Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Belgium
Belgium: Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock was 34.9 %LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat
Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Belgium stood at 34.9 %LSU. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Belgium peaked at 38.72 %LSU in 2013 and was at its lowest, 34.9 %LSU, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 26th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Belgium, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.76 %LSU | — |
| 2001 | 35.11 %LSU | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 35.81 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 36.38 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 35.65 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 35.9 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 36.22 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 36.24 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 36.71 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 36.81 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 37.18 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 37.69 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 38.66 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 38.72 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 37.88 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 37.38 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 36.31 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 37.16 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 37.09 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 36.53 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 37.1 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 36.65 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 35.53 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 34.9 %LSU | -1.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 34.9 %LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.31 %LSU, 1.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 34.9 %LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.11 %LSU, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.16 %LSU | 35.11 %LSU | 36.81 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.46 %LSU | 36.31 %LSU | 38.72 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.05 %LSU | 34.9 %LSU | 37.1 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 23 Republic of Korea 38.15 %LSU compare
- 24 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 36.66 %LSU compare
- 25 Samoa 36.62 %LSU compare
- 27 Belgium-Luxembourg 34.65 %LSU
- 28 Croatia 33.95 %LSU compare
- 29 French Polynesia 33.7 %LSU compare
More environment data for Belgium
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5577 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0605 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Belgium?
- Swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Belgium was 34.9 %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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 38.72 %LSU in 2013.
- What is the lowest swine / pigs — share in total livestock recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9 %LSU in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for swine / pigs — share in total livestock?
- Belgium ranks 26th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine / pigs — share in total livestock rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium 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.