China Animal Numbers, Cattle Total Slaughter by Year
| Market Year | Total Slaughter | Unit of Measure | Growth Rate |
| 1975 | 3845 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1976 | 4180 | (1000 HEAD) | 8.71% |
| 1977 | 4065 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.75% |
| 1978 | 4000 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.60% |
| 1979 | 2968 | (1000 HEAD) | -25.80% |
| 1980 | 3322 | (1000 HEAD) | 11.93% |
| 1981 | 3016 | (1000 HEAD) | -9.21% |
| 1982 | 3100 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.79% |
| 1983 | 3937 | (1000 HEAD) | 27.00% |
| 1984 | 3869 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.73% |
| 1985 | 4578 | (1000 HEAD) | 18.33% |
| 1986 | 5550 | (1000 HEAD) | 21.23% |
| 1987 | 7403 | (1000 HEAD) | 33.39% |
| 1988 | 8552 | (1000 HEAD) | 15.52% |
| 1989 | 9428 | (1000 HEAD) | 10.24% |
| 1990 | 10883 | (1000 HEAD) | 15.43% |
| 1991 | 13039 | (1000 HEAD) | 19.81% |
| 1992 | 15192 | (1000 HEAD) | 16.51% |
| 1993 | 19000 | (1000 HEAD) | 25.07% |
| 1994 | 24479 | (1000 HEAD) | 28.84% |
| 1995 | 30497 | (1000 HEAD) | 24.58% |
| 1996 | 26859 | (1000 HEAD) | -11.93% |
| 1997 | 33250 | (1000 HEAD) | 23.79% |
| 1998 | 35750 | (1000 HEAD) | 7.52% |
| 1999 | 37662 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.35% |
| 2000 | 38250 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.56% |
| 2001 | 38000 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.65% |
| 2002 | 38750 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.97% |
| 2003 | 40000 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.23% |
| 2004 | 41250 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.13% |
| 2005 | 41500 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.61% |
| 2006 | 42220 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.73% |
| 2007 | 43595 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.26% |
| 2008 | 44458 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.98% |
| 2009 | 45000 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.22% |
| 2010 | 46500 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.33% |
| 2011 | 46000 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.08% |
| 2012 | 47000 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.17% |
| 2013 | 48000 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.13% |
| 2014 | 49100 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.29% |
| 2015 | 48000 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.24% |
| 2016 | 50000 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.17% |
| 2017 | 45700 | (1000 HEAD) | -8.60% |
| 2018 | 46800 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.41% |
| 2019 | 47500 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.50% |
| 2020 | 46650 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.79% |
| 2021 | 47070 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.90% |
| 2022 | 47820 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.59% |
| 2023 | 49000 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.47% |
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
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