China vs Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock

China
40.82 %LSU
in 2023
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
40.44 %LSU
in 2023
China rank
19th
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
3rd

Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock over time

  • China
  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
0204060196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 40.82 %LSU against 40.44 %LSU in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.38 %LSU.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Democratic People's Republic of Korea ahead.

China ranks 19th and Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 3rd of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Democratic People's Republic of Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Democratic People's Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 32.83 %LSU 36.51 %LSU 3.67 %LSU Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1970s 43.35 %LSU 48.74 %LSU 5.39 %LSU Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1980s 44.57 %LSU 54.62 %LSU 10.05 %LSU Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1990s 41.08 %LSU 52.47 %LSU 11.39 %LSU Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2000s 40.7 %LSU 44.6 %LSU 3.9 %LSU Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2010s 43.66 %LSU 39 %LSU 4.66 %LSU China
2020s 41.45 %LSU 38.55 %LSU 2.9 %LSU China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher swine / pigs — share in total livestock, China or Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
China, at 40.82 %LSU against 40.44 %LSU in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in swine / pigs — share in total livestock between China and Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
0.38 %LSU, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank globally for swine / pigs — share in total livestock?
China ranks 19th and Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 3rd 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.