.68 million An | -16.6% |
| 1998 | 99.28 million An | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 101.75 million An | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 104.40 million An | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 100.77 million An | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 95.41 million An | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 92.95 million An | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 92.06 million An | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 89.99 million An | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 87.41 million An | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 81.93 million An | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 82.68 million An | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 70.25 million An | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 68.74 million An | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 65.69 million An | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 63.96 million An | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 62.90 million An | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 62.90 million An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 63.05 million An | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 63.39 million An | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 61.84 million An | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 63.27 million An | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 63.97 million An | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 66.93 million An | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 68.72 million An | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 71.51 million An | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 73.56 million An | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 70.33 million An | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.11 million An | 46.76 million An | 57.72 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 55.73 million An | 52.53 million An | 57.50 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.42 million An | 52.41 million An | 76.11 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.88 million An | 77.77 million An | 108.76 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.79 million An | 70.25 million An | 104.40 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.97 million An | 61.84 million An | 68.74 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.21 million An | 66.93 million An | 73.56 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 3 USSR 115.64 million An compare
- 4 Ethiopia 71.92 million An compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 39.05 million An compare
- 5 China 70.48 million An compare
- 5 Türkiye 16.82 million An compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 15.75 million An compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 11.25 million An compare
- 7 Pakistan 57.54 million An compare
- 8 Argentina 52.78 million An compare
- 9 Sudan (former) 41.37 million An compare
- 9 Viet Nam 6.21 million An compare
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- Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.2596 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cattle — Stocks, annual growth rate -4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cattle fat, unrendered — Production, annual growth rate 3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in China, mainland?
- Cattle — stocks in China, mainland was 70.33 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 108.76 million An in 1996.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.76 million An in 1962.
- How does China, mainland rank for cattle — stocks?
- China, mainland ranks 6th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle — 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 — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.