Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock was 38.95 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Southern Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Southern Europe stood at 38.95 %LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Southern Europe peaked at 38.95 %LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.37 %LSU, in 1962.
That places Southern Europe 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.48 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 12.37 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 12.78 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 13.9 %LSU | +8.8% |
| 1965 | 13.1 %LSU | -5.8% |
| 1966 | 12.51 %LSU | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 13.2 %LSU | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 13.86 %LSU | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 14.44 %LSU | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 16.68 %LSU | +15.5% |
| 1971 | 17.5 %LSU | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 17.17 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 17.64 %LSU | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 18.48 %LSU | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 18.5 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 18.72 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 19.15 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 20.39 %LSU | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 20.35 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 20.96 %LSU | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 21.21 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 21.81 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 22.05 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 22.12 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 21.64 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 23.73 %LSU | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 22.6 %LSU | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 24.01 %LSU | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 23.3 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 23.45 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 23.08 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 24.17 %LSU | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 25.13 %LSU | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 25.2 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 25.62 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 25.09 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 24.79 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 25.3 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 26.76 %LSU | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 27.06 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 27.7 %LSU | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 27.88 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 28.55 %LSU | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 28.98 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 28.94 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 30.06 %LSU | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 30.09 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 30.11 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 30.26 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 29.91 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 30.42 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 29.78 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 30.03 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 30.49 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 31.18 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 31.15 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 31.11 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 35.38 %LSU | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 36.01 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 33.02 %LSU | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 38.03 %LSU | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 38.58 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 38.95 %LSU | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.18 %LSU | 12.37 %LSU | 14.44 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.46 %LSU | 16.68 %LSU | 20.39 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.34 %LSU | 20.96 %LSU | 24.01 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.86 %LSU | 23.08 %LSU | 26.76 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.96 %LSU | 27.06 %LSU | 30.26 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.55 %LSU | 29.78 %LSU | 36.01 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.15 %LSU | 33.02 %LSU | 38.95 %LSU | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Southern Europe?
- Swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Southern Europe was 38.95 %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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 38.95 %LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest swine / pigs — share in total livestock recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.37 %LSU in 1962.
- How does Southern Europe rank for swine / pigs — share in total livestock?
- Southern Europe ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is swine / pigs — share in total livestock rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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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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.