Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Germany
Germany: Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.32 LSU/ha in 2023. ▬ Flat
Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area in Germany stood at 0.32 LSU/ha.
The figure is down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area in Germany peaked at 0.52 LSU/ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.31 LSU/ha, in 1961.
That places Germany 21st out of 172 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Germany, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.31 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +9.7% |
| 1963 | 0.32 LSU/ha | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.35 LSU/ha | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.37 LSU/ha | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.37 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.4 LSU/ha | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.42 LSU/ha | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.42 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.42 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.43 LSU/ha | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.44 LSU/ha | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.46 LSU/ha | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.47 LSU/ha | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.48 LSU/ha | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.48 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.47 LSU/ha | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5 LSU/ha | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.51 LSU/ha | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.52 LSU/ha | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5 LSU/ha | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.49 LSU/ha | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.47 LSU/ha | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.45 LSU/ha | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.38 LSU/ha | -15.6% |
| 1993 | 0.39 LSU/ha | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.38 LSU/ha | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.36 LSU/ha | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.34 LSU/ha | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.35 LSU/ha | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.39 LSU/ha | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.38 LSU/ha | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.39 LSU/ha | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.39 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4 LSU/ha | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.39 LSU/ha | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4 LSU/ha | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.42 LSU/ha | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.41 LSU/ha | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.42 LSU/ha | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.41 LSU/ha | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.41 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.41 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4 LSU/ha | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.39 LSU/ha | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.39 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.36 LSU/ha | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.32 LSU/ha | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3411 LSU/ha | 0.31 LSU/ha | 0.37 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.417 LSU/ha | 0.38 LSU/ha | 0.46 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.492 LSU/ha | 0.47 LSU/ha | 0.52 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.386 LSU/ha | 0.34 LSU/ha | 0.47 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.388 LSU/ha | 0.38 LSU/ha | 0.4 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.407 LSU/ha | 0.39 LSU/ha | 0.42 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3475 LSU/ha | 0.32 LSU/ha | 0.39 LSU/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area in Germany?
- Swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area in Germany was 0.32 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.52 LSU/ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.31 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does Germany rank for swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Germany ranks 21st out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.