The Cattle Inventory and Slaughter of China Since 1949
Units: 10 thousand heads
| Year* | Total Inventory① | Beef Cattle② | Draft Cattle② | Dairy | Buffalo | Slaughter① |
| 1949 | 4393.6 | NA | 3375.2 | 12.0 | 1018.4 | NA |
| 1950 | 4810.3 | NA | 3718.8 | NA | 1091.5 | NA |
| 1951 | 5208.8 | NA | 4061.9 | NA | 1146.9 | NA |
| 1952 | 5660.0 | NA | 4496.0 | NA | 1164.0 | NA |
| 1953 | 6008.3 | NA | 4792.3 | NA | 1216.0 | NA |
| 1954 | 6362.3 | NA | 5117.6 | NA | 1244.7 | NA |
| 1955 | 6595.1 | NA | 5348.0 | NA | 1247.1 | NA |
| 1956 | 6660.1 | NA | 5399.2 | NA | 1260.9 | NA |
| 1957 | 6361.2 | NA | 5048.5 | NA | 1312.7 | NA |
| 1958 | 5906.9 | NA | 4616.7 | NA | 1290.2 | NA |
| 1959 | 6109.4 | NA | 4818.1 | 19.0 | 1291.3 | NA |
| 1960 | 5744.3 | NA | 4536.1 | NA | 1208.2 | NA |
| 1961 | 5500.5 | NA | 4358.8 | NA | 1141.7 | NA |
| 1962 | 5571.7 | NA | 4424.6 | NA | 1147.1 | NA |
| 1963 | 5968.0 | NA | 4766.6 | NA | 1201.4 | NA |
| 1964 | 6315.8 | NA | 5056.6 | NA | 1259.2 | NA |
| 1965 | 6695.1 | NA | 5357.3 | NA | 1337.8 | NA |
| 1970 | 7358.3 | NA | 5715.2 | NA | 1643.1 | NA |
| 1971 | 7398.6 | NA | 5733.9 | NA | 1664.7 | NA |
| 1972 | 7386.6 | NA | 5722.4 | NA | 1664.2 | NA |
| 1973 | 7467.6 | NA | 5712.8 | 36.8 | 1715.9 | NA |
| 1974 | 7455.4 | NA | 5684.1 | 36.6 | 1736.9 | NA |
| 1975 | 7072.4 | NA | 5252.6 | 40.6 | 1772.3 | NA |
| 1976 | 7169.3 | NA | 5382.4 | 42.5 | 1744.4 | NA |
| 1977 | 7039.8 | NA | 5272.2 | 44.7 | 1722.9 | NA |
| 1978 | 7072.4 | NA | 5252.6 | 47.5 | 1772.3 | 240.3 |
| 1979 | 7134.6 | NA | 5241.2 | 55.7 | 1837.7 | 296.8 |
| 1980 | 7167.6 | 78.8 | 5172.7 | 64.1 | 1852.0 | 332.2 |
| 1981 | 7330.1 | 409.1 | 4974.2 | 69.8 | 1877.0 | 301.6 |
| 1982 | 7607.3 | 527.5 | 5083.7 | 81.7 | 1914.4 | 309.6 |
| 1983 | 7808.4 | 777.0 | 5021.4 | 95.1 | 1914.9 | 347.2 |
| 1984 | 8212.8 | 1060.2 | 5068.4 | 133.6 | 1950.6 | 386.9 |
| 1985 | 8682.0 | 1187.7 | 5338.2 | 162.7 | 1993.4 | 456.5 |
| 1986 | 9166.7 | 1311.4 | 5627.0 | 184.6 | 2043.7 | 555.0 |
| 1987 | 9465.1 | 1461.9 | 5704.5 | 216.4 | 2082.3 | 740.3 |
| 1988 | 9794.8 | 1709.7 | 5756.2 | 222.2 | 2106.7 | 858.0 |
| 1989 | 10075.2 | 1897.7 | 5785.4 | 252.6 | 2139.5 | 943.0 |
| 1990 | 10288.4 | 2025.4 | 5824.9 | 269.1 | 2169.0 | 1088.3 |
| 1991 | 10459.2 | 2161.6 | 5814.8 | 294.6 | 2200.5 | 1303.9 |
| 1992 | 10784.0 | 2861.3 | 5408.3 | 294.2 | 2220.0 | 1519.2 |
| 1993 | 11315.7 | 3405.2 | 5348.4 | 345.1 | 2254.8 | 1897.1 |
| 1994 | 12231.8 | 3913.8 | 5678.9 | 384.3 | 2291.3 | 2512.7 |
| 1995 | 12711.4 | 4231.1 | 5771.6 | 417.2 | 2358.4 | 2243.0 |
| 1996 | 13390.2 | 4604.4 | 5980.4 | 447.0 | 2172.2 | 2685.9 |
| 1997 | 14354.4 | 5236.1 | 6504.1 | 442.5 | 2254.5 | 3283.9 |
| 1998 | 14696.4 | 5659.3 | 6356.1 | 426.5 | 2266.5 | 3587.1 |
| 1999 | 14964.8 | 5912.1 | 6328.2 | 443.2 | 2258.7 | 3766.2 |
| 2000 | 14611.9 | 5837.2 | 6027.1 | 488.7 | 2275.8 | 3964.8 |
| 2001 | 14085.0 | 5610.3 | 5632.7 | 566.2 | 2268.4 | 4118.4 |
| 2002 | 13836.2 | 5516.4 | 5364.1 | 687.5 | 2272.4 | 4401.1 |
| 2003 | 13706.8 | 5407.6 | 5133.6 | 893.2 | 2228.2 | 4703.0 |
| 2004 | 13463.6 | 5276.4 | 4851.0 | 1108.0 | 2236.1 | 5018.9 |
| 2005 | 13226.9 | 5219.7 | 4555.0 | 1216.1 | 2249.5 | 4148.7 |
| 2006 | 12714.6 | 5270.0 | 3831.9 | 1068.9 | 2271.7 | 4222.0 |
| 2007 | 12866.5 | 5565.1 | 3803.8 | 1218.9 | 2326.8 | 4359.5 |
| 2008 | 12902.8 | 5633.5 | 3709.0 | 1233.5 | 2326.7 | 4446.1 |
| 2009 | 13053.2 | 5918.8 | 3547.4 | 1260.3 | 2359.8 | 4602.2 |
| 2010 | 12986.2 | 6738.9 | 2467.4 | 1420.1 | 2337.8 | 4716.8 |
| 2011 | 12698.3 | 6646.4 | 2273.9 | 1440.2 | 2325.0 | 4670.7 |
| 2012 | 12668.4 | 6698.1 | 2151.4 | 1450.0 | 2285.0 | 4760.9 |
| 2013 | 12670.1 | 6838.6 | 2105.5 | 1441.0 | 2131.2 | 4828.2 |
| 2014 | 10578.0 | 7040.9 | 2038.1 | 1499.1 | NA | 4929.2 |
| 2015 | 10817.3 | 7372.9 | 1937.2 | 1507.2 | NA | 5003.4 |
Note: * Data comes from the annual Animal Husbandry Statistics of China, published by Department of Livestock Production, MOA, and National Animal Husbandry Servise; ① The Total Inventiry refers to the sum inventory of draft cattle, beef cattle(cultivated breed and local breed), dairy cattle and buffalo at the end of the year; ② The number of beef cattle and draft cattle from 1980 to 2008 was estimated by Beef Cattle Research Center of China Agricultural University.
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