Swine, breeding — Stocks by country
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved...
What the numbers show
Swine, breeding — Stocks is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 43.95 million An in China; the lowest is 28.5 An in Tajikistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 42,006 An, and the mean is 894,080 An.
Over the past decade 98 countries rose and 92 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 296.4%), and the largest decrease in Singapore (down 70.0%).
Swine, breeding — Stocks: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 43.95 million An | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 43.42 million An | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 3 | OECD | 26.90 million An | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 2.55 million An | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 4 | USSR | 7.54 million An | 1991 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 4.30 million An | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 6 | Spain | 3.38 million An | 2023 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 452,557 An | 2023 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 2.76 million An | 2023 | up 46.7% | flat |
| 7 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 319,061 An | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 2.12 million An | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 8 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 304,757 An | 2023 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 1.95 million An | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 9 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 238,621 An | 2023 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 10 | Canada | 1.39 million An | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 10 | Melanesia | 237,589 An | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 11 | France | 1.18 million An | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 101,197 An | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 12 | Denmark | 1.14 million An | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 12 | United Republic of Tanzania | 53,378 An | 2023 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Republic of Korea | 1.11 million An | 2023 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Timor-Leste | 38,452 An | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 14 | Colombia | 1.06 million An | 2023 | up 99.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Republic of Moldova | 35,072 An | 2023 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.04 million An | 2023 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 15 | Polynesia | 25,161 An | 2023 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 976,970 An | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 16 | Micronesia | 5,740 An | 2023 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Philippines | 976,564 An | 2023 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 17 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 3,896 An | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 18 | Nigeria | 948,024 An | 2023 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Türkiye | 167.3 An | 2023 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Italy | 917,100 An | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 19 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 An | 2023 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Malawi | 903,087 An | 2023 | up 227.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 An | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Japan | 895,600 An | 2023 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 22 | India | 846,200 An | 2023 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 23 | Myanmar | 780,000 An | 2023 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Thailand | 772,138 An | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 25 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 763,200 An | 1999 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 26 | Yugoslav SFR | 737,843 An | 1991 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 27 | Indonesia | 728,872 An | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 27 | Caribbean | 395,717 An | 2023 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 28 | Czechoslovakia | 703,714 An | 1992 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 29 | Argentina | 588,740 An | 2023 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 30 | Belgium | 538,002 An | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 31 | China, Taiwan Province of | 515,617 An | 2023 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 31 | Côte d'Ivoire | 45,747 An | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 32 | Ukraine | 494,830 An | 2023 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 32 | Cabo Verde | 7,233 An | 2023 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Uganda | 479,295 An | 2023 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 34 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 468,332 An | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 35 | Angola | 359,124 An | 2023 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Peru | 346,702 An | 2023 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 37 | Serbia and Montenegro | 317,710 An | 2005 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 38 | Romania | 315,410 An | 2023 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 39 | Guatemala | 293,786 An | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Chile | 281,597 An | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 41 | Australia and New Zealand | 271,993 An | 2023 | up 13.5% | flat |
| 42 | Hungary | 260,770 An | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 43 | Austria | 251,646 An | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 44 | Belarus | 249,300 An | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 45 | Australia | 247,014 An | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 46 | Madagascar | 232,660 An | 2023 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 47 | Cameroon | 222,381 An | 2023 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Portugal | 218,104 An | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 49 | Serbia | 214,099 An | 2023 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 50 | Papua New Guinea | 213,712 An | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 51 | Cambodia | 203,696 An | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 52 | Cuba | 173,857 An | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 53 | Burundi | 153,912 An | 2023 | up 296.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Burkina Faso | 148,927 An | 2023 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Ireland | 140,761 An | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 56 | Czechia | 136,228 An | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 57 | Nepal | 135,751 An | 2023 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Paraguay | 133,030 An | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 59 | Sweden | 132,644 An | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 60 | Switzerland | 132,442 An | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 61 | South Africa | 132,122 An | 2023 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 62 | Malaysia | 124,022 An | 2023 | down 39.1% | rising |
| 63 | Zambia | 119,474 An | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Mozambique | 117,540 An | 2023 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Togo | 117,360 An | 2023 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Central African Republic | 105,806 An | 2023 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Haiti | 101,202 An | 2023 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 68 | Benin | 100,258 An | 2023 | up 142.2% | rising |
| 69 | Finland | 98,434 An | 2023 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 70 | Ecuador | 98,400 An | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 71 | Ghana | 92,361 An | 2023 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 85,446 An | 2023 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 73 | Croatia | 85,300 An | 2023 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 74 | Kenya | 84,016 An | 2023 | up 94.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Greece | 78,760 An | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 76 | Norway | 73,200 An | 2023 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 77 | Bulgaria | 72,475 An | 2023 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Rwanda | 71,190 An | 2023 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Nicaragua | 65,784 An | 2023 | up 31.8% | flat |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 52,869 An | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 81 | Senegal | 50,362 An | 2023 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Lithuania | 49,709 An | 2023 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 83 | Kazakhstan | 48,329 An | 2023 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 84 | Honduras | 46,655 An | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 85 | Guinea-Bissau | 46,059 An | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 86 | Panama | 42,006 An | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 87 | Slovakia | 40,304 An | 2023 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 40,068 An | 2023 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 89 | Zimbabwe | 36,291 An | 2023 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 90 | Cyprus | 30,976 An | 2023 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Singapore | 30,000 An | 1990 | down 70.0% | falling |
| 92 | Latvia | 28,998 An | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 93 | Liberia | 28,722 An | 2023 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Estonia | 27,496 An | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 95 | New Zealand | 24,980 An | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 96 | El Salvador | 24,671 An | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 97 | Sierra Leone | 23,860 An | 2023 | up 282.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Gabon | 22,506 An | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 99 | Jamaica | 21,843 An | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 100 | Slovenia | 19,614 An | 2023 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 101 | North Macedonia | 19,341 An | 2023 | up 15.5% | flat |
| 102 | Armenia | 18,080 An | 2023 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 103 | Guinea | 17,766 An | 2023 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Uruguay | 15,300 An | 2023 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 105 | Georgia | 15,020 An | 2023 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Israel | 13,300 An | 2023 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 107 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 11,670 An | 2023 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Albania | 11,483 An | 2023 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 109 | Chad | 10,966 An | 2023 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Congo | 10,328 An | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 111 | Sri Lanka | 10,197 An | 2023 | up 25.6% | flat |
| 112 | Namibia | 9,860 An | 2023 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Samoa | 9,541 An | 2023 | down 45.5% | rising |
| 114 | Mali | 9,039 An | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 115 | Tonga | 8,406 An | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 116 | Vanuatu | 7,848 An | 2023 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 117 | Réunion | 7,331 An | 2006 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 118 | Fiji | 6,714 An | 2023 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 119 | Luxembourg | 6,520 An | 2023 | down 25.5% | flat |
| 120 | Solomon Islands | 5,567 An | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 121 | Eswatini | 4,651 An | 2023 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 122 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4,393 An | 2023 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Niger | 4,328 An | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 124 | Puerto Rico | 4,156 An | 2023 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Uzbekistan | 4,030 An | 2023 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 126 | New Caledonia | 3,747 An | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 127 | Ethiopia | 3,698 An | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 128 | Malta | 3,579 An | 2023 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Lesotho | 3,572 An | 2023 | down 46.4% | rising |
| 130 | Suriname | 3,349 An | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 131 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,968 An | 2023 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Bhutan | 2,962 An | 2023 | up 92.7% | falling |
| 133 | French Polynesia | 2,939 An | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 134 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,838 An | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 135 | Martinique | 2,660 An | 2006 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 136 | Iceland | 2,600 An | 2023 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Mongolia | 2,564 An | 2023 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Montenegro | 2,488 An | 2023 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 139 | Barbados | 2,350 An | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 140 | Cook Islands | 2,335 An | 2023 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 141 | Belize | 2,241 An | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 142 | Mauritius | 2,124 An | 2023 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Egypt | 2,118 An | 2023 | up 99.8% | rising |
| 144 | Guadeloupe | 2,050 An | 2006 | down 33.8% | rising |
| 145 | Ethiopia PDR | 2,000 An | 1992 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 146 | Kiribati | 1,541 An | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 147 | Gambia | 1,502 An | 2023 | up 208.3% | rising |
| 148 | Tuvalu | 1,474 An | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 149 | French Guiana | 1,116 An | 2006 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 150 | Saint Lucia | 1,084 An | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 151 | Guyana | 954.8 An | 2023 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Botswana | 850 An | 2023 | up 181.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Turkmenistan | 795.8 An | 2023 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Morocco | 787.6 An | 2023 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Seychelles | 771 An | 2023 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Equatorial Guinea | 748.9 An | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 157 | Lebanon | 744.2 An | 2023 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 609.6 An | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 159 | Tunisia | 540.2 An | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 160 | Antigua and Barbuda | 512.6 An | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 161 | Dominica | 507.2 An | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 162 | Bahamas | 502.4 An | 2023 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 163 | Azerbaijan | 482.8 An | 2023 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Grenada | 478.3 An | 2023 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 165 | Algeria | 467 An | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 166 | Somalia | 377.1 An | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 167 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 332.6 An | 2023 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Nauru | 302.9 An | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 169 | Niue | 233 An | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 170 | Tokelau | 232.8 An | 2023 | up 132.8% | rising |
| 171 | Brunei Darussalam | 84.3 An | 2023 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 172 | Tajikistan | 28.5 An | 2023 | down 41.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 96.45 million An
- Asia 53.96 million An
- Non-Annex I countries 68.83 million An
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 4.99 million An
- Eastern Asia 46.20 million An
- Annex I countries 27.62 million An
- Middle Africa 837,450 An
- Americas 19.30 million An
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 769,550 An
- Europe 17.76 million An
- European Union (27) 13.29 million An
- Latin America and the Caribbean 10.33 million An
- Northern America 8.97 million An
- United States of America 7.58 million An
- South America 7.46 million An
- South-Eastern Asia 6.63 million An
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 6.21 million An
- Eastern Europe 5.34 million An
- Western Europe 5.27 million An
- Southern Europe 4.99 million An
- Africa 4.89 million An
- Sub-Saharan Africa 4.89 million An
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 3.69 million An
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 3.23 million An
- Central America 2.48 million An
- Eastern Africa 2.26 million An
- Northern Europe 2.16 million An
- Western Africa 1.64 million An
- Southern Asia 995,110 An
- Oceania 540,483 An
- Southern Africa 151,055 An
- Western Asia 78,772 An
- Central Asia 56,151 An
- Northern Africa 3,913 An
About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).