Swine / pigs — Stocks in World

World: Swine / pigs — Stocks was 237.83 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
237.83 million LSU
Change on year
down 1.9%
Rank
1st
of 31 groups
All-time high
245.62 million LSU
in 2015
All-time low
97.23 million LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Swine / pigs — Stocks in World, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

World recorded 237.83 million LSU for swine / pigs — stocks in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, swine / pigs — stocks in World peaked at 245.62 million LSU in 2015 and was at its lowest, 97.23 million LSU, in 1961.

That places World 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Swine / pigs — Stocks in World, year by year

Annual values for Swine / pigs — Stocks in World, 1961 to 2023.
Year LSU Change
1961 97.23 million LSU —
1962 101.05 million LSU +3.9%
1963 107.09 million LSU +6.0%
1964 111.28 million LSU +3.9%
1965 119.95 million LSU +7.8%
1966 123.22 million LSU +2.7%
1967 132.56 million LSU +7.6%
1968 132.71 million LSU +0.1%
1969 130.50 million LSU -1.7%
1970 132.50 million LSU +1.5%
1971 149.60 million LSU +12.9%
1972 162.04 million LSU +8.3%
1973 166.01 million LSU +2.5%
1974 166.63 million LSU +0.4%
1975 165.99 million LSU -0.4%
1976 165.88 million LSU -0.1%
1977 172.80 million LSU +4.2%
1978 178.85 million LSU +3.5%
1979 185.57 million LSU +3.8%
1980 193.78 million LSU +4.4%
1981 189.45 million LSU -2.2%
1982 186.67 million LSU -1.5%
1983 188.26 million LSU +0.9%
1984 190.99 million LSU +1.5%
1985 192.35 million LSU +0.7%
1986 200.38 million LSU +4.2%
1987 202.78 million LSU +1.2%
1988 201.25 million LSU -0.8%
1989 204.91 million LSU +1.8%
1990 205.91 million LSU +0.5%
1991 210.88 million LSU +2.4%
1992 215.34 million LSU +2.1%
1993 216.88 million LSU +0.7%
1994 218.76 million LSU +0.9%
1995 222.03 million LSU +1.5%
1996 225.50 million LSU +1.6%
1997 206.67 million LSU -8.4%
1998 215.48 million LSU +4.3%
1999 220.72 million LSU +2.4%
2000 222.54 million LSU +0.8%
2001 218.36 million LSU -1.9%
2002 220.91 million LSU +1.2%
2003 222.48 million LSU +0.7%
2004 221.03 million LSU -0.7%
2005 223.88 million LSU +1.3%
2006 229.00 million LSU +2.3%
2007 227.48 million LSU -0.7%
2008 232.26 million LSU +2.1%
2009 239.53 million LSU +3.1%
2010 240.43 million LSU +0.4%
2011 240.93 million LSU +0.2%
2012 243.40 million LSU +1.0%
2013 242.26 million LSU -0.5%
2014 244.87 million LSU +1.1%
2015 245.62 million LSU +0.3%
2016 243.92 million LSU -0.7%
2017 241.82 million LSU -0.9%
2018 236.77 million LSU -2.1%
2019 206.95 million LSU -12.6%
2020 231.89 million LSU +12.1%
2021 242.19 million LSU +4.4%
2022 242.41 million LSU +0.1%
2023 237.83 million LSU -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 117.29 million LSU 97.23 million LSU 132.71 million LSU 9
1970s 164.59 million LSU 132.50 million LSU 185.57 million LSU 10
1980s 195.08 million LSU 186.67 million LSU 204.91 million LSU 10
1990s 215.82 million LSU 205.91 million LSU 225.50 million LSU 10
2000s 225.75 million LSU 218.36 million LSU 239.53 million LSU 10
2010s 238.70 million LSU 206.95 million LSU 245.62 million LSU 10
2020s 238.58 million LSU 231.89 million LSU 242.41 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 China 109.87 million LSU compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 108.56 million LSU compare
  3. 3 Viet Nam 6.39 million LSU compare
  4. 3 OECD 67.25 million LSU compare
  5. 4 USSR 15.09 million LSU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is swine / pigs — stocks in World?
Swine / pigs — stocks in World was 237.83 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 245.62 million LSU in 2015.
What is the lowest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 97.23 million LSU in 1961.
How does World rank for swine / pigs — stocks?
World ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is swine / pigs — stocks rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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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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
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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.