Swine / pigs — Stocks in Canada
Canada: Swine / pigs — Stocks was 3.48 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, swine / pigs — stocks in Canada stood at 3.48 million LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine / pigs — stocks in Canada peaked at 3.78 million LSU in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.25 million LSU, in 1963.
Canada ranks 10th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Canada, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.25 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1.28 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 1.25 million LSU | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 1.35 million LSU | +8.0% |
| 1965 | 1.40 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 1.27 million LSU | -9.1% |
| 1967 | 1.46 million LSU | +14.5% |
| 1968 | 1.53 million LSU | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 1.45 million LSU | -5.7% |
| 1970 | 1.64 million LSU | +13.3% |
| 1971 | 1.93 million LSU | +17.7% |
| 1972 | 1.85 million LSU | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 1.80 million LSU | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 1.74 million LSU | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 1.51 million LSU | -13.5% |
| 1976 | 1.42 million LSU | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 1.55 million LSU | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 1.70 million LSU | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 2.09 million LSU | +23.0% |
| 1980 | 2.52 million LSU | +20.7% |
| 1981 | 2.55 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 2.49 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 2.47 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 2.59 million LSU | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 2.64 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 2.49 million LSU | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 2.50 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 2.70 million LSU | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 2.74 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 2.60 million LSU | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 2.54 million LSU | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 2.65 million LSU | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 2.69 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 2.63 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 2.82 million LSU | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 2.90 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 2.87 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 3.00 million LSU | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 3.11 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 3.23 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 3.39 million LSU | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 3.59 million LSU | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 3.69 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 3.68 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 3.70 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 3.78 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 3.52 million LSU | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 3.17 million LSU | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 3.12 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 3.12 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.15 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 3.19 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.19 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 3.21 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.29 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 3.41 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 3.48 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 3.56 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 3.52 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 3.52 million LSU | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.53 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 3.54 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 3.48 million LSU | -1.9% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 3.48 million LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 128,222 LSU, 27.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.36 million LSU | 1.25 million LSU | 1.53 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.72 million LSU | 1.42 million LSU | 2.09 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.57 million LSU | 2.47 million LSU | 2.74 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.78 million LSU | 2.54 million LSU | 3.11 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.49 million LSU | 3.12 million LSU | 3.78 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.31 million LSU | 3.12 million LSU | 3.56 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.52 million LSU | 3.48 million LSU | 3.54 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 797,652 LSU compare
- 7 Russian Federation 6.90 million LSU compare
- 8 Germany 5.31 million LSU compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 761,892 LSU compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 596,554 LSU compare
- 9 Mexico 4.88 million LSU compare
- 10 Melanesia 475,177 LSU compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 202,394 LSU compare
- 11 France 2.95 million LSU compare
- 12 Denmark 2.84 million LSU compare
- 12 United Republic of Tanzania 106,757 LSU compare
- 13 Republic of Korea 2.77 million LSU compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 96,129 LSU compare
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % 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 -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is swine / pigs — stocks in Canada?
- Swine / pigs — stocks in Canada was 3.48 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.78 million LSU in 2006.
- What is the lowest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 million LSU in 1963.
- How does Canada rank for swine / pigs — stocks?
- Canada ranks 10th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine / pigs — stocks rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.