Swine / pigs — Stocks in Western Europe

Western Europe: Swine / pigs — Stocks was 13.17 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
13.17 million LSU
Change on year
down 2.6%
Rank
14th
of 35 groups
All-time high
18.92 million LSU
in 1987
All-time low
10.39 million LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Swine / pigs — Stocks in Western Europe, 1961–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

Western Europe recorded 13.17 million LSU for swine / pigs — stocks in 2023.

The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, swine / pigs — stocks in Western Europe peaked at 18.92 million LSU in 1987 and was at its lowest, 10.39 million LSU, in 1961.

That places Western Europe 14th out of 35 groups 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11.50 million LSU 10.39 million LSU 12.74 million LSU 9
1970s 15.01 million LSU 13.21 million LSU 16.65 million LSU 10
1980s 17.76 million LSU 16.84 million LSU 18.92 million LSU 10
1990s 16.61 million LSU 16.07 million LSU 18.06 million LSU 10
2000s 16.15 million LSU 15.75 million LSU 16.51 million LSU 10
2010s 15.96 million LSU 15.45 million LSU 16.35 million LSU 10
2020s 14.13 million LSU 13.17 million LSU 15.36 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 11 Canada 3.48 million LSU compare
  2. 12 France 2.95 million LSU compare
  3. 13 Denmark 2.84 million LSU compare
  4. 14 Republic of Korea 2.77 million LSU compare
  5. 15 Colombia 2.66 million LSU compare
  6. 16 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2.59 million LSU compare
  7. 17 Poland 2.44 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 223 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is swine / pigs — stocks in Western Europe?
Swine / pigs — stocks in Western Europe was 13.17 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 18.92 million LSU in 1987.
What is the lowest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 10.39 million LSU in 1961.
How does Western Europe rank for swine / pigs — stocks?
Western Europe ranks 14th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is swine / pigs — stocks rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western Europe 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.