Number of pigs in China

Number of pigs in China was 427,430,000 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 1.6% from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 171 countries in 2024.

2024, head427,430,000

Change on 2023-1.6%

Rank1st of 171Countries ranked

Series high480,302,4002012

Series low75,520,0001962

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Number of pigs in China, 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	427,430,000
2023	434,222,700
2022	452,560,000
2021	449,224,200
2020	406,504,200
2019	310,406,902
2018	428,171,139
2017	441,589,162
2016	458,028,900
2015	471,602,100
2014	478,931,400
2013	478,931,400
2012	480,302,400
2011	470,748,100
2010	467,652,500
2009	471,772,100
2008	439,895,008
2007	418,504,000
2006	433,191,008
2005	421,234,000
2004	413,818,000
2003	417,762,000
2002	419,505,000
2001	416,336,000
2000	431,442,000
1999	422,563,000
1998	400,348,000
1997	362,836,000
1996	441,691,900
1995	414,615,400
1994	393,001,000
1993	384,211,000
1992	369,646,000
1991	362,408,000
1990	345,754,816
1989	338,795,808
1988	324,456,000
1987	337,190,912
1986	331,396,096
1985	306,791,936
1984	298,535,936
1983	300,780,032
1982	293,700,096
1981	305,431,040
1980	319,705,088
1979	301,285,120
1978	291,777,024
1977	287,247,104
1976	281,169,920
1975	260,780,000
1974	257,940,000
1973	263,680,000
1972	250,350,000
1971	206,101,008
1970	172,510,000
1969	178,630,000
1968	190,060,000
1967	193,360,000
1966	166,925,008
1965	152,470,000
1964	131,800,000
1963	99,970,000
1962	75,520,000
1961	82,270,000

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.

How to cite

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, China, 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, China, 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/china. 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, China, 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/china.

Harvard

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, China, 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/china (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{food_number_of_pigs_china_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, China, 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/china. 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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480,302,400 head in 2012, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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