Swine / pigs — Stocks in China

China: Swine / pigs — Stocks was 109.87 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
109.87 million LSU
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
121.69 million LSU
in 2012
All-time low
19.73 million LSU
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Swine / pigs — Stocks in China, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

China recorded 109.87 million LSU for swine / pigs — stocks in 2023.

The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, swine / pigs — stocks in China peaked at 121.69 million LSU in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19.73 million LSU, in 1962.

China ranks 1st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 36.12 million LSU 19.73 million LSU 49.18 million LSU 9
1970s 65.29 million LSU 43.99 million LSU 76.53 million LSU 10
1980s 80.54 million LSU 74.74 million LSU 86.53 million LSU 10
1990s 99.76 million LSU 88.46 million LSU 113.08 million LSU 10
2000s 108.87 million LSU 105.20 million LSU 119.59 million LSU 10
2010s 113.64 million LSU 79.01 million LSU 121.69 million LSU 10
2020s 110.28 million LSU 103.03 million LSU 114.50 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 2 China, mainland 108.56 million LSU compare
  2. 3 OECD 67.25 million LSU compare
  3. 4 USSR 15.09 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 223 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is swine / pigs — stocks in China?
Swine / pigs — stocks in China was 109.87 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 121.69 million LSU in 2012.
What is the lowest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 19.73 million LSU in 1962.
How does China rank for swine / pigs — stocks?
China ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is swine / pigs — stocks rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China 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.