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Number of pigs in India

Number of pigs in India was 8,299,528 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 2% from 2023. That is the 20th highest of 171 countries in 2024.

2024, head8,299,528 Estimated
Change on 2023-2%
Rank20th of 171Countries ranked
Series high13,519,0002003
Series low4,975,0001966

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Number of pigs in India, 1961 to 2024

4M6M8M10M12M14M19611971198119912001201120241961: 5,176,000 head1962: 5,135,000 head1963: 5,090,000 head1964: 5,050,000 head1965: 5,010,000 head1966: 4,975,000 head1967: 5,304,000 head1968: 5,588,000 head1969: 5,700,000 head1970: 6,000,000 head1971: 6,533,000 head1972: 6,896,000 head1973: 6,900,000 head1974: 7,100,000 head1975: 7,300,000 head1976: 7,400,000 head1977: 7,647,000 head1978: 8,100,000 head1979: 8,600,000 head1980: 9,000,000 head1981: 9,600,000 head1982: 10,072,000 head1983: 10,200,000 head1984: 10,300,000 head1985: 10,400,000 head1986: 10,500,000 head1987: 10,606,000 head1988: 11,000,000 head1989: 11,400,000 head1990: 11,900,000 head1991: 12,300,000 head1992: 12,788,000 head1993: 12,900,000 head1994: 13,000,000 head1995: 13,100,000 head1996: 13,200,000 head1997: 13,291,000 head1998: 13,328,000 head1999: 13,366,000 head2000: 13,403,000 head2001: 13,440,000 head2002: 13,478,000 head2003: 13,519,000 head2004: 12,878,000 head2005: 12,268,000 head2006: 11,686,000 head2007: 11,134,000 head2008: 10,967,000 head2009: 10,802,000 head2010: 10,640,000 head2011: 10,481,000 head2012: 10,293,695 head2013: 10,130,000 head2014: 10,000,000 head2015: 9,851,102 head2016: 9,686,420 head2017: 9,489,664 head2018: 9,272,935 head2019: 9,055,488 head2020: 8,838,968 head2021: 8,807,618 head2022: 8,635,575 head2023: 8,467,552 head2024: 8,299,528 head2.5M5M7.5M10M12.5M15M19611983200520241961: 5,176,000 head1962: 5,135,000 head1963: 5,090,000 head1964: 5,050,000 head1965: 5,010,000 head1966: 4,975,000 head1967: 5,304,000 head1968: 5,588,000 head1969: 5,700,000 head1970: 6,000,000 head1971: 6,533,000 head1972: 6,896,000 head1973: 6,900,000 head1974: 7,100,000 head1975: 7,300,000 head1976: 7,400,000 head1977: 7,647,000 head1978: 8,100,000 head1979: 8,600,000 head1980: 9,000,000 head1981: 9,600,000 head1982: 10,072,000 head1983: 10,200,000 head1984: 10,300,000 head1985: 10,400,000 head1986: 10,500,000 head1987: 10,606,000 head1988: 11,000,000 head1989: 11,400,000 head1990: 11,900,000 head1991: 12,300,000 head1992: 12,788,000 head1993: 12,900,000 head1994: 13,000,000 head1995: 13,100,000 head1996: 13,200,000 head1997: 13,291,000 head1998: 13,328,000 head1999: 13,366,000 head2000: 13,403,000 head2001: 13,440,000 head2002: 13,478,000 head2003: 13,519,000 head2004: 12,878,000 head2005: 12,268,000 head2006: 11,686,000 head2007: 11,134,000 head2008: 10,967,000 head2009: 10,802,000 head2010: 10,640,000 head2011: 10,481,000 head2012: 10,293,695 head2013: 10,130,000 head2014: 10,000,000 head2015: 9,851,102 head2016: 9,686,420 head2017: 9,489,664 head2018: 9,272,935 head2019: 9,055,488 head2020: 8,838,968 head2021: 8,807,618 head2022: 8,635,575 head2023: 8,467,552 head2024: 8,299,528 head
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
Periodhead
20248,299,528 Estimated
20238,467,552 Estimated
20228,635,575 Estimated
20218,807,618 Estimated
20208,838,968 Estimated
20199,055,488
20189,272,935 Estimated
20179,489,664 Estimated
20169,686,420 Estimated
20159,851,102 Estimated
201410,000,000 Estimated
201310,130,000 Estimated
201210,293,695
201110,481,000
201010,640,000
200910,802,000
200810,967,000
200711,134,000
200611,686,000
200512,268,000
200412,878,000
200313,519,000
200213,478,000
200113,440,000
200013,403,000
199913,366,000
199813,328,000
199713,291,000
199613,200,000
199513,100,000
199413,000,000
199312,900,000
199212,788,000
199112,300,000
199011,900,000
198911,400,000
198811,000,000
198710,606,000
198610,500,000
198510,400,000
198410,300,000
198310,200,000
198210,072,000
19819,600,000
19809,000,000
19798,600,000
19788,100,000
19777,647,000
19767,400,000
19757,300,000
19747,100,000
19736,900,000
19726,896,000
19716,533,000
19706,000,000
19695,700,000
19685,588,000
19675,304,000
19664,975,000
19655,010,000
19645,050,000
19635,090,000
19625,135,000
19615,176,000

Rankings

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, India, 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, India, 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/india. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, India, 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/india.

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, India, 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/india (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111): Number of pigs, India, 1961 to 2024}},
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  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/india. 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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What is the number of pigs in India?

Number of pigs in India was 8,299,528 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 2% from 2023. That is the 20th highest of 171 countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest number of pigs in India?

13,519,000 head in 2003, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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