Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock was 17.03 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
17.03 %LSU
Change on year
down 2.7%
Rank
8th
of 31 groups
All-time high
18.73 %LSU
in 2007
All-time low
12.87 %LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

05101520196119922023

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 Northern Europe is 17.03 %LSU, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Northern Europe peaked at 18.73 %LSU in 2007 and was at its lowest, 12.87 %LSU, in 1961.

Northern Europe ranks 8th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Northern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Northern Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year %LSU Change
1961 12.87 %LSU
1962 13.66 %LSU +6.1%
1963 13.7 %LSU +0.3%
1964 14.62 %LSU +6.7%
1965 15.4 %LSU +5.3%
1966 14.43 %LSU -6.3%
1967 14.52 %LSU +0.6%
1968 14.76 %LSU +1.7%
1969 15.2 %LSU +3.0%
1970 15.74 %LSU +3.6%
1971 16.61 %LSU +5.5%
1972 16.42 %LSU -1.1%
1973 15.56 %LSU -5.2%
1974 14.38 %LSU -7.6%
1975 13.82 %LSU -3.9%
1976 14.5 %LSU +4.9%
1977 15.49 %LSU +6.8%
1978 15.86 %LSU +2.4%
1979 16.45 %LSU +3.7%
1980 16.89 %LSU +2.7%
1981 17.13 %LSU +1.4%
1982 16.91 %LSU -1.3%
1983 16.9 %LSU -0.1%
1984 16.34 %LSU -3.3%
1985 16.66 %LSU +2.0%
1986 16.27 %LSU -2.3%
1987 16.6 %LSU +2.0%
1988 16.44 %LSU -1.0%
1989 16.04 %LSU -2.4%
1990 15.94 %LSU -0.6%
1991 16.4 %LSU +2.9%
1992 17.81 %LSU +8.6%
1993 17.66 %LSU -0.8%
1994 17.71 %LSU +0.3%
1995 17.98 %LSU +1.5%
1996 17.89 %LSU -0.5%
1997 18.33 %LSU +2.5%
1998 18.72 %LSU +2.1%
1999 17.95 %LSU -4.1%
2000 17.38 %LSU -3.2%
2001 17.89 %LSU +2.9%
2002 18.28 %LSU +2.2%
2003 18.1 %LSU -1.0%
2004 18.25 %LSU +0.8%
2005 18.29 %LSU +0.2%
2006 18.36 %LSU +0.4%
2007 18.73 %LSU +2.0%
2008 18.04 %LSU -3.7%
2009 17.64 %LSU -2.2%
2010 18.31 %LSU +3.8%
2011 18.25 %LSU -0.3%
2012 17.53 %LSU -3.9%
2013 17.53 %LSU +0.0%
2014 17.48 %LSU -0.3%
2015 17.52 %LSU +0.2%
2016 17.23 %LSU -1.7%
2017 16.94 %LSU -1.7%
2018 17.75 %LSU +4.8%
2019 18.03 %LSU +1.6%
2020 18.73 %LSU +3.9%
2021 18.72 %LSU -0.1%
2022 17.5 %LSU -6.5%
2023 17.03 %LSU -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14.35 %LSU 12.87 %LSU 15.4 %LSU 9
1970s 15.48 %LSU 13.82 %LSU 16.61 %LSU 10
1980s 16.62 %LSU 16.04 %LSU 17.13 %LSU 10
1990s 17.64 %LSU 15.94 %LSU 18.72 %LSU 10
2000s 18.1 %LSU 17.38 %LSU 18.73 %LSU 10
2010s 17.66 %LSU 16.94 %LSU 18.31 %LSU 10
2020s 18 %LSU 17.03 %LSU 18.73 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 5 Papua New Guinea 80.3 %LSU compare
  2. 6 Singapore 77.88 %LSU compare
  3. 7 Sao Tome and Principe 68.12 %LSU compare
  4. 8 Denmark 65.33 %LSU compare
  5. 9 Niue 64.38 %LSU compare
  6. 10 Spain 53.81 %LSU compare
  7. 11 China, Taiwan Province of 53.02 %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 Northern Europe?
Swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Northern Europe was 17.03 %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 Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 18.73 %LSU in 2007.
What is the lowest swine / pigs — share in total livestock recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 12.87 %LSU in 1961.
How does Northern Europe rank for swine / pigs — share in total livestock?
Northern Europe ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is swine / pigs — share in total livestock rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Europe 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.