Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock was 1.75 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Southern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 1.75 %LSU for swine / pigs — share in total livestock in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Southern Africa peaked at 2.11 %LSU in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.55 %LSU, in 1980.
That places Southern Africa 27th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.84 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1.83 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 1.79 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 1.79 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.74 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 1.74 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.71 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 1.79 %LSU | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 1.86 %LSU | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 1.79 %LSU | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 1.62 %LSU | -9.5% |
| 1972 | 1.68 %LSU | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 1.71 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 1.67 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 1.69 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 1.69 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.69 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.77 %LSU | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 1.57 %LSU | -11.3% |
| 1980 | 1.55 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 1.63 %LSU | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 1.68 %LSU | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 1.76 %LSU | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 1.65 %LSU | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 1.74 %LSU | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 1.77 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.75 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 1.79 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 1.84 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 1.75 %LSU | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 1.73 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 1.74 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.79 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 1.81 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.92 %LSU | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 1.88 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 1.86 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.87 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.74 %LSU | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 1.8 %LSU | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.83 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.93 %LSU | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 1.92 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.97 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.95 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.11 %LSU | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 2.07 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.86 %LSU | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 1.84 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.8 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.8 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.77 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.82 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.85 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.86 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.87 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.84 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.87 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.86 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.89 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.83 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.75 %LSU | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 1.75 %LSU | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.79 %LSU | 1.71 %LSU | 1.86 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.69 %LSU | 1.57 %LSU | 1.79 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.72 %LSU | 1.55 %LSU | 1.84 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.81 %LSU | 1.73 %LSU | 1.92 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.93 %LSU | 1.8 %LSU | 2.11 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 %LSU | 1.77 %LSU | 1.87 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 %LSU | 1.75 %LSU | 1.89 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 24 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 36.66 %LSU compare
- 25 Samoa 36.62 %LSU compare
- 26 Belgium 34.9 %LSU compare
- 27 Belgium-Luxembourg 34.65 %LSU compare
- 28 Croatia 33.95 %LSU compare
- 29 French Polynesia 33.7 %LSU compare
- 30 Gabon 33.69 %LSU compare
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 427,327 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 35,013 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Southern Africa?
- Swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Southern Africa was 1.75 %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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 %LSU in 2006.
- What is the lowest swine / pigs — share in total livestock recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.55 %LSU in 1980.
- How does Southern Africa rank for swine / pigs — share in total livestock?
- Southern Africa ranks 27th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is swine / pigs — share in total livestock rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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.