Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Canada

Canada: Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock was 20.52 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
20.52 %LSU
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
66th
of 188 countries
All-time high
20.58 %LSU
in 2022
All-time low
8.52 %LSU
in 1976
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

Canada recorded 20.52 %LSU for swine / pigs — share in total livestock in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Canada peaked at 20.58 %LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.52 %LSU, in 1976.

Canada ranks 66th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.7 %LSU 8.88 %LSU 10.7 %LSU 9
1970s 10.94 %LSU 8.52 %LSU 13.56 %LSU 10
1980s 16.68 %LSU 15.61 %LSU 18 %LSU 10
1990s 16.45 %LSU 15.87 %LSU 16.99 %LSU 10
2000s 17.9 %LSU 16.69 %LSU 19.19 %LSU 10
2010s 19.06 %LSU 17.42 %LSU 20.5 %LSU 10
2020s 20.51 %LSU 20.43 %LSU 20.58 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 63 Sweden 20.76 %LSU compare
  2. 64 Romania 20.54 %LSU compare
  3. 64 Vanuatu 20.54 %LSU compare
  4. 67 Lithuania 20.11 %LSU compare
  5. 68 Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.06 %LSU compare
  6. 69 French Guiana 19.87 %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 Canada?
Swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Canada was 20.52 %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 Canada?
The highest recorded value was 20.58 %LSU in 2022.
What is the lowest swine / pigs — share in total livestock recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 8.52 %LSU in 1976.
How does Canada rank for swine / pigs — share in total livestock?
Canada ranks 66th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is swine / pigs — share in total livestock rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada 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.