Swine / pigs — Stocks in Western Europe
Western Europe: Swine / pigs — Stocks was 13.17 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Western Europe, 1961–2023
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 13th out of 31 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.
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.39 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 11.08 million LSU | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 10.76 million LSU | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 11.05 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 11.55 million LSU | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 11.48 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 11.94 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 12.74 million LSU | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 12.53 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 13.21 million LSU | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 14.38 million LSU | +8.9% |
| 1972 | 14.15 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 14.50 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 14.94 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 15.33 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 15.18 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 15.63 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 16.17 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 16.65 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 16.84 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 17.06 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 17.03 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 17.08 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 17.51 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 17.88 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 18.48 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 18.92 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 18.65 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 18.14 million LSU | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 18.06 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 17.14 million LSU | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 16.21 million LSU | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 16.53 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 16.53 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 16.22 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 16.07 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 16.20 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 16.24 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 16.89 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 16.51 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 16.44 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 16.19 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 16.01 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 15.75 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 16.04 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 15.94 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 16.17 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 16.18 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 16.22 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 16.07 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 16.12 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 16.35 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 16.13 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 16.19 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 16.06 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 15.76 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 15.84 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 15.64 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 15.45 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 15.36 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 14.46 million LSU | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 13.52 million LSU | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 13.17 million LSU | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 10 Canada 3.48 million LSU compare
- 10 Melanesia 475,177 LSU compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 202,394 LSU compare
- 11 France 2.95 million LSU compare
- 12 Denmark 2.84 million LSU compare
- 12 United Republic of Tanzania 106,757 LSU compare
- 13 Republic of Korea 2.77 million LSU compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 96,129 LSU compare
- 14 Colombia 2.66 million LSU compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 87,679 LSU compare
- 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2.59 million LSU compare
- 15 Polynesia 50,322 LSU compare
- 16 Poland 2.44 million LSU compare
- 16 Micronesia 11,480 LSU compare
More environment data for Western Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 151.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 54.56 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 97.02 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.73 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 14.73 million m3 (2024)
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 13th out of 31 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
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.