Swine / pigs — Stocks in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Swine / pigs — Stocks was 47,719 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, swine / pigs — stocks in Sierra Leone stood at 47,719 LSU.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 282.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine / pigs — stocks in Sierra Leone peaked at 50,269 LSU in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,505 LSU, in 2001.
That places Sierra Leone 99th out of 172 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 2,500 LSU | +25.0% |
| 1963 | 3,200 LSU | +28.0% |
| 1964 | 4,000 LSU | +25.0% |
| 1965 | 4,800 LSU | +20.0% |
| 1966 | 5,200 LSU | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 5,200 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 5,600 LSU | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 5,000 LSU | -10.7% |
| 1970 | 4,000 LSU | -20.0% |
| 1971 | 3,355 LSU | -16.1% |
| 1972 | 3,600 LSU | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 4,200 LSU | +16.7% |
| 1974 | 4,600 LSU | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 5,200 LSU | +13.0% |
| 1976 | 5,600 LSU | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 6,000 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 6,600 LSU | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 7,000 LSU | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 7,200 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 7,600 LSU | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 8,000 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 8,400 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 8,000 LSU | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 8,800 LSU | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 9,400 LSU | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 10,000 LSU | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 10,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 10,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 10,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 10,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10,400 LSU | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 10,400 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,505 LSU | -85.5% |
| 2002 | 1,881 LSU | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 2,352 LSU | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 2,939 LSU | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 3,674 LSU | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 4,593 LSU | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 5,741 LSU | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 7,176 LSU | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 8,612 LSU | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 9,473 LSU | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 10,420 LSU | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 11,462 LSU | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 12,463 LSU | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 16,768 LSU | +34.5% |
| 2015 | 26,624 LSU | +58.8% |
| 2016 | 18,618 LSU | -30.1% |
| 2017 | 43,499 LSU | +133.6% |
| 2018 | 46,762 LSU | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 50,269 LSU | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 46,843 LSU | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 47,958 LSU | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 48,357 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 47,719 LSU | -1.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 47,719 LSU is below the median for low income countries, which is 92,118 LSU, 52% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 47,719 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72,581 LSU, 66% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine / pigs — Stocks in Sierra Leone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +133.6% | 18,618 LSU | 43,499 LSU |
| 2001 | -85.5% | 10,400 LSU | 1,505 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,167 LSU | 2,000 LSU | 5,600 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,015 LSU | 3,355 LSU | 7,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,740 LSU | 7,200 LSU | 10,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,040 LSU | 10,000 LSU | 10,400 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,887 LSU | 1,505 LSU | 10,400 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,636 LSU | 9,473 LSU | 50,269 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,719 LSU | 46,843 LSU | 48,357 LSU | 4 |
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More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.72 % 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 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is swine / pigs — stocks in Sierra Leone?
- Swine / pigs — stocks in Sierra Leone was 47,719 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 50,269 LSU in 2019.
- What is the lowest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,505 LSU in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for swine / pigs — stocks?
- Sierra Leone ranks 99th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine / pigs — stocks rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 282.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.