Swine / pigs — Stocks in Australia

Australia: Swine / pigs — Stocks was 617,534 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
617,534 LSU
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
50th
of 188 countries
All-time high
814,750 LSU
in 1973
All-time low
359,998 LSU
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Swine / pigs — Stocks in Australia, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Australia recorded 617,534 LSU for swine / pigs — stocks in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, swine / pigs — stocks in Australia peaked at 814,750 LSU in 1973 and was at its lowest, 359,998 LSU, in 1963.

Australia ranks 50th of 188 countries 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 435,944 LSU 359,998 LSU 563,258 LSU 9
1970s 626,723 LSU 543,190 LSU 814,750 LSU 10
1980s 634,738 LSU 593,157 LSU 676,542 LSU 10
1990s 663,024 LSU 631,603 LSU 698,096 LSU 10
2000s 649,841 LSU 575,428 LSU 735,000 LSU 10
2010s 575,594 LSU 524,537 LSU 633,508 LSU 10
2020s 616,307 LSU 564,512 LSU 644,399 LSU 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 47 Hungary 651,925 LSU compare
  2. 48 Austria 629,115 LSU compare
  3. 49 Belarus 623,250 LSU compare
  4. 51 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 596,554 LSU compare
  5. 52 Portugal 545,260 LSU compare
  6. 53 Serbia 535,247 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 223 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is swine / pigs — stocks in Australia?
Swine / pigs — stocks in Australia was 617,534 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 814,750 LSU in 1973.
What is the lowest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 359,998 LSU in 1963.
How does Australia rank for swine / pigs — stocks?
Australia ranks 50th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is swine / pigs — stocks rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia 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

Indicator
Swine / pigs — Stocks
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.