Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in China, mainland
China, mainland: Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock was 40.71 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in China, mainland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 40.71 %LSU for swine / pigs — share in total livestock in 2023.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine / pigs — share in total livestock in China, mainland peaked at 47.63 %LSU in 1980 and was at its lowest, 23.23 %LSU, in 1962.
That places China, mainland 17th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.42 %LSU | 23.23 %LSU | 38.8 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 43.12 %LSU | 35.01 %LSU | 46.86 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.25 %LSU | 41.55 %LSU | 47.63 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.7 %LSU | 37.9 %LSU | 41.82 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.49 %LSU | 39.54 %LSU | 43.23 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.52 %LSU | 34.54 %LSU | 46.09 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.33 %LSU | 40.33 %LSU | 42.32 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 14 Hungary 41.01 %LSU compare
- 15 Serbia 41 %LSU compare
- 16 China (People’s Republic of) 40.82 %LSU compare
- 18 Malta 40.32 %LSU compare
- 19 China, Hong Kong SAR 39.59 %LSU compare
- 20 Republic of Korea 38.15 %LSU compare
More environment data for China, mainland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 108,466 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.68 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 20,142 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is swine / pigs — share in total livestock in China, mainland?
- Swine / pigs — share in total livestock in China, mainland was 40.71 %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 China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 47.63 %LSU in 1980.
- What is the lowest swine / pigs — share in total livestock recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.23 %LSU in 1962.
- How does China, mainland rank for swine / pigs — share in total livestock?
- China, mainland ranks 17th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine / pigs — share in total livestock rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, mainland 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.