Swine / pigs — Stocks in Europe

Europe: Swine / pigs — Stocks was 44.40 million LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
44.40 million LSU
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
4th
of 31 groups
All-time high
61.97 million LSU
in 1988
All-time low
36.30 million LSU
in 1964
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Swine / pigs — Stocks in Europe, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Europe recorded 44.40 million LSU for swine / pigs — stocks in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, swine / pigs — stocks in Europe peaked at 61.97 million LSU in 1988 and was at its lowest, 36.30 million LSU, in 1964.

That places Europe 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

Swine / pigs — Stocks in Europe, year by year

Annual values for Swine / pigs — Stocks in Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year LSU Change
1961 38.50 million LSU —
1962 41.16 million LSU +6.9%
1963 40.63 million LSU -1.3%
1964 36.30 million LSU -10.7%
1965 40.18 million LSU +10.7%
1966 40.47 million LSU +0.7%
1967 40.95 million LSU +1.2%
1968 40.82 million LSU -0.3%
1969 40.33 million LSU -1.2%
1970 43.30 million LSU +7.4%
1971 48.44 million LSU +11.9%
1972 50.02 million LSU +3.3%
1973 50.33 million LSU +0.6%
1974 52.24 million LSU +3.8%
1975 52.99 million LSU +1.4%
1976 49.45 million LSU -6.7%
1977 52.17 million LSU +5.5%
1978 55.30 million LSU +6.0%
1979 56.73 million LSU +2.6%
1980 57.71 million LSU +1.7%
1981 57.43 million LSU -0.5%
1982 58.13 million LSU +1.2%
1983 57.86 million LSU -0.5%
1984 59.64 million LSU +3.1%
1985 59.75 million LSU +0.2%
1986 61.08 million LSU +2.2%
1987 61.51 million LSU +0.7%
1988 61.97 million LSU +0.8%
1989 60.99 million LSU -1.6%
1990 60.65 million LSU -0.6%
1991 59.54 million LSU -1.8%
1992 58.97 million LSU -1.0%
1993 56.83 million LSU -3.6%
1994 55.19 million LSU -2.9%
1995 53.36 million LSU -3.3%
1996 52.04 million LSU -2.5%
1997 50.81 million LSU -2.4%
1998 50.21 million LSU -1.2%
1999 51.30 million LSU +2.2%
2000 50.10 million LSU -2.3%
2001 47.96 million LSU -4.3%
2002 48.56 million LSU +1.3%
2003 49.41 million LSU +1.8%
2004 48.10 million LSU -2.7%
2005 47.62 million LSU -1.0%
2006 48.32 million LSU +1.5%
2007 49.50 million LSU +2.4%
2008 47.77 million LSU -3.5%
2009 46.81 million LSU -2.0%
2010 47.32 million LSU +1.1%
2011 46.81 million LSU -1.1%
2012 45.81 million LSU -2.1%
2013 45.67 million LSU -0.3%
2014 46.27 million LSU +1.3%
2015 46.73 million LSU +1.0%
2016 46.66 million LSU -0.1%
2017 46.86 million LSU +0.4%
2018 46.66 million LSU -0.4%
2019 46.71 million LSU +0.1%
2020 47.67 million LSU +2.1%
2021 46.80 million LSU -1.8%
2022 44.90 million LSU -4.1%
2023 44.40 million LSU -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 39.93 million LSU 36.30 million LSU 41.16 million LSU 9
1970s 51.10 million LSU 43.30 million LSU 56.73 million LSU 10
1980s 59.61 million LSU 57.43 million LSU 61.97 million LSU 10
1990s 54.89 million LSU 50.21 million LSU 60.65 million LSU 10
2000s 48.41 million LSU 46.81 million LSU 50.10 million LSU 10
2010s 46.55 million LSU 45.67 million LSU 47.32 million LSU 10
2020s 45.94 million LSU 44.40 million LSU 47.67 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 1 China 109.87 million LSU compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 108.56 million LSU compare
  3. 3 Viet Nam 6.39 million LSU compare
  4. 3 OECD 67.25 million LSU compare
  5. 4 USSR 15.09 million LSU compare
  6. 5 Brazil 10.75 million LSU compare
  7. 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.13 million LSU compare
  8. 6 Spain 8.45 million LSU compare
  9. 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 797,652 LSU compare
  10. 7 Russian Federation 6.90 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 223 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is swine / pigs — stocks in Europe?
Swine / pigs — stocks in Europe was 44.40 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 61.97 million LSU in 1988.
What is the lowest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 36.30 million LSU in 1964.
How does Europe rank for swine / pigs — stocks?
Europe ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is swine / pigs — stocks rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Europe 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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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
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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.