Number of pigs in New Zealand

Number of pigs in New Zealand was 243,588 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 2.5% from 2023. That is the 97th highest of 171 countries in 2024.

2024, head243,588

Change on 2023-2.5%

Rank97th of 171Countries ranked

Series high771,4501964

Series low234,5332020

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Number of pigs in New Zealand, 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	243,588
2023	249,796
2022	275,291
2021	248,717
2020	234,533
2019	255,934
2018	287,051
2017	273,860
2016	254,607
2015	268,300
2014	286,971
2013	297,724
2012	313,703
2011	326,788
2010	335,114
2009	322,788
2008	324,594
2007	366,671
2006	355,501
2005	341,465
2004	388,640
2003	377,249
2002	342,015
2001	354,489
2000	368,754
1999	368,887
1998	350,730
1997	406,924
1996	424,000
1995	431,000
1994	422,766
1993	395,117
1992	411,148
1991	407,306
1990	394,700
1989	411,334
1988	413,558
1987	425,542
1986	435,012
1985	454,462
1984	436,396
1983	408,403
1982	405,771
1981	420,259
1980	434,084
1979	443,452
1978	471,229
1977	484,961
1976	432,844
1975	422,391
1974	461,726
1973	475,842
1972	476,989
1971	552,279
1970	577,925
1969	553,388
1968	614,177
1967	602,695
1966	666,905
1965	716,008
1964	771,450
1963	766,025
1962	685,541
1961	655,432

New Zealand compared with nearby places

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Number of pigs, 2024, head. New Zealand 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, New Zealand, 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, New Zealand, 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/new-zealand. 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, New Zealand, 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/new-zealand.

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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, New Zealand, 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/new-zealand (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  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, New Zealand, 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/new-zealand. 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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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.

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771,450 head in 1964, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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