Number of pigs
Number of pigs (swine) present in the country, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. FAO asks for the count on one day of the year, usually the census or survey date, so the reference day differs between countries.
FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.
Key facts
- Number of pigs in the World was 962,441,623 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- Number of pigs in the United States was 74,905,400 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- China had the highest number of pigs of 171 countries in 2024, at 427,430,000 head, and Syria the lowest, at 13 head. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- Published for 179 places, with figures from 1961 to 2024.
Rankings
Countries by number of pigs, 2024
Places with data
World, EU and euro area
Countries
- India
- China
- United States
- Indonesia
- Nigeria
- Brazil
- Russia
- Ethiopia
- Mexico
- Japan
- Liberia
- Guyana
- Paraguay
- Malaysia
- Uruguay
- Czechia
Use this data in your AI agent
Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:
Which places have the highest number of pigs? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"pig_stocks","level":"country"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=pig_stocks&level=country