Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock was 29.53 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in European Union (27), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, swine / pigs — share in total livestock in European Union (27) stood at 29.53 %LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine / pigs — share in total livestock in European Union (27) peaked at 30.75 %LSU in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.77 %LSU, in 1963.
European Union (27) ranks 3rd of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.83 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 18.34 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 17.77 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 18.74 %LSU | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 19.3 %LSU | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 18.83 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 19.08 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 19.58 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 19.63 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 20.57 %LSU | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 22.08 %LSU | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 22.51 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 22.59 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 22.71 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 22.88 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 22.51 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 23.31 %LSU | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 23.93 %LSU | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 24.29 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 24.69 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 24.66 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 24.89 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 24.65 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 24.96 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 25.18 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 26.21 %LSU | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 26.64 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 27.21 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 26.84 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 26.64 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 26.99 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 27.11 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 27.72 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 27.92 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 27.9 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 27.45 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 27.68 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 28.1 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 28.87 %LSU | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 28.22 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 28.36 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 28.55 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 29.28 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 29.21 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 29.65 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 30.07 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 30.01 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 29.28 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 28.94 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 28.97 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 29.08 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 28.65 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 28.26 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 28.5 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 28.44 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 28.04 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 28.18 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 30.06 %LSU | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 30.28 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 29.41 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 30.75 %LSU | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 29.91 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 29.53 %LSU | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.79 %LSU | 17.77 %LSU | 19.63 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.74 %LSU | 20.57 %LSU | 24.29 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.59 %LSU | 24.65 %LSU | 27.21 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.64 %LSU | 26.64 %LSU | 28.87 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.16 %LSU | 28.22 %LSU | 30.07 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.85 %LSU | 28.04 %LSU | 30.28 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9 %LSU | 29.41 %LSU | 30.75 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 2.41 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 6.99 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area — Area 398,812 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is swine / pigs — share in total livestock in European Union (27)?
- Swine / pigs — share in total livestock in European Union (27) was 29.53 %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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.75 %LSU in 2021.
- What is the lowest swine / pigs — share in total livestock recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.77 %LSU in 1963.
- How does European Union (27) rank for swine / pigs — share in total livestock?
- European Union (27) ranks 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is swine / pigs — share in total livestock rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.