China (People’s Republic of) vs Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock

China (People’s Republic of)
40.82 %LSU
in 2023
Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
3.35 %LSU
in 2023
China (People’s Republic of) rank
19th
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank
15th

Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
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How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 40.82 %LSU against 3.35 %LSU in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), a difference of 37.47 %LSU.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 12.2 times Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, China (People’s Republic of) has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 19th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 15th of 172 countries.

China (People’s Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Difference Ahead
1960s 32.83 %LSU 1.53 %LSU 31.31 %LSU China (People’s Republic of)
1970s 43.35 %LSU 1.7 %LSU 41.65 %LSU China (People’s Republic of)
1980s 44.57 %LSU 2.12 %LSU 42.45 %LSU China (People’s Republic of)
1990s 41.08 %LSU 2.54 %LSU 38.54 %LSU China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 40.7 %LSU 2.76 %LSU 37.93 %LSU China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 43.66 %LSU 3.56 %LSU 40.09 %LSU China (People’s Republic of)
2020s 41.45 %LSU 3.33 %LSU 38.12 %LSU China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher swine / pigs — share in total livestock, China (People’s Republic of) or Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
China (People’s Republic of), at 40.82 %LSU against 3.35 %LSU in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as of 2023.
What is the difference in swine / pigs — share in total livestock between China (People’s Republic of) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
37.47 %LSU, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank globally for swine / pigs — share in total livestock?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 19th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 15th 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.