Sheep — Stocks, per capita in China

China: Sheep — Stocks, per capita was 0.1298 An per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.1298 An per person
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
69th
of 159 countries
All-time high
0.1374 An per person
in 2022
All-time low
0.0883 An per person
in 1986
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep — Stocks, per capita in China, 1961–2024

00.050.10.15196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sheep — stocks, per capita in China is 0.1298 An per person, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — stocks, per capita in China peaked at 0.1374 An per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0883 An per person, in 1986.

China ranks 69th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Sheep — Stocks, per capita in China, year by year

Annual values for Sheep — Stocks, per capita in China, 1961 to 2024.
Year An per person Change
1961 0.0933 An per person
1962 0.0912 An per person -2.2%
1963 0.094 An per person +3.0%
1964 0.0999 An per person +6.3%
1965 0.1041 An per person +4.2%
1966 0.1064 An per person +2.2%
1967 0.1031 An per person -3.1%
1968 0.1063 An per person +3.1%
1969 0.1033 An per person -2.8%
1970 0.0974 An per person -5.7%
1971 0.1018 An per person +4.5%
1972 0.1013 An per person -0.5%
1973 0.0998 An per person -1.5%
1974 0.1035 An per person +3.7%
1975 0.1033 An per person -0.1%
1976 0.1024 An per person -0.9%
1977 0.0983 An per person -4.1%
1978 0.0978 An per person -0.4%
1979 0.0995 An per person +1.7%
1980 0.1045 An per person +5.1%
1981 0.1073 An per person +2.6%
1982 0.1085 An per person +1.2%
1983 0.1041 An per person -4.0%
1984 0.0954 An per person -8.4%
1985 0.0906 An per person -5.1%
1986 0.0883 An per person -2.5%
1987 0.0913 An per person +3.4%
1988 0.0923 An per person +1.0%
1989 0.0979 An per person +6.1%
1990 0.098 An per person +0.1%
1991 0.098 An per person +0.0%
1992 0.0952 An per person -2.9%
1993 0.0931 An per person -2.2%
1994 0.0937 An per person +0.6%
1995 0.0975 An per person +4.1%
1996 0.1045 An per person +7.2%
1997 0.0928 An per person -11.2%
1998 0.0974 An per person +5.0%
1999 0.1017 An per person +4.4%
2000 0.1038 An per person +2.1%
2001 0.1022 An per person -1.5%
2002 0.102 An per person -0.2%
2003 0.104 An per person +1.9%
2004 0.1106 An per person +6.4%
2005 0.1168 An per person +5.6%
2006 0.1154 An per person -1.2%
2007 0.1108 An per person -4.0%
2008 0.1074 An per person -3.1%
2009 0.1076 An per person +0.2%
2010 0.1087 An per person +1.0%
2011 0.1084 An per person -0.3%
2012 0.1077 An per person -0.6%
2013 0.1121 An per person +4.1%
2014 0.1114 An per person -0.6%
2015 0.1176 An per person +5.6%
2016 0.1201 An per person +2.1%
2017 0.1175 An per person -2.1%
2018 0.115 An per person -2.1%
2019 0.1161 An per person +0.9%
2020 0.1227 An per person +5.6%
2021 0.132 An per person +7.6%
2022 0.1374 An per person +4.1%
2023 0.1368 An per person -0.4%
2024 0.1298 An per person -5.1%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 0.1298 An per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0844 An per person, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • China's 0.1298 An per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0079 An per person, 16.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1002 An per person 0.0912 An per person 0.1064 An per person 9
1970s 0.1005 An per person 0.0974 An per person 0.1035 An per person 10
1980s 0.098 An per person 0.0883 An per person 0.1085 An per person 10
1990s 0.0972 An per person 0.0928 An per person 0.1045 An per person 10
2000s 0.1081 An per person 0.102 An per person 0.1168 An per person 10
2010s 0.1135 An per person 0.1077 An per person 0.1201 An per person 10
2020s 0.1317 An per person 0.1227 An per person 0.1374 An per person 5

Countries ranked near China

  1. 66 Iraq 0.1449 An per person compare
  2. 67 Croatia 0.143 An per person compare
  3. 68 Pakistan 0.1303 An per person compare
  4. 70 Oman 0.1291 An per person compare
  5. 71 Dominica 0.1286 An per person compare
  6. 72 Cuba 0.1237 An per person compare

See the full ranking of 160 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — stocks, per capita in China?
Sheep — stocks, per capita in China was 0.1298 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.1374 An per person in 2022.
What is the lowest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0883 An per person in 1986.
How does China rank for sheep — stocks, per capita?
China ranks 69th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
Is sheep — stocks, per capita rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Sheep — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Sheep — Stocks ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Sheep — Stocks, per capita
Unit
An per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
160 places, 9,274 data points, 1961–2024
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Sheep — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.