Swine / pigs — Stocks in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Swine / pigs — Stocks was 1.67 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Middle Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, swine / pigs — stocks in Middle Africa stood at 1.67 million LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine / pigs — stocks in Middle Africa peaked at 1.67 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 227,812 LSU, in 1961.
Middle Africa ranks 4th of 20 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 227,812 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 231,058 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 237,338 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 242,002 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 248,492 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 262,235 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 263,630 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 290,081 LSU | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 301,548 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 323,500 LSU | +7.3% |
| 1971 | 339,037 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 356,392 LSU | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 364,828 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 376,947 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 393,244 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 460,586 LSU | +17.1% |
| 1977 | 485,846 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 517,029 LSU | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 550,380 LSU | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 576,122 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 575,046 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 538,193 LSU | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 520,408 LSU | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 538,900 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 623,636 LSU | +15.7% |
| 1986 | 712,353 LSU | +14.2% |
| 1987 | 679,250 LSU | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 706,968 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 741,978 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 777,865 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 755,867 LSU | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 753,398 LSU | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 744,210 LSU | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 745,721 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 731,199 LSU | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 751,025 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 766,880 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 815,481 LSU | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 768,897 LSU | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 834,183 LSU | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 850,417 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 884,620 LSU | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 920,158 LSU | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 940,553 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 944,346 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 972,942 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 million LSU | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.09 million LSU | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 1.16 million LSU | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 1.32 million LSU | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 1.38 million LSU | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 1.30 million LSU | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 1.35 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.46 million LSU | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 1.52 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.49 million LSU | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.51 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.51 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.52 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.55 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.58 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.62 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 1.67 million LSU | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 256,022 LSU | 227,812 LSU | 301,548 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 416,779 LSU | 323,500 LSU | 550,380 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 621,285 LSU | 520,408 LSU | 741,978 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 761,054 LSU | 731,199 LSU | 815,481 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 961,385 LSU | 834,183 LSU | 1.16 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 million LSU | 1.30 million LSU | 1.52 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 million LSU | 1.55 million LSU | 1.67 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 1 China 109.87 million LSU compare
- 2 China, mainland 108.56 million LSU compare
- 3 Viet Nam 6.39 million LSU compare
- 3 OECD 67.25 million LSU compare
- 4 USSR 15.09 million LSU compare
- 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
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 139.79 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 122.87 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 3,754 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is swine / pigs — stocks in Middle Africa?
- Swine / pigs — stocks in Middle Africa was 1.67 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 227,812 LSU in 1961.
- How does Middle Africa rank for swine / pigs — stocks?
- Middle Africa ranks 4th out of 20 groups with data for 2023.
- Is swine / pigs — stocks rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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.