China, mainland vs South America: Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock
Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock over time
- China, mainland
- South America
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 40.71 %LSU against 5.52 %LSU in South America, a difference of 35.19 %LSU.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 7.4 times South America's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.
China, mainland ranks 20th and South America ranks 17th of 172 countries.
China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.42 %LSU | 6.85 %LSU | 25.57 %LSU | China, mainland |
| 1970s | 43.12 %LSU | 6.62 %LSU | 36.5 %LSU | China, mainland |
| 1980s | 44.25 %LSU | 5.76 %LSU | 38.48 %LSU | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 40.7 %LSU | 5.17 %LSU | 35.53 %LSU | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 40.49 %LSU | 4.57 %LSU | 35.92 %LSU | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 43.52 %LSU | 5.27 %LSU | 38.25 %LSU | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 41.33 %LSU | 5.49 %LSU | 35.84 %LSU | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher swine / pigs — share in total livestock, China, mainland or South America?
- China, mainland, at 40.71 %LSU against 5.52 %LSU in South America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in swine / pigs — share in total livestock between China, mainland and South America?
- 35.19 %LSU, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and South America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and South America rank globally for swine / pigs — share in total livestock?
- China, mainland ranks 20th and South America ranks 17th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.