Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area by country
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...
Countries reporting
152
Highest
37.5 LSU/ha
Singapore
Lowest
0 LSU/ha
Zimbabwe
Median
0.07 LSU/ha
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
12,804
What the numbers show
Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area is currently reported for 152 countries. The highest value is 37.5 LSU/ha in Singapore; the lowest is 0 LSU/ha in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.07 LSU/ha, and the mean is 0.4886 LSU/ha.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 55 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 250.0%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 100.0%).
Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 37.5 LSU/ha | 1990 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 2 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 7.29 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 3 | Cook Islands | 2.46 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Republic of Korea | 1.77 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 5 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1.65 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 6 | Tuvalu | 1.64 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 7 | Naoero | 1.51 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 8 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.44 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 9 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1.25 LSU/ha | 1999 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 10 | Denmark | 1.08 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 11 | Belgium | 0.99 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 11 | Seychelles | 0.99 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Malta | 0.86 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Tokelau | 0.78 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 136.4% | rising |
| 15 | Japan | 0.49 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 16 | Cyprus | 0.48 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Tonga | 0.48 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 18 | Barbados | 0.47 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 19 | Samoa | 0.39 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Spain | 0.34 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Germany | 0.32 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 22.0% | flat |
| 22 | Réunion | 0.31 LSU/ha | 2006 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 23 | Malawi | 0.3 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Papua New Guinea | 0.3 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 0.24 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 26 | Switzerland | 0.22 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 26 | Saint Lucia | 0.22 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 28 | China (People’s Republic of) | 0.21 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 28 | Czechoslovakia | 0.21 LSU/ha | 1992 | unchanged | rising |
| 28 | China, mainland | 0.21 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 31 | French Polynesia | 0.2 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 31 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.2 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Norway | 0.19 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 33 | Philippines | 0.19 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 33 | Martinique | 0.19 LSU/ha | 2006 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 36 | Italy | 0.18 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 37 | Poland | 0.17 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 37 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.17 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 39 | Guatemala | 0.16 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 39 | Serbia | 0.16 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 41 | Myanmar | 0.15 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Burundi | 0.14 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Croatia | 0.14 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 22.2% | flat |
| 42 | Portugal | 0.14 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 42 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.14 LSU/ha | 2005 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 46 | Hungary | 0.13 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 47 | Grenada | 0.12 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Luxembourg | 0.12 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 47 | Suriname | 0.12 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 47 | French Guiana | 0.12 LSU/ha | 2006 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 51 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.11 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 51 | Finland | 0.11 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 51 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.11 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 51 | Haiti | 0.11 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 51 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.11 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Sweden | 0.11 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 51 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.11 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 51 | Yugoslav SFR | 0.11 LSU/ha | 1991 | unchanged | rising |
| 59 | Czechia | 0.1 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 59 | France | 0.1 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 59 | Jamaica | 0.1 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 59 | Solomon Islands | 0.1 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 59 | Niue | 0.1 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.09 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 64 | Kiribati | 0.09 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 64 | Thailand | 0.09 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 64 | Guadeloupe | 0.09 LSU/ha | 2006 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 68 | Bahamas | 0.08 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 68 | Belarus | 0.08 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 68 | Costa Rica | 0.08 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 68 | Ireland | 0.08 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 68 | Cambodia | 0.08 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 68 | Rwanda | 0.08 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Slovenia | 0.08 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 68 | Vanuatu | 0.08 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 76 | Chile | 0.07 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Colombia | 0.07 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Estonia | 0.07 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 76 | Nepal | 0.07 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Uganda | 0.07 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 76 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.07 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 82 | Canada | 0.06 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 82 | Dominican Republic | 0.06 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 82 | Romania | 0.06 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 82 | Slovakia | 0.06 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 82 | Togo | 0.06 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 82 | OECD | 0.06 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 88 | Brazil | 0.05 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 88 | Cuba | 0.05 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 88 | Ecuador | 0.05 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 88 | Israel | 0.05 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 88 | Mexico | 0.05 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 88 | Mauritius | 0.05 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Panama | 0.05 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 88 | Puerto Rico | 0.05 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 88 | El Salvador | 0.05 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 97 | Benin | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 97 | Bulgaria | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Central African Republic | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 97 | Cameroon | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 97 | Dominica | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 97 | Fiji | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 97 | Greece | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 97 | Lithuania | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 97 | Latvia | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 97 | North Macedonia | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 97 | Malaysia | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 97 | New Caledonia | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 97 | Peru | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 110 | Albania | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 110 | Armenia | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 110 | Belize | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Honduras | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 110 | Indonesia | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 110 | Liberia | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 110 | Nigeria | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 110 | Ukraine | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 110 | USSR | 0.03 LSU/ha | 1991 | unchanged | rising |
| 110 | Russian Federation | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 50.0% | flat |
| 121 | Angola | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Burkina Faso | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Gabon | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 121 | Georgia | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 121 | Montenegro | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 121 | Paraguay | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 121 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Argentina | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Bhutan | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 128 | Ghana | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 128 | India | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Kenya | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Sri Lanka | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 128 | Madagascar | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Mozambique | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | New Zealand | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Senegal | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Sierra Leone | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Eswatini | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Zambia | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 142 | Azerbaijan | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Gambia | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Guyana | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Iceland | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Lebanon | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Lesotho | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Tajikistan | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Uruguay | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Uzbekistan | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Zimbabwe | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Western Europe 0.25 LSU/ha
- Southern Europe 0.22 LSU/ha
- European Union (27) 0.21 LSU/ha
- Cabo Verde 0.18 LSU/ha
- Eastern Asia 0.18 LSU/ha
- Northern Europe 0.14 LSU/ha
- South-Eastern Asia 0.12 LSU/ha
- Caribbean 0.07 LSU/ha
- Northern America 0.05 LSU/ha
- Central America 0.05 LSU/ha
- South America 0.04 LSU/ha
- Americas 0.04 LSU/ha
About this data
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.