Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock was 7.69 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
7.69 %LSU
Change on year
down 8.2%
World rank
102nd
of 172 countries
All-time high
12.28 %LSU
in 1971
All-time low
7.35 %LSU
in 2010
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2023

02.557.51012.5196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, swine / pigs — share in total livestock in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 7.69 %LSU.

That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, swine / pigs — share in total livestock in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 12.28 %LSU in 1971 and was at its lowest, 7.35 %LSU, in 2010.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 102nd of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961 to 2023.
Year %LSU Change
1961 9.23 %LSU
1962 10.2 %LSU +10.5%
1963 10.46 %LSU +2.5%
1964 11.16 %LSU +6.7%
1965 11.74 %LSU +5.2%
1966 10.73 %LSU -8.6%
1967 10.25 %LSU -4.5%
1968 10.91 %LSU +6.4%
1969 11.39 %LSU +4.4%
1970 11.58 %LSU +1.7%
1971 12.28 %LSU +6.0%
1972 11.68 %LSU -4.9%
1973 11.49 %LSU -1.6%
1974 10.62 %LSU -7.6%
1975 9.71 %LSU -8.6%
1976 10.5 %LSU +8.1%
1977 11.54 %LSU +9.9%
1978 11.08 %LSU -4.0%
1979 11.3 %LSU +2.0%
1980 11.23 %LSU -0.6%
1981 11.39 %LSU +1.4%
1982 11.53 %LSU +1.2%
1983 11.66 %LSU +1.1%
1984 11.07 %LSU -5.1%
1985 11.44 %LSU +3.3%
1986 10.91 %LSU -4.6%
1987 10.92 %LSU +0.1%
1988 10.97 %LSU +0.5%
1989 10.28 %LSU -6.3%
1990 10.08 %LSU -1.9%
1991 10.35 %LSU +2.7%
1992 10.47 %LSU +1.2%
1993 10.66 %LSU +1.8%
1994 10.71 %LSU +0.5%
1995 10.46 %LSU -2.3%
1996 10.39 %LSU -0.7%
1997 10.97 %LSU +5.6%
1998 11.1 %LSU +1.2%
1999 10.06 %LSU -9.4%
2000 9.2 %LSU -8.5%
2001 8.84 %LSU -3.9%
2002 8.7 %LSU -1.6%
2003 7.79 %LSU -10.5%
2004 7.93 %LSU +1.8%
2005 7.46 %LSU -5.9%
2006 7.67 %LSU +2.8%
2007 7.69 %LSU +0.3%
2008 7.64 %LSU -0.7%
2009 7.46 %LSU -2.4%
2010 7.35 %LSU -1.5%
2011 7.37 %LSU +0.3%
2012 7.42 %LSU +0.7%
2013 8 %LSU +7.8%
2014 7.81 %LSU -2.4%
2015 7.68 %LSU -1.7%
2016 7.76 %LSU +1.0%
2017 7.82 %LSU +0.8%
2018 8 %LSU +2.3%
2019 8.12 %LSU +1.5%
2020 8.2 %LSU +1.0%
2021 8.54 %LSU +4.1%
2022 8.38 %LSU -1.9%
2023 7.69 %LSU -8.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.67 %LSU 9.23 %LSU 11.74 %LSU 9
1970s 11.18 %LSU 9.71 %LSU 12.28 %LSU 10
1980s 11.14 %LSU 10.28 %LSU 11.66 %LSU 10
1990s 10.53 %LSU 10.06 %LSU 11.1 %LSU 10
2000s 8.04 %LSU 7.46 %LSU 9.2 %LSU 10
2010s 7.73 %LSU 7.35 %LSU 8.12 %LSU 10
2020s 8.2 %LSU 7.69 %LSU 8.54 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 99 Montenegro 7.96 %LSU compare
  2. 100 Congo 7.94 %LSU compare
  3. 101 Malaysia 7.72 %LSU compare
  4. 103 Dominica 7.64 %LSU compare
  5. 104 Grenada 7.46 %LSU compare
  6. 105 Guadeloupe 7.38 %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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Swine / pigs — share in total livestock in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 7.69 %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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 12.28 %LSU in 1971.
What is the lowest swine / pigs — share in total livestock recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 7.35 %LSU in 2010.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for swine / pigs — share in total livestock?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 102nd out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
Is swine / pigs — share in total livestock rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 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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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.