Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Switzerland

Switzerland: Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock was 17.15 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
17.15 %LSU
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
61st
of 169 countries
All-time high
22.61 %LSU
in 1983
All-time low
14.98 %LSU
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

In 2023, swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Switzerland stood at 17.15 %LSU.

The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Switzerland peaked at 22.61 %LSU in 1983 and was at its lowest, 14.98 %LSU, in 1962.

That places Switzerland 61st out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 17.85 %LSU 14.98 %LSU 20.36 %LSU 9
1970s 20.81 %LSU 19.17 %LSU 22.32 %LSU 10
1980s 21.38 %LSU 20.59 %LSU 22.61 %LSU 10
1990s 18.68 %LSU 16.74 %LSU 19.83 %LSU 10
2000s 19.64 %LSU 19.12 %LSU 20.51 %LSU 10
2010s 18.83 %LSU 17.7 %LSU 19.67 %LSU 10
2020s 17.56 %LSU 17.15 %LSU 17.79 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 58 Latvia 19.74 %LSU compare
  2. 59 Chile 19.25 %LSU compare
  3. 60 Cambodia 18.05 %LSU compare
  4. 62 Guatemala 17.09 %LSU compare
  5. 63 OECD 16.57 %LSU compare
  6. 64 Angola 16.52 %LSU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Switzerland?
Swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Switzerland was 17.15 %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 Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 22.61 %LSU in 1983.
What is the lowest swine / pigs — share in total livestock recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 14.98 %LSU in 1962.
How does Switzerland rank for swine / pigs — share in total livestock?
Switzerland ranks 61st out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
Is swine / pigs — share in total livestock rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Switzerland 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.