Swine / pigs — Stocks in Western Africa
Western Africa: Swine / pigs — Stocks was 3.28 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Western Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for swine / pigs — stocks in Western Africa is 3.28 million LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine / pigs — stocks in Western Africa peaked at 3.28 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 337,219 LSU, in 1961.
That places Western Africa 22nd out of 31 groups 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 Western Africa, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 337,219 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 355,445 LSU | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 374,919 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 405,466 LSU | +8.1% |
| 1965 | 415,698 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 428,300 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 442,647 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 464,265 LSU | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 497,099 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 506,760 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 521,781 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 527,939 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 537,317 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 548,061 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 568,256 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 591,643 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 612,016 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 637,999 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 649,634 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 654,380 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 687,777 LSU | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 706,331 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 721,896 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 790,002 LSU | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 891,024 LSU | +12.8% |
| 1986 | 981,443 LSU | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 1.05 million LSU | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 1.10 million LSU | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 1.21 million LSU | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 1.29 million LSU | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 1.36 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 1.41 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 1.46 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 1.50 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.55 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 1.54 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.59 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.63 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.69 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 1.77 million LSU | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 1.84 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 2.05 million LSU | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 2.01 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 2.07 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 2.10 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 2.22 million LSU | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 2.30 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 2.38 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 2.48 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 2.57 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 2.37 million LSU | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 2.47 million LSU | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 2.58 million LSU | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 2.67 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 2.79 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 2.87 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.98 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 3.07 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 3.16 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 3.13 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 3.15 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 3.24 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 3.28 million LSU | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 413,451 LSU | 337,219 LSU | 497,099 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 570,141 LSU | 506,760 LSU | 649,634 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 879,532 LSU | 654,380 LSU | 1.21 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.50 million LSU | 1.29 million LSU | 1.69 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.12 million LSU | 1.77 million LSU | 2.48 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.75 million LSU | 2.37 million LSU | 3.16 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.20 million LSU | 3.13 million LSU | 3.28 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 19 Japan 2.24 million LSU compare
- 19 Syrian Arab Republic 2 LSU compare
- 20 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 LSU compare
- 20 Myanmar 1.95 million LSU compare
- 21 Thailand 1.93 million LSU compare
- 22 Belgium-Luxembourg 1.91 million LSU compare
- 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
More environment data for Western Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 355,916 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 51,000 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 18,051 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 79,324 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is swine / pigs — stocks in Western Africa?
- Swine / pigs — stocks in Western Africa was 3.28 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.28 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 337,219 LSU in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for swine / pigs — stocks?
- Western Africa ranks 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is swine / pigs — stocks rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western 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.