Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Ireland
Ireland: Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock was 5.33 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 5.33 %LSU for swine / pigs — share in total livestock in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Ireland peaked at 6.29 %LSU in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.07 %LSU, in 1975.
Ireland ranks 116th 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.06 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 5.85 %LSU | +15.6% |
| 1963 | 5.4 %LSU | -7.7% |
| 1964 | 5.33 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 5.85 %LSU | +9.8% |
| 1966 | 5.2 %LSU | -11.1% |
| 1967 | 4.28 %LSU | -17.7% |
| 1968 | 4.82 %LSU | +12.6% |
| 1969 | 4.99 %LSU | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 4.89 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 5.14 %LSU | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 5 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 4.15 %LSU | -17.0% |
| 1974 | 3.99 %LSU | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 3.07 %LSU | -23.1% |
| 1976 | 3.53 %LSU | +15.0% |
| 1977 | 3.95 %LSU | +11.9% |
| 1978 | 3.98 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 4.64 %LSU | +16.6% |
| 1980 | 4.51 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 4.65 %LSU | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 4.67 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 4.6 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 4.45 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 4.28 %LSU | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 4.19 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 4.2 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 4.1 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 4.22 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 4.37 %LSU | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 4.78 %LSU | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 5.09 %LSU | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 5.29 %LSU | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 5.5 %LSU | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 5.49 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 5.58 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 5.85 %LSU | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 5.84 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 6.06 %LSU | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 5.59 %LSU | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 5.67 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 5.84 %LSU | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 5.68 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 5.45 %LSU | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 5.6 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 5.49 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 5.41 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 5.02 %LSU | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 4.78 %LSU | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 5.41 %LSU | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 5.59 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 5.45 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 5.3 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 5.29 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.2 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 5.22 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.02 %LSU | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 5.81 %LSU | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 5.98 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 6.14 %LSU | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 6.29 %LSU | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 5.87 %LSU | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 5.33 %LSU | -9.2% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 5.33 %LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.31 %LSU, 26% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 5.33 %LSU is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.11 %LSU, 27% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.2 %LSU | 4.28 %LSU | 5.85 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.23 %LSU | 3.07 %LSU | 5.14 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.39 %LSU | 4.1 %LSU | 4.67 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.38 %LSU | 4.37 %LSU | 6.06 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.45 %LSU | 4.78 %LSU | 5.84 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.43 %LSU | 5.02 %LSU | 5.98 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.91 %LSU | 5.33 %LSU | 6.29 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Ireland?
- Swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Ireland was 5.33 %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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.29 %LSU in 2021.
- What is the lowest swine / pigs — share in total livestock recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.07 %LSU in 1975.
- How does Ireland rank for swine / pigs — share in total livestock?
- Ireland ranks 116th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine / pigs — share in total livestock rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.