Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock was 40.44 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
40.44 %LSU
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
3rd
of 20 countries
All-time high
62.11 %LSU
in 1991
All-time low
31.64 %LSU
in 1965
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961–2023

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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 Democratic People's Republic of Korea is 40.44 %LSU, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 62.11 %LSU in 1991 and was at its lowest, 31.64 %LSU, in 1965.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 3rd of 20 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961 to 2023.
Year %LSU Change
1961 32.57 %LSU
1962 37.44 %LSU +15.0%
1963 38.95 %LSU +4.0%
1964 31.79 %LSU -18.4%
1965 31.64 %LSU -0.5%
1966 36.1 %LSU +14.1%
1967 38.72 %LSU +7.3%
1968 39.78 %LSU +2.7%
1969 41.56 %LSU +4.5%
1970 44.59 %LSU +7.3%
1971 44.91 %LSU +0.7%
1972 46.28 %LSU +3.1%
1973 46.59 %LSU +0.7%
1974 48.45 %LSU +4.0%
1975 49.42 %LSU +2.0%
1976 50.28 %LSU +1.7%
1977 51.76 %LSU +2.9%
1978 51.87 %LSU +0.2%
1979 53.23 %LSU +2.6%
1980 53.87 %LSU +1.2%
1981 54.15 %LSU +0.5%
1982 54.95 %LSU +1.5%
1983 54.85 %LSU -0.2%
1984 54.85 %LSU +0.0%
1985 54.04 %LSU -1.5%
1986 54.18 %LSU +0.3%
1987 54.25 %LSU +0.1%
1988 54.31 %LSU +0.1%
1989 56.72 %LSU +4.4%
1990 59.1 %LSU +4.2%
1991 62.11 %LSU +5.1%
1992 58.36 %LSU -6.0%
1993 53.19 %LSU -8.9%
1994 50.68 %LSU -4.7%
1995 45.8 %LSU -9.6%
1996 52.04 %LSU +13.6%
1997 44.36 %LSU -14.8%
1998 48.48 %LSU +9.3%
1999 50.6 %LSU +4.4%
2000 49.07 %LSU -3.0%
2001 48.12 %LSU -1.9%
2002 47.35 %LSU -1.6%
2003 47.05 %LSU -0.6%
2004 47.21 %LSU +0.3%
2005 47.56 %LSU +0.7%
2006 44.87 %LSU -5.7%
2007 41.03 %LSU -8.6%
2008 37.13 %LSU -9.5%
2009 36.6 %LSU -1.4%
2010 37.31 %LSU +1.9%
2011 37.05 %LSU -0.7%
2012 42.67 %LSU +15.2%
2013 37.5 %LSU -12.1%
2014 35.81 %LSU -4.5%
2015 38.21 %LSU +6.7%
2016 40.61 %LSU +6.3%
2017 40.77 %LSU +0.4%
2018 40.9 %LSU +0.3%
2019 39.16 %LSU -4.3%
2020 37.32 %LSU -4.7%
2021 36.32 %LSU -2.7%
2022 40.12 %LSU +10.5%
2023 40.44 %LSU +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 36.51 %LSU 31.64 %LSU 41.56 %LSU 9
1970s 48.74 %LSU 44.59 %LSU 53.23 %LSU 10
1980s 54.62 %LSU 53.87 %LSU 56.72 %LSU 10
1990s 52.47 %LSU 44.36 %LSU 62.11 %LSU 10
2000s 44.6 %LSU 36.6 %LSU 49.07 %LSU 10
2010s 39 %LSU 35.81 %LSU 42.67 %LSU 10
2020s 38.55 %LSU 36.32 %LSU 40.44 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea

  1. 1 Naoero 92.38 %LSU compare
  2. 1 Melanesia 52.42 %LSU compare
  3. 2 Tokelau 90.3 %LSU compare
  4. 2 Polynesia 43.14 %LSU compare
  5. 3 Tuvalu 83.56 %LSU compare
  6. 4 Cook Islands 83.4 %LSU compare
  7. 4 Viet Nam 37.77 %LSU compare
  8. 5 Micronesia (Federated States of) 37.04 %LSU compare
  9. 5 Papua New Guinea 80.3 %LSU compare
  10. 6 Cabo Verde 24.63 %LSU compare
  11. 6 Singapore 77.88 %LSU compare
  12. 6 Micronesia 36.6 %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 Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 40.44 %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 Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 62.11 %LSU in 1991.
What is the lowest swine / pigs — share in total livestock recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 31.64 %LSU in 1965.
How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for swine / pigs — share in total livestock?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 3rd out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
Is swine / pigs — share in total livestock rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea 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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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.