Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Africa
Africa: Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock was 2.64 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Africa stood at 2.64 %LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Africa peaked at 2.68 %LSU in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.03 %LSU, in 1967.
Africa ranks 34th of 44 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 %LSU | 1.03 %LSU | 1.1 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.21 %LSU | 1.1 %LSU | 1.32 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.57 %LSU | 1.38 %LSU | 1.86 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.04 %LSU | 1.94 %LSU | 2.12 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.08 %LSU | 1.99 %LSU | 2.19 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.39 %LSU | 2.23 %LSU | 2.68 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.64 %LSU | 2.58 %LSU | 2.68 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 31 Seychelles 30.67 %LSU compare
- 32 Poland 29.46 %LSU compare
- 33 Philippines 28.62 %LSU compare
- 34 Estonia 28.55 %LSU compare
- 35 Ukraine 27.62 %LSU compare
- 36 Russian Federation 27.25 %LSU compare
- 37 Bulgaria 27.24 %LSU compare
More environment data for Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production 27.50 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 652,409 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 66.41 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 39.12 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 38.75 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 26.92 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -1.32 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Africa?
- Swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Africa was 2.64 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest swine / pigs — share in total livestock recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.68 %LSU in 2019.
- What is the lowest swine / pigs — share in total livestock recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 %LSU in 1967.
- How does Africa rank for swine / pigs — share in total livestock?
- Africa ranks 34th out of 44 regions with data for 2023.
- Is swine / pigs — share in total livestock rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock. 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.