Swine / pigs — Stocks in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Swine / pigs — Stocks was 1.67 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.67 million LSU
Change on year
up 3.3%
Rank
26th
of 35 groups
All-time high
1.67 million LSU
in 2023
All-time low
227,812 LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Swine / pigs — Stocks in Middle Africa, 1961–2023

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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 26th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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. 23 Belgium-Luxembourg 1.91 million LSU compare
  2. 24 Nigeria 1.90 million LSU compare
  3. 25 Indonesia 1.82 million LSU compare
  4. 26 Malawi 1.81 million LSU compare
  5. 27 India 1.69 million LSU compare
  6. 28 Yugoslav SFR 1.48 million LSU compare
  7. 29 Argentina 1.47 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 223 places →

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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 26th out of 35 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

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.