Swine / pigs — Stocks in Germany
Germany: Swine / pigs — Stocks was 5.31 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Germany recorded 5.31 million LSU for swine / pigs — stocks in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine / pigs — stocks in Germany peaked at 9.34 million LSU in 1987 and was at its lowest, 5.31 million LSU, in 2023.
That places Germany 8th out of 172 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Germany, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.03 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 6.52 million LSU | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 6.23 million LSU | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 6.48 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 6.73 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 6.65 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 6.75 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 7.07 million LSU | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 7.06 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 7.14 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 7.66 million LSU | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 7.50 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 7.60 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 7.83 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 7.94 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 7.83 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 7.97 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 8.29 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 8.59 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 8.63 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 8.86 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 8.79 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 8.65 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 9.13 million LSU | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 9.20 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 9.31 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 9.34 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 9.04 million LSU | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 8.76 million LSU | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 8.54 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 7.70 million LSU | -9.8% |
| 1992 | 6.52 million LSU | -15.4% |
| 1993 | 6.63 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 6.52 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 6.17 million LSU | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 5.93 million LSU | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 6.07 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 6.20 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 6.57 million LSU | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 6.41 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 6.45 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 6.53 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 6.58 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 6.41 million LSU | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 6.71 million LSU | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 6.63 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 6.78 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 6.67 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 6.74 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 6.63 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 6.69 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 7.03 million LSU | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 6.92 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 7.08 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 6.91 million LSU | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 6.84 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 6.89 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 6.61 million LSU | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 6.51 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 6.52 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 5.94 million LSU | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 5.34 million LSU | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 5.31 million LSU | -0.7% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 5.31 million LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 128,222 LSU, 41.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Germany's 5.31 million LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 183,000 LSU, 29.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.61 million LSU | 6.03 million LSU | 7.07 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.83 million LSU | 7.14 million LSU | 8.59 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.97 million LSU | 8.63 million LSU | 9.34 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.69 million LSU | 5.93 million LSU | 8.54 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.59 million LSU | 6.41 million LSU | 6.78 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.81 million LSU | 6.51 million LSU | 7.08 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.78 million LSU | 5.31 million LSU | 6.52 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 5 Brazil 10.75 million LSU compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.13 million LSU compare
- 6 Spain 8.45 million LSU compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 797,652 LSU compare
- 7 Russian Federation 6.90 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 Canada 3.48 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
More environment data for Germany
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.65 % 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 -0.0079 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is swine / pigs — stocks in Germany?
- Swine / pigs — stocks in Germany was 5.31 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 9.34 million LSU in 1987.
- What is the lowest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.31 million LSU in 2023.
- How does Germany rank for swine / pigs — stocks?
- Germany ranks 8th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine / pigs — stocks rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.