How does New Zealand rank for swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area?

New Zealand ranks 128th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.

Is swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in New Zealand?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this New Zealand 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.

Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area in New Zealand

Name: Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area in New Zealand
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

New Zealand: Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.01 LSU/ha in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

0.01 LSU/ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

128th

of 172 countries

All-time high

0.01 LSU/ha

in 1961

All-time low

0.01 LSU/ha

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area in New Zealand, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area in New Zealand is 0.01 LSU/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area in New Zealand peaked at 0.01 LSU/ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.01 LSU/ha, in 1961.

That places New Zealand 128th out of 172 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area in New Zealand, 1961 to 2023.
Year	LSU/ha	Change
1961	0.01 LSU/ha	—
1962	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1963	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1964	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1965	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1966	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1967	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1968	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1969	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1970	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1971	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1972	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1973	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1974	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1975	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1976	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1977	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1978	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1979	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1980	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1981	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1982	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1983	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1984	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1985	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1986	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1987	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1988	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1989	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1990	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1991	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1992	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1993	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1994	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1995	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1996	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1997	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1998	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1999	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2000	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2001	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2002	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2003	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2004	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2005	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2006	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2007	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2008	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2009	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2010	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2011	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2012	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2013	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2014	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2015	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2016	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2017	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2018	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2019	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2020	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2021	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2022	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2023	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.01 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	9
1970s	0.01 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	10
1980s	0.01 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	10
1990s	0.01 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	10
2000s	0.01 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	10
2010s	0.01 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	10
2020s	0.01 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	4

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128 Argentina 0.01 LSU/ha compare
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128 Eswatini 0.01 LSU/ha compare
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128 Mozambique 0.01 LSU/ha compare
128 Senegal 0.01 LSU/ha compare
128 Sierra Leone 0.01 LSU/ha compare
128 Sri Lanka 0.01 LSU/ha compare
128 Zambia 0.01 LSU/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area in New Zealand?: Swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area in New Zealand was 0.01 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 New Zealand?: The highest recorded value was 0.01 LSU/ha in 1961.
What is the lowest swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in New Zealand?: The lowest recorded value was 0.01 LSU/ha in 1961.
How does New Zealand rank for swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area?: New Zealand ranks 128th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
Is swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in New Zealand?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this New Zealand 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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Indicator: Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Unit: LSU/ha
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: 12 August 2026

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.