Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Germany

Germany: Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock was 31 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
31 %LSU
Change on year
down 10.5%
World rank
38th
of 188 countries
All-time high
37.94 %LSU
in 2019
All-time low
25.19 %LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

Germany recorded 31 %LSU for swine / pigs — share in total livestock in 2023.

The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Germany peaked at 37.94 %LSU in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.19 %LSU, in 1961.

That places Germany 38th out of 188 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 26.45 %LSU 25.19 %LSU 27.29 %LSU 9
1970s 28.4 %LSU 26.87 %LSU 29.53 %LSU 10
1980s 30.13 %LSU 29.51 %LSU 30.84 %LSU 10
1990s 28.51 %LSU 26.97 %LSU 30.26 %LSU 10
2000s 32.3 %LSU 30.12 %LSU 33.96 %LSU 10
2010s 35 %LSU 33.43 %LSU 37.94 %LSU 10
2020s 34.36 %LSU 31 %LSU 37.01 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 35 French Polynesia 33.7 %LSU compare
  2. 36 Gabon 33.69 %LSU compare
  3. 37 Kiribati 31.86 %LSU compare
  4. 39 Czechoslovakia 30.83 %LSU compare
  5. 40 Seychelles 30.67 %LSU compare
  6. 41 Poland 29.46 %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 Germany?
Swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Germany was 31 %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 Germany?
The highest recorded value was 37.94 %LSU in 2019.
What is the lowest swine / pigs — share in total livestock recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 25.19 %LSU in 1961.
How does Germany rank for swine / pigs — share in total livestock?
Germany ranks 38th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is swine / pigs — share in total livestock rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany 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

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.