Swine / pigs — Stocks in Australia
Australia: Swine / pigs — Stocks was 617,534 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Australia, 1961–2023
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 45th of 172 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.
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Australia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 403,826 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 413,081 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 359,998 LSU | -12.9% |
| 1964 | 366,878 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 415,003 LSU | +13.1% |
| 1966 | 436,638 LSU | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 450,900 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 513,917 LSU | +14.0% |
| 1969 | 563,258 LSU | +9.6% |
| 1970 | 599,591 LSU | +6.5% |
| 1971 | 647,500 LSU | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 799,671 LSU | +23.5% |
| 1973 | 814,750 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 626,354 LSU | -23.1% |
| 1975 | 549,305 LSU | -12.3% |
| 1976 | 543,190 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 557,292 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 554,256 LSU | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 575,320 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 629,396 LSU | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 607,384 LSU | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 593,157 LSU | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 622,590 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 631,625 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 627,893 LSU | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 638,374 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 652,723 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 676,542 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 667,699 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 661,893 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 632,867 LSU | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 698,096 LSU | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 661,514 LSU | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 693,820 LSU | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 663,202 LSU | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 631,603 LSU | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 638,750 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 692,000 LSU | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 656,500 LSU | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 627,750 LSU | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 687,000 LSU | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 735,000 LSU | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 664,500 LSU | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 636,947 LSU | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 634,500 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 683,250 LSU | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 651,170 LSU | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 602,864 LSU | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 575,428 LSU | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 572,323 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 571,304 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 534,480 LSU | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 524,537 LSU | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 577,000 LSU | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 568,041 LSU | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 573,561 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 621,425 LSU | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 633,508 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 579,758 LSU | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 564,512 LSU | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 644,399 LSU | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 638,784 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 617,534 LSU | -3.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 617,534 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 128,222 LSU, 4.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Australia's 617,534 LSU is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62,449 LSU, 9.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
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 45th out of 172 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
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.