Swine / pigs — Stocks in Portugal
Portugal: Swine / pigs — Stocks was 545,260 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for swine / pigs — stocks in Portugal is 545,260 LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine / pigs — stocks in Portugal peaked at 900,000 LSU in 1981 and was at its lowest, 381,750 LSU, in 1961.
That places Portugal 46th out of 172 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.
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Portugal, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 381,750 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 389,750 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 397,500 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 406,000 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 391,250 LSU | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 419,075 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 452,650 LSU | +8.0% |
| 1968 | 398,263 LSU | -12.0% |
| 1969 | 444,500 LSU | +11.6% |
| 1970 | 457,150 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 474,825 LSU | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 511,388 LSU | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 518,873 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 545,550 LSU | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 458,300 LSU | -16.0% |
| 1976 | 420,750 LSU | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 530,000 LSU | +26.0% |
| 1978 | 567,500 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 750,000 LSU | +32.2% |
| 1980 | 875,000 LSU | +16.7% |
| 1981 | 900,000 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 875,000 LSU | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 897,500 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 750,000 LSU | -16.4% |
| 1985 | 781,750 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 773,000 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 613,500 LSU | -20.6% |
| 1988 | 613,750 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 578,750 LSU | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 654,500 LSU | +13.1% |
| 1991 | 668,750 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 647,000 LSU | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 643,500 LSU | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 672,500 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 611,000 LSU | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 607,500 LSU | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 593,750 LSU | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 598,500 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 596,250 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 587,500 LSU | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 503,500 LSU | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 491,000 LSU | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 471,500 LSU | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 491,750 LSU | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 488,750 LSU | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 479,250 LSU | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 494,500 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 488,750 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 486,250 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 479,250 LSU | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 496,250 LSU | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 506,000 LSU | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 503,500 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 531,750 LSU | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 561,750 LSU | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 537,750 LSU | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 541,250 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 551,262 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 563,968 LSU | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 562,992 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 555,255 LSU | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 545,830 LSU | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 545,260 LSU | -0.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 545,260 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 128,222 LSU, 4.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 545,260 LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 183,000 LSU, 3.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine / pigs — Stocks in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +32.2% | 567,500 LSU | 750,000 LSU |
| 1977 | +26.0% | 420,750 LSU | 530,000 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 408,971 LSU | 381,750 LSU | 452,650 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 523,434 LSU | 420,750 LSU | 750,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 765,825 LSU | 578,750 LSU | 900,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 629,325 LSU | 593,750 LSU | 672,500 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 498,275 LSU | 471,500 LSU | 587,500 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 527,273 LSU | 479,250 LSU | 563,968 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 552,334 LSU | 545,260 LSU | 562,992 LSU | 4 |
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More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.29 % 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 0.1607 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is swine / pigs — stocks in Portugal?
- Swine / pigs — stocks in Portugal was 545,260 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 900,000 LSU in 1981.
- What is the lowest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 381,750 LSU in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for swine / pigs — stocks?
- Portugal ranks 46th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine / pigs — stocks rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.