Sheep — Stocks in China, mainland

China, mainland: Sheep — Stocks was 182.94 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
182.94 million An
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
2nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
194.03 million An
in 2022
All-time low
60.75 million An
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep — Stocks in China, mainland, 1961–2024

50.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, sheep — stocks in China, mainland stood at 182.94 million An.

The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in China, mainland peaked at 194.03 million An in 2022 and was at its lowest, 60.75 million An, in 1962.

China, mainland ranks 2nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 72.36 million An 60.75 million An 82.33 million An 9
1970s 90.65 million An 79.71 million An 96.40 million An 10
1980s 102.37 million An 94.21 million An 109.47 million An 10
1990s 116.34 million An 109.72 million An 127.35 million An 10
2000s 140.44 million An 130.03 million An 152.31 million An 10
2010s 156.03 million An 145.35 million An 166.67 million An 10
2020s 185.88 million An 173.09 million An 194.03 million An 5

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 China 182.94 million An compare
  2. 3 USSR 132.95 million An compare
  3. 4 India 114.62 million An compare
  4. 5 Australia and New Zealand 102.91 million An compare

See the full ranking of 224 places →

More agriculture & rural data for China, mainland

All data for China, mainland →

Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — stocks in China, mainland?
Sheep — stocks in China, mainland was 182.94 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 194.03 million An in 2022.
What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 60.75 million An in 1962.
How does China, mainland rank for sheep — stocks?
China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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 Sheep — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

About this data

Indicator
Sheep — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 12,958 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.