Number of pigs in Benin

Number of pigs in Benin was 1,104,012 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 10.1% from 2023. That is the 64th highest of 171 countries in 2024.

2024, head1,104,012

Change on 2023+10.1%

Rank64th of 171Countries ranked

Series high1,104,0122024

Series low194,5111999

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Number of pigs in Benin, 1961 to 2024

head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.

All 64 values

Period	head
2024	1,104,012
2023	1,002,585
2022	910,477
2021	826,830
2020	750,868
2019	524,000
2018	504,000
2017	485,000
2016	466,000
2015	448,360
2014	431,000
2013	414,000
2012	398,000
2011	383,000
2010	368,000
2009	354,000
2008	340,000
2007	327,000
2006	314,000
2005	306,000
2004	299,000
2003	278,000
2002	285,911
2001	266,082
2000	255,251
1999	194,511
1998	263,723
1997	470,300
1996	581,600
1995	553,979
1994	579,468
1993	536,700
1992	513,225
1991	515,100
1990	462,000
1989	443,319
1988	436,860
1987	617,100
1986	589,180
1985	580,328
1984	523,150
1983	521,300
1982	496,606
1981	475,164
1980	453,576
1979	438,209
1978	419,244
1977	401,279
1976	384,943
1975	352,400
1974	352,520
1973	352,520
1972	347,700
1971	359,100
1970	355,650
1969	325,970
1968	306,633
1967	346,500
1966	299,800
1965	352,238
1964	332,201
1963	302,498
1962	274,835
1961	240,209

Benin compared with nearby places

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Number of pigs, 2024, head. Benin is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Rankings

Countries by number of pigs 178 places
EU countries by number of pigs 27 places

Definition

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.

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FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111) (Number of pigs, Benin, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111), Number of pigs, Benin, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/pig-population/benin. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Number of pigs, Benin, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/pig-population/benin.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111), Number of pigs, Benin, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/pig-population/benin (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{food_number_of_pigs_benin_2024,
  author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111): Number of pigs, Benin, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/pig-population/benin. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}

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