Swine / pigs — Stocks in Ireland

Ireland: Swine / pigs — Stocks was 351,902 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
351,902 LSU
Change on year
down 10.4%
World rank
59th
of 188 countries
All-time high
450,225 LSU
in 1999
All-time low
199,100 LSU
in 1975
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Swine / pigs — Stocks in Ireland, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Ireland recorded 351,902 LSU for swine / pigs — stocks in 2023.

The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, swine / pigs — stocks in Ireland peaked at 450,225 LSU in 1999 and was at its lowest, 199,100 LSU, in 1975.

That places Ireland 59th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 258,583 LSU 230,150 LSU 289,425 LSU 9
1970s 255,448 LSU 199,100 LSU 288,850 LSU 10
1980s 260,218 LSU 240,050 LSU 280,000 LSU 10
1990s 370,940 LSU 277,525 LSU 450,225 LSU 10
2000s 409,870 LSU 346,300 LSU 446,125 LSU 10
2010s 390,437 LSU 379,075 LSU 403,318 LSU 10
2020s 398,135 LSU 351,902 LSU 428,398 LSU 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 56 Madagascar 465,320 LSU compare
  2. 57 Cameroon 444,763 LSU compare
  3. 58 Papua New Guinea 427,424 LSU compare
  4. 60 Cuba 347,714 LSU compare
  5. 61 Czechia 340,570 LSU compare
  6. 62 Paraguay 332,576 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 223 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is swine / pigs — stocks in Ireland?
Swine / pigs — stocks in Ireland was 351,902 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 450,225 LSU in 1999.
What is the lowest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 199,100 LSU in 1975.
How does Ireland rank for swine / pigs — stocks?
Ireland ranks 59th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is swine / pigs — stocks rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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.