Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock was 38.58 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
38.58 %LSU
Change on year
down 2.6%
Rank
8th
of 44 groups
All-time high
45.36 %LSU
in 1980
All-time low
22.66 %LSU
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

Eastern Asia recorded 38.58 %LSU for swine / pigs — share in total livestock in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Eastern Asia peaked at 45.36 %LSU in 1980 and was at its lowest, 22.66 %LSU, in 1962.

That places Eastern Asia 8th out of 44 groups 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 30.8 %LSU 22.66 %LSU 36.9 %LSU 9
1970s 40.95 %LSU 33.38 %LSU 44.54 %LSU 10
1980s 42.42 %LSU 40.37 %LSU 45.36 %LSU 10
1990s 39.56 %LSU 36.93 %LSU 40.6 %LSU 10
2000s 39.47 %LSU 38.62 %LSU 41.74 %LSU 10
2010s 41.65 %LSU 32.96 %LSU 43.97 %LSU 10
2020s 39.13 %LSU 38.25 %LSU 40.06 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  1. 5 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 68.12 %LSU compare
  2. 6 Denmark 65.33 %LSU compare
  3. 7 Spain 53.81 %LSU compare
  4. 8 China, Taiwan Province of 53.02 %LSU compare
  5. 9 Cyprus 51.82 %LSU compare
  6. 10 Solomon Islands 48.48 %LSU compare
  7. 11 Tonga 45.78 %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 Eastern Asia?
Swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Eastern Asia was 38.58 %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 Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 45.36 %LSU in 1980.
What is the lowest swine / pigs — share in total livestock recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 22.66 %LSU in 1962.
How does Eastern Asia rank for swine / pigs — share in total livestock?
Eastern Asia ranks 8th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
Is swine / pigs — share in total livestock rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Asia 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
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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.