China, Taiwan Province of vs United States of America: Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock

China, Taiwan Province of
53.02 %LSU
in 2023
United States of America
14.67 %LSU
in 2023
China, Taiwan Province of rank
11th
United States of America rank
10th

Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock over time

  • China, Taiwan Province of
  • United States of America
020406080196119922023

How they compare

China, Taiwan Province of currently reports 53.02 %LSU against 14.67 %LSU in United States of America, a difference of 38.35 %LSU.

That makes China, Taiwan Province of's figure about 3.6 times United States of America's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, China, Taiwan Province of has been ahead every year.

China, Taiwan Province of ranks 11th and United States of America ranks 10th of 172 countries.

China, Taiwan Province of has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, Taiwan Province of United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 66.34 %LSU 10.77 %LSU 55.57 %LSU China, Taiwan Province of
1970s 67.25 %LSU 9.68 %LSU 57.57 %LSU China, Taiwan Province of
1980s 69.07 %LSU 10.17 %LSU 58.91 %LSU China, Taiwan Province of
1990s 67.11 %LSU 11.05 %LSU 56.06 %LSU China, Taiwan Province of
2000s 58.47 %LSU 11.54 %LSU 46.92 %LSU China, Taiwan Province of
2010s 57.53 %LSU 13.26 %LSU 44.27 %LSU China, Taiwan Province of
2020s 54.22 %LSU 14.28 %LSU 39.94 %LSU China, Taiwan Province of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher swine / pigs — share in total livestock, China, Taiwan Province of or United States of America?
China, Taiwan Province of, at 53.02 %LSU against 14.67 %LSU in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in swine / pigs — share in total livestock between China, Taiwan Province of and United States of America?
38.35 %LSU, with China, Taiwan Province of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, Taiwan Province of and United States of America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, Taiwan Province of and United States of America rank globally for swine / pigs — share in total livestock?
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 11th and United States of America ranks 10th 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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Indicator
Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
223 places, 12,804 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.