Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Guatemala

Guatemala: Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock was 17.09 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
17.09 %LSU
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
65th
of 172 countries
All-time high
25.26 %LSU
in 2005
All-time low
8.02 %LSU
in 1983
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 17.09 %LSU for swine / pigs — share in total livestock in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Guatemala peaked at 25.26 %LSU in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.02 %LSU, in 1983.

Guatemala ranks 65th 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 Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Guatemala, 1961 to 2023.
Year %LSU Change
1961 10.74 %LSU —
1962 11.02 %LSU +2.6%
1963 11.35 %LSU +3.0%
1964 11.68 %LSU +2.9%
1965 12.06 %LSU +3.3%
1966 10.28 %LSU -14.8%
1967 11.56 %LSU +12.5%
1968 11.93 %LSU +3.2%
1969 12.84 %LSU +7.6%
1970 13.67 %LSU +6.5%
1971 14.09 %LSU +3.1%
1972 13.01 %LSU -7.7%
1973 13.25 %LSU +1.8%
1974 10.67 %LSU -19.5%
1975 11.06 %LSU +3.7%
1976 10.39 %LSU -6.1%
1977 11.67 %LSU +12.3%
1978 11.1 %LSU -4.9%
1979 10.45 %LSU -5.9%
1980 9.01 %LSU -13.8%
1981 8.44 %LSU -6.3%
1982 8.82 %LSU +4.5%
1983 8.02 %LSU -9.1%
1984 8.29 %LSU +3.4%
1985 8.15 %LSU -1.7%
1986 8.26 %LSU +1.3%
1987 8.43 %LSU +2.1%
1988 8.41 %LSU -0.2%
1989 8.21 %LSU -2.4%
1990 13.06 %LSU +59.1%
1991 13.19 %LSU +1.0%
1992 12.67 %LSU -3.9%
1993 12.36 %LSU -2.4%
1994 13.04 %LSU +5.5%
1995 13.16 %LSU +0.9%
1996 13.42 %LSU +2.0%
1997 13.22 %LSU -1.5%
1998 13.84 %LSU +4.7%
1999 13.63 %LSU -1.5%
2000 14.03 %LSU +2.9%
2001 16.49 %LSU +17.5%
2002 19.64 %LSU +19.1%
2003 23.89 %LSU +21.6%
2004 23.32 %LSU -2.4%
2005 25.26 %LSU +8.3%
2006 21.94 %LSU -13.1%
2007 21.51 %LSU -2.0%
2008 20.77 %LSU -3.4%
2009 19.96 %LSU -3.9%
2010 19.4 %LSU -2.8%
2011 19.44 %LSU +0.2%
2012 19.21 %LSU -1.2%
2013 19.18 %LSU -0.2%
2014 19.02 %LSU -0.8%
2015 18.85 %LSU -0.9%
2016 18.53 %LSU -1.7%
2017 18.32 %LSU -1.1%
2018 18.15 %LSU -0.9%
2019 17.66 %LSU -2.7%
2020 17.6 %LSU -0.3%
2021 17.39 %LSU -1.2%
2022 17.26 %LSU -0.7%
2023 17.09 %LSU -1.0%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 17.09 %LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.96 %LSU, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 17.09 %LSU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.22 %LSU, 2.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Guatemala 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
1990 +59.1% 8.21 %LSU 13.06 %LSU

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11.5 %LSU 10.28 %LSU 12.84 %LSU 9
1970s 11.94 %LSU 10.39 %LSU 14.09 %LSU 10
1980s 8.4 %LSU 8.02 %LSU 9.01 %LSU 10
1990s 13.16 %LSU 12.36 %LSU 13.84 %LSU 10
2000s 20.68 %LSU 14.03 %LSU 25.26 %LSU 10
2010s 18.78 %LSU 17.66 %LSU 19.44 %LSU 10
2020s 17.34 %LSU 17.09 %LSU 17.6 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 62 Chile 19.25 %LSU compare
  2. 63 Cambodia 18.05 %LSU compare
  3. 64 Switzerland 17.15 %LSU compare
  4. 66 OECD 16.57 %LSU compare
  5. 67 Angola 16.52 %LSU compare
  6. 68 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 16.18 %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 Guatemala?
Swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Guatemala was 17.09 %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 Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 25.26 %LSU in 2005.
What is the lowest swine / pigs — share in total livestock recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 8.02 %LSU in 1983.
How does Guatemala rank for swine / pigs — share in total livestock?
Guatemala ranks 65th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
Is swine / pigs — share in total livestock rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guatemala 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.