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

Switzerland ranks 26th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Switzerland 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 Switzerland

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

Switzerland: Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.22 LSU/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.22 LSU/ha

Change on year

down 4.3%

World rank

26th

of 172 countries

All-time high

0.33 LSU/ha

in 1980

All-time low

0.18 LSU/ha

in 1962

Years of data

1961–2023

Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland stood at 0.22 LSU/ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area in Switzerland peaked at 0.33 LSU/ha in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.18 LSU/ha, in 1962.

Switzerland ranks 26th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Switzerland, 1961 to 2023.
Year	LSU/ha	Change
1961	0.19 LSU/ha	—
1962	0.18 LSU/ha	-5.3%
1963	0.19 LSU/ha	+5.6%
1964	0.21 LSU/ha	+10.5%
1965	0.25 LSU/ha	+19.0%
1966	0.22 LSU/ha	-12.0%
1967	0.24 LSU/ha	+9.1%
1968	0.27 LSU/ha	+12.5%
1969	0.27 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1970	0.26 LSU/ha	-3.7%
1971	0.28 LSU/ha	+7.7%
1972	0.28 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1973	0.32 LSU/ha	+14.3%
1974	0.31 LSU/ha	-3.1%
1975	0.3 LSU/ha	-3.2%
1976	0.31 LSU/ha	+3.3%
1977	0.31 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1978	0.32 LSU/ha	+3.2%
1979	0.31 LSU/ha	-3.1%
1980	0.33 LSU/ha	+6.5%
1981	0.31 LSU/ha	-6.1%
1982	0.32 LSU/ha	+3.2%
1983	0.33 LSU/ha	+3.1%
1984	0.31 LSU/ha	-6.1%
1985	0.31 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1986	0.3 LSU/ha	-3.2%
1987	0.3 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1988	0.3 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1989	0.29 LSU/ha	-3.3%
1990	0.28 LSU/ha	-3.4%
1991	0.27 LSU/ha	-3.6%
1992	0.27 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1993	0.27 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1994	0.26 LSU/ha	-3.7%
1995	0.23 LSU/ha	-11.5%
1996	0.22 LSU/ha	-4.3%
1997	0.22 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1998	0.24 LSU/ha	+9.1%
1999	0.23 LSU/ha	-4.2%
2000	0.24 LSU/ha	+4.3%
2001	0.25 LSU/ha	+4.2%
2002	0.25 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2003	0.25 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2004	0.25 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2005	0.26 LSU/ha	+4.0%
2006	0.26 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2007	0.25 LSU/ha	-3.8%
2008	0.25 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2009	0.25 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2010	0.26 LSU/ha	+4.0%
2011	0.26 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2012	0.25 LSU/ha	-3.8%
2013	0.24 LSU/ha	-4.0%
2014	0.25 LSU/ha	+4.2%
2015	0.25 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2016	0.24 LSU/ha	-4.0%
2017	0.24 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2018	0.23 LSU/ha	-4.2%
2019	0.23 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2020	0.22 LSU/ha	-4.3%
2021	0.23 LSU/ha	+4.5%
2022	0.23 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2023	0.22 LSU/ha	-4.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.2244 LSU/ha	0.18 LSU/ha	0.27 LSU/ha	9
1970s	0.3 LSU/ha	0.26 LSU/ha	0.32 LSU/ha	10
1980s	0.31 LSU/ha	0.29 LSU/ha	0.33 LSU/ha	10
1990s	0.249 LSU/ha	0.22 LSU/ha	0.28 LSU/ha	10
2000s	0.251 LSU/ha	0.24 LSU/ha	0.26 LSU/ha	10
2010s	0.245 LSU/ha	0.23 LSU/ha	0.26 LSU/ha	10
2020s	0.225 LSU/ha	0.22 LSU/ha	0.23 LSU/ha	4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

23 Malawi 0.3 LSU/ha compare
23 Papua New Guinea 0.3 LSU/ha compare
25 Austria 0.24 LSU/ha compare
26 Saint Lucia 0.22 LSU/ha compare
28 China 0.21 LSU/ha compare
28 China, mainland 0.21 LSU/ha compare
28 Czechoslovakia 0.21 LSU/ha compare

See the full ranking of 223 places →

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Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
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Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0061 m3 per person (2024)
Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -7.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area in Switzerland?: Swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area in Switzerland was 0.22 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 Switzerland?: The highest recorded value was 0.33 LSU/ha in 1980.
What is the lowest swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Switzerland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.18 LSU/ha in 1962.
How does Switzerland rank for swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area?: Switzerland ranks 26th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
Is swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Switzerland?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Switzerland 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.