Swine / pigs — Stocks in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Swine / pigs — Stocks was 302,110 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
302,110 LSU
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
29th
of 35 groups
All-time high
395,522 LSU
in 2007
All-time low
264,319 LSU
in 1971
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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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 29th out of 35 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 26 Malawi 1.81 million LSU compare
  2. 27 India 1.69 million LSU compare
  3. 28 Yugoslav SFR 1.48 million LSU compare
  4. 29 Argentina 1.47 million LSU compare
  5. 30 Czechoslovakia 1.41 million LSU compare
  6. 31 Belgium 1.34 million LSU compare
  7. 32 China, Taiwan Province of 1.29 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 223 places →

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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 29th out of 35 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

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.