Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Asia

Asia: Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock was 16.42 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
16.42 %LSU
Change on year
down 3.1%
Rank
8th
of 35 groups
All-time high
20.63 %LSU
in 1980
All-time low
8.77 %LSU
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Asia, 1961–2023

05101520196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Asia stood at 16.42 %LSU.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Asia peaked at 20.63 %LSU in 1980 and was at its lowest, 8.77 %LSU, in 1962.

Asia ranks 8th of 35 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12.49 %LSU 8.77 %LSU 15.42 %LSU 9
1970s 18.15 %LSU 14.17 %LSU 19.76 %LSU 10
1980s 19.45 %LSU 18.93 %LSU 20.63 %LSU 10
1990s 19.49 %LSU 18.24 %LSU 20.18 %LSU 10
2000s 19.6 %LSU 18.9 %LSU 20.1 %LSU 10
2010s 18.85 %LSU 13.74 %LSU 20.24 %LSU 10
2020s 16.68 %LSU 16.22 %LSU 17.13 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 5 Papua New Guinea 80.3 %LSU compare
  2. 6 Singapore 77.88 %LSU compare
  3. 7 Sao Tome and Principe 68.12 %LSU compare
  4. 8 Denmark 65.33 %LSU compare
  5. 9 Niue 64.38 %LSU compare
  6. 10 Spain 53.81 %LSU compare
  7. 11 China, Taiwan Province of 53.02 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 223 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Asia?
Swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Asia was 16.42 %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 Asia?
The highest recorded value was 20.63 %LSU in 1980.
What is the lowest swine / pigs — share in total livestock recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 8.77 %LSU in 1962.
How does Asia rank for swine / pigs — share in total livestock?
Asia ranks 8th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is swine / pigs — share in total livestock rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia 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

Indicator
Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
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

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.