Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Finland

Finland: Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock was 21.13 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
21.13 %LSU
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
51st
of 172 countries
All-time high
27.57 %LSU
in 2008
All-time low
5.98 %LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Finland, 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 Finland is 21.13 %LSU, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Finland peaked at 27.57 %LSU in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.98 %LSU, in 1961.

Finland ranks 51st of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Finland, 1961 to 2023.
Year %LSU Change
1961 5.98 %LSU —
1962 6.7 %LSU +12.0%
1963 6.17 %LSU -7.9%
1964 6.51 %LSU +5.5%
1965 6.99 %LSU +7.4%
1966 7.4 %LSU +5.9%
1967 8.25 %LSU +11.5%
1968 8.14 %LSU -1.3%
1969 8.88 %LSU +9.1%
1970 11.94 %LSU +34.5%
1971 13.38 %LSU +12.1%
1972 13.15 %LSU -1.7%
1973 13.92 %LSU +5.9%
1974 12.93 %LSU -7.1%
1975 13.13 %LSU +1.5%
1976 13.49 %LSU +2.7%
1977 14.91 %LSU +10.5%
1978 15.76 %LSU +5.7%
1979 16.48 %LSU +4.6%
1980 17.55 %LSU +6.5%
1981 18.24 %LSU +3.9%
1982 18.65 %LSU +2.2%
1983 18.5 %LSU -0.8%
1984 18.69 %LSU +1.0%
1985 17 %LSU -9.0%
1986 16.71 %LSU -1.7%
1987 18.57 %LSU +11.1%
1988 18.91 %LSU +1.8%
1989 19.96 %LSU +5.6%
1990 20.33 %LSU +1.9%
1991 20.88 %LSU +2.7%
1992 20.76 %LSU -0.6%
1993 20.65 %LSU -0.5%
1994 21.16 %LSU +2.5%
1995 23.39 %LSU +10.5%
1996 23.2 %LSU -0.8%
1997 23.91 %LSU +3.1%
1998 23.07 %LSU -3.5%
1999 22.94 %LSU -0.6%
2000 22.54 %LSU -1.7%
2001 22.72 %LSU +0.8%
2002 23.59 %LSU +3.8%
2003 24.77 %LSU +5.0%
2004 25.2 %LSU +1.7%
2005 25.85 %LSU +2.6%
2006 26.45 %LSU +2.3%
2007 27.05 %LSU +2.3%
2008 27.57 %LSU +1.9%
2009 26.3 %LSU -4.6%
2010 25.87 %LSU -1.6%
2011 25.47 %LSU -1.5%
2012 24.75 %LSU -2.8%
2013 24.8 %LSU +0.2%
2014 23.75 %LSU -4.2%
2015 23.57 %LSU -0.8%
2016 23.47 %LSU -0.4%
2017 22.27 %LSU -5.1%
2018 21.16 %LSU -5.0%
2019 22.67 %LSU +7.1%
2020 23.6 %LSU +4.1%
2021 23.55 %LSU -0.2%
2022 21.94 %LSU -6.8%
2023 21.13 %LSU -3.7%

Finland compared with similar countries

  • Finland's 21.13 %LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.31 %LSU, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Finland's 21.13 %LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.11 %LSU, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1970 +34.5% 8.88 %LSU 11.94 %LSU

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.22 %LSU 5.98 %LSU 8.88 %LSU 9
1970s 13.91 %LSU 11.94 %LSU 16.48 %LSU 10
1980s 18.28 %LSU 16.71 %LSU 19.96 %LSU 10
1990s 22.03 %LSU 20.33 %LSU 23.91 %LSU 10
2000s 25.2 %LSU 22.54 %LSU 27.57 %LSU 10
2010s 23.78 %LSU 21.16 %LSU 25.87 %LSU 10
2020s 22.55 %LSU 21.13 %LSU 23.6 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 48 Thailand 22.69 %LSU compare
  2. 49 Burundi 22.28 %LSU compare
  3. 50 Martinique 21.51 %LSU compare
  4. 52 North Macedonia 21.09 %LSU compare
  5. 53 Slovakia 20.92 %LSU compare
  6. 54 Sweden 20.76 %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 Finland?
Swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Finland was 21.13 %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 Finland?
The highest recorded value was 27.57 %LSU in 2008.
What is the lowest swine / pigs — share in total livestock recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 5.98 %LSU in 1961.
How does Finland rank for swine / pigs — share in total livestock?
Finland ranks 51st out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
Is swine / pigs — share in total livestock rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland 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.