Swine / pigs — Stocks in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Swine / pigs — Stocks was 679,984 LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, swine / pigs — stocks in Australia and New Zealand stood at 679,984 LSU.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine / pigs — stocks in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 933,710 LSU in 1973 and was at its lowest, 551,504 LSU, in 1963.
That places Australia and New Zealand 41st out of 172 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 567,684 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 584,466 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 551,504 LSU | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 559,740 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 594,005 LSU | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 603,364 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 601,574 LSU | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 667,462 LSU | +11.0% |
| 1969 | 701,606 LSU | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 744,072 LSU | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 785,570 LSU | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 918,918 LSU | +17.0% |
| 1973 | 933,710 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 741,786 LSU | -20.6% |
| 1975 | 654,902 LSU | -11.7% |
| 1976 | 651,402 LSU | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 678,532 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 672,064 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 686,183 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 737,918 LSU | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 712,448 LSU | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 694,600 LSU | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 724,691 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 740,724 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 741,508 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 747,126 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 759,108 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 779,932 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 770,532 LSU | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 760,568 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 734,694 LSU | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 800,884 LSU | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 760,294 LSU | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 799,512 LSU | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 770,952 LSU | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 737,603 LSU | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 740,481 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 779,682 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 748,722 LSU | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 719,938 LSU | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 775,622 LSU | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 820,504 LSU | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 758,812 LSU | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 734,107 LSU | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 719,866 LSU | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 772,125 LSU | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 742,838 LSU | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 684,012 LSU | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 656,126 LSU | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 656,102 LSU | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 653,000 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 612,906 LSU | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 598,968 LSU | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 648,743 LSU | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 635,116 LSU | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 637,213 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 689,890 LSU | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 705,270 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 643,742 LSU | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 623,145 LSU | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 706,578 LSU | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 707,607 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 679,984 LSU | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 603,489 LSU | 551,504 LSU | 701,606 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 746,714 LSU | 651,402 LSU | 933,710 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 740,859 LSU | 694,600 LSU | 779,932 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 763,339 LSU | 734,694 LSU | 800,884 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 738,395 LSU | 656,126 LSU | 820,504 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 648,095 LSU | 598,968 LSU | 705,270 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 679,328 LSU | 623,145 LSU | 707,607 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is swine / pigs — stocks in Australia and New Zealand?
- Swine / pigs — stocks in Australia and New Zealand was 679,984 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 933,710 LSU in 1973.
- What is the lowest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 551,504 LSU in 1963.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for swine / pigs — stocks?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 41st out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine / pigs — stocks rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Swine / pigs — Stocks. 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.