Denmark vs Northern Europe: Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock

Denmark
65.33 %LSU
in 2023
Northern Europe
17.03 %LSU
in 2023
Denmark rank
8th
Northern Europe rank
8th

Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock over time

  • Denmark
  • Northern Europe
204060196119922023

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 65.33 %LSU against 17.03 %LSU in Northern Europe, a difference of 48.3 %LSU.

That makes Denmark's figure about 3.8 times Northern Europe's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 8th and Northern Europe ranks 8th of 172 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Northern Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 37.62 %LSU 14.35 %LSU 23.27 %LSU Denmark
1970s 42.02 %LSU 15.48 %LSU 26.53 %LSU Denmark
1980s 47.79 %LSU 16.62 %LSU 31.17 %LSU Denmark
1990s 56.16 %LSU 17.64 %LSU 38.53 %LSU Denmark
2000s 65.15 %LSU 18.1 %LSU 47.05 %LSU Denmark
2010s 65.59 %LSU 17.66 %LSU 47.93 %LSU Denmark
2020s 66.22 %LSU 18 %LSU 48.22 %LSU Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher swine / pigs — share in total livestock, Denmark or Northern Europe?
Denmark, at 65.33 %LSU against 17.03 %LSU in Northern Europe as of 2023.
What is the difference in swine / pigs — share in total livestock between Denmark and Northern Europe?
48.3 %LSU, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Northern Europe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Northern Europe rank globally for swine / pigs — share in total livestock?
Denmark ranks 8th and Northern Europe ranks 8th 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

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.