Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in China
China: Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock was 40.82 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in China, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for swine / pigs — share in total livestock in China is 40.82 %LSU, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 peaked at 47.93 %LSU in 1980 and was at its lowest, 23.9 %LSU, in 1962.
That places China 19th out of 172 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in China, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25.08 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 23.9 %LSU | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 28.58 %LSU | +19.6% |
| 1964 | 33.07 %LSU | +15.7% |
| 1965 | 35.38 %LSU | +7.0% |
| 1966 | 36.35 %LSU | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 39.08 %LSU | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 37.94 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 36.11 %LSU | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 35.33 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 38.9 %LSU | +10.1% |
| 1972 | 43.21 %LSU | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 44.44 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 43.31 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 43.31 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 45.11 %LSU | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 46.19 %LSU | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 46.61 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 47.09 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 47.93 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 46.42 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 44.89 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 44.74 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 44.43 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 44.37 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 45.02 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 43.97 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 42.02 %LSU | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 41.87 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 41.81 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 42.02 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 42.19 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 42.24 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 41.49 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 41.06 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 40.66 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 38.39 %LSU | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 40.35 %LSU | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 40.6 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 40.46 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 39.78 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 40.13 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 40.39 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 39.84 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 40.01 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 41.06 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 40.65 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 41.25 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 43.4 %LSU | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 43.4 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 45.08 %LSU | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 45.62 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 45.87 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 46.21 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 45.33 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 44.19 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 43.58 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 42.54 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 34.77 %LSU | -18.3% |
| 2020 | 40.47 %LSU | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 42.44 %LSU | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 42.07 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 40.82 %LSU | -3.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 40.82 %LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.96 %LSU, 5.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- China's 40.82 %LSU is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.8 %LSU, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.83 %LSU | 23.9 %LSU | 39.08 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 43.35 %LSU | 35.33 %LSU | 47.09 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.57 %LSU | 41.87 %LSU | 47.93 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.08 %LSU | 38.39 %LSU | 42.24 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.7 %LSU | 39.78 %LSU | 43.4 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.66 %LSU | 34.77 %LSU | 46.21 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.45 %LSU | 40.47 %LSU | 42.44 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 16 Malawi 41.21 %LSU compare
- 17 Hungary 41.01 %LSU compare
- 17 United Republic of Tanzania 0.46 %LSU compare
- 18 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 %LSU compare
- 18 Serbia 41 %LSU compare
- 18 Syrian Arab Republic 0 %LSU compare
- 18 Türkiye 0 %LSU compare
- 20 China, mainland 40.71 %LSU compare
- 21 Côte d'Ivoire 2.98 %LSU compare
- 21 Malta 40.32 %LSU compare
- 22 China, Hong Kong SAR 39.59 %LSU compare
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % 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 -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is swine / pigs — share in total livestock in China?
- Swine / pigs — share in total livestock in China was 40.82 %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?
- The highest recorded value was 47.93 %LSU in 1980.
- What is the lowest swine / pigs — share in total livestock recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9 %LSU in 1962.
- How does China rank for swine / pigs — share in total livestock?
- China ranks 19th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine / pigs — share in total livestock rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.