Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in World

World: Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock was 12.12 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
12.12 %LSU
Change on year
down 2.7%
Rank
12th
of 35 groups
All-time high
14.19 %LSU
in 1996
All-time low
9.43 %LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

051015196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, swine / pigs — share in total livestock in World stood at 12.12 %LSU.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, swine / pigs — share in total livestock in World peaked at 14.19 %LSU in 1996 and was at its lowest, 9.43 %LSU, in 1961.

World ranks 12th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.52 %LSU 9.43 %LSU 11.39 %LSU 9
1970s 12.64 %LSU 11.05 %LSU 13.57 %LSU 10
1980s 13.54 %LSU 13.22 %LSU 13.96 %LSU 10
1990s 13.88 %LSU 13.28 %LSU 14.19 %LSU 10
2000s 13.58 %LSU 13.3 %LSU 14.01 %LSU 10
2010s 13.22 %LSU 11.16 %LSU 13.75 %LSU 10
2020s 12.33 %LSU 12.12 %LSU 12.59 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 9 Niue 64.38 %LSU compare
  2. 10 Spain 53.81 %LSU compare
  3. 11 China, Taiwan Province of 53.02 %LSU compare
  4. 12 Melanesia 52.42 %LSU compare
  5. 13 Cyprus 51.82 %LSU compare
  6. 14 Solomon Islands 48.48 %LSU compare
  7. 15 Tonga 45.78 %LSU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is swine / pigs — share in total livestock in World?
Swine / pigs — share in total livestock in World was 12.12 %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 World?
The highest recorded value was 14.19 %LSU in 1996.
What is the lowest swine / pigs — share in total livestock recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 9.43 %LSU in 1961.
How does World rank for swine / pigs — share in total livestock?
World ranks 12th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is swine / pigs — share in total livestock rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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

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
Last refreshed

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.