Swine / pigs — Stocks in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Swine / pigs — Stocks was 302,110 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Southern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 302,110 LSU for swine / pigs — stocks in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine / pigs — stocks in Southern Africa peaked at 395,522 LSU in 2007 and was at its lowest, 264,319 LSU, in 1971.
That places Southern Africa 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 316,029 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 318,605 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 312,297 LSU | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 308,844 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 298,725 LSU | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 275,404 LSU | -7.8% |
| 1967 | 271,780 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 289,130 LSU | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 309,027 LSU | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 294,199 LSU | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 264,319 LSU | -10.2% |
| 1972 | 274,959 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 287,127 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 288,316 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 290,617 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 293,201 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 303,542 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 317,845 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 294,617 LSU | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 287,287 LSU | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 289,321 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 300,448 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 314,244 LSU | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 288,654 LSU | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 291,629 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 296,859 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 296,303 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 309,168 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 329,513 LSU | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 331,277 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 329,311 LSU | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 325,467 LSU | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 321,271 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 321,647 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 348,970 LSU | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 343,840 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 349,451 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 353,780 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 337,666 LSU | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 348,457 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 353,070 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 365,500 LSU | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 360,183 LSU | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 367,940 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 375,653 LSU | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 395,000 LSU | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 395,522 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 361,751 LSU | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 361,795 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 355,694 LSU | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 354,388 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 352,973 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 349,073 LSU | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 350,377 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 347,693 LSU | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 345,062 LSU | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 328,148 LSU | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 328,283 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 320,152 LSU | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 314,605 LSU | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 304,150 LSU | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 302,970 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 302,110 LSU | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 299,982 LSU | 271,780 LSU | 318,605 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 290,874 LSU | 264,319 LSU | 317,845 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 300,343 LSU | 287,287 LSU | 329,513 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 336,268 LSU | 321,271 LSU | 353,780 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 368,487 LSU | 348,457 LSU | 395,522 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 343,184 LSU | 320,152 LSU | 355,694 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 305,959 LSU | 302,110 LSU | 314,605 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 23 Nigeria 1.90 million LSU compare
- 24 Indonesia 1.82 million LSU compare
- 25 Malawi 1.81 million LSU compare
- 25 Caribbean 791,434 LSU compare
- 26 India 1.69 million LSU compare
- 27 Yugoslav SFR 1.48 million LSU compare
- 28 Argentina 1.47 million LSU compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 91,494 LSU compare
- 29 Czechoslovakia 1.41 million LSU compare
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 27.42 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 17.80 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is swine / pigs — stocks in Southern Africa?
- Swine / pigs — stocks in Southern Africa was 302,110 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 395,522 LSU in 2007.
- What is the lowest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 264,319 LSU in 1971.
- How does Southern Africa rank for swine / pigs — stocks?
- Southern Africa ranks 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is swine / pigs — stocks rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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.