Number of pigs in Nicaragua

Number of pigs in Nicaragua was 703,835 head in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 2.8% from 2022.

2023, head703,835 Estimated

Change on 2022+2.8%

Series high750,0001986

Series low330,0001994

Next release: Thursday, 31 December 2026, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Number of pigs in Nicaragua, 1961 to 2023

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 63 values

Period	head
2023	703,835 Estimated
2022	684,400 Estimated
2021	654,239 Estimated
2020	626,848 Estimated
2019	622,234 Estimated
2018	622,146 Estimated
2017	619,310 Estimated
2016	613,936 Estimated
2015	595,158
2014	544,997
2013	499,064
2012	495,000 Estimated
2011	418,485
2010	480,000 Estimated
2009	475,000 Estimated
2008	473,000 Estimated
2007	473,000 Estimated
2006	472,000 Estimated
2005	463,000 Estimated
2004	461,000 Estimated
2003	462,000 Estimated
2002	448,000 Estimated
2001	432,000 Estimated
2000	425,000 Estimated
1999	403,000 Estimated
1998	400,000 Estimated
1997	385,000 Estimated
1996	366,000 Estimated
1995	392,000 Estimated
1994	330,000 Estimated
1993	430,000 Estimated
1992	447,000 Estimated
1991	500,000 Estimated
1990	545,000 Estimated
1989	650,000 Estimated
1988	700,000
1987	748,960
1986	750,000
1985	745,450
1984	744,025
1983	540,000
1982	520,000
1981	550,000
1980	600,000
1979	725,000
1978	710,000
1977	690,000
1976	670,000
1975	650,000
1974	600,000
1973	590,000
1972	580,000
1971	623,835
1970	614,700
1969	582,700
1968	552,300
1967	523,500
1966	496,200
1965	470,300
1964	445,800
1963	422,598
1962	399,400
1961	377,400

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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APA 7

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, Nicaragua, 1961 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

MLA 9

Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111), Number of pigs, Nicaragua, 1961 to 2023. 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/nicaragua. 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, Nicaragua, 1961 to 2023. 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/nicaragua.

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, Nicaragua, 1961 to 2023 [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/nicaragua (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{food_number_of_pigs_nicaragua_2023,
  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, Nicaragua, 1961 to 2023}},
  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/nicaragua. 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.},
}

RIS

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What is the number of pigs in Nicaragua?

Number of pigs in Nicaragua was 703,835 head in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 2.8% from 2022.

Where does this figure come from?

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 Nicaragua?

750,000 head in 1986, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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