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Number of pigs in Nigeria

Number of pigs in Nigeria was 9,958,091 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 2.5% from 2023. That is the 16th highest of 171 countries in 2024.

2024, head9,958,091 Estimated
Change on 2023+2.5%
Rank16th of 171Countries ranked
Series high9,958,0912024
Series low640,0001961

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Number of pigs in Nigeria, 1961 to 2024

02M4M6M8M10M19611971198119912001201120241961: 640,000 head1962: 660,000 head1963: 680,000 head1964: 700,000 head1965: 720,000 head1966: 740,000 head1967: 770,000 head1968: 800,000 head1969: 826,000 head1970: 840,000 head1971: 865,000 head1972: 878,000 head1973: 872,000 head1974: 865,000 head1975: 880,000 head1976: 900,000 head1977: 950,000 head1978: 1,000,000 head1979: 1,000,000 head1980: 1,000,000 head1981: 1,000,000 head1982: 1,000,000 head1983: 1,000,000 head1984: 1,300,000 head1985: 1,600,000 head1986: 2,000,000 head1987: 2,400,000 head1988: 2,600,000 head1989: 3,000,000 head1990: 3,410,000 head1991: 3,546,400 head1992: 3,688,256 head1993: 3,835,786 head1994: 3,989,218 head1995: 4,148,786 head1996: 4,314,738 head1997: 4,487,326 head1998: 4,666,817 head1999: 4,853,487 head2000: 5,047,624 head2001: 5,249,540 head2002: 6,111,824 head2003: 5,677,900 head2004: 5,910,000 head2005: 6,141,220 head2006: 6,386,868 head2007: 6,642,340 head2008: 6,908,030 head2009: 7,184,356 head2010: 7,471,730 head2011: 6,282,453 head2012: 6,533,751 head2013: 6,795,101 head2014: 6,991,989 head2015: 7,368,216 head2016: 7,643,563 head2017: 7,949,306 head2018: 8,259,938 head2019: 8,562,529 head2020: 8,941,888 head2021: 9,299,563 head2022: 9,515,952 head2023: 9,717,469 head2024: 9,958,091 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
20249,958,091 Estimated
20239,717,469 Estimated
20229,515,952 Estimated
20219,299,563
20208,941,888
20198,562,529 Estimated
20188,259,938 Estimated
20177,949,306
20167,643,563
20157,368,216
20146,991,989
20136,795,101
20126,533,751
20116,282,453
20107,471,730
20097,184,356
20086,908,030
20076,642,340
20066,386,868
20056,141,220
20045,910,000 Estimated
20035,677,900
20026,111,824
20015,249,540
20005,047,624
19994,853,487
19984,666,817
19974,487,326
19964,314,738
19954,148,786
19943,989,218
19933,835,786
19923,688,256
19913,546,400
19903,410,000
19893,000,000 Estimated
19882,600,000 Estimated
19872,400,000 Estimated
19862,000,000 Estimated
19851,600,000 Estimated
19841,300,000 Estimated
19831,000,000 Estimated
19821,000,000 Estimated
19811,000,000 Estimated
19801,000,000 Estimated
19791,000,000 Estimated
19781,000,000 Estimated
1977950,000 Estimated
1976900,000 Estimated
1975880,000 Estimated
1974865,000 Estimated
1973872,000 Estimated
1972878,000 Estimated
1971865,000 Estimated
1970840,000 Estimated
1969826,000
1968800,000 Estimated
1967770,000 Estimated
1966740,000
1965720,000
1964700,000
1963680,000
1962660,000
1961640,000

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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, Nigeria, 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

MLA 9

Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111), Number of pigs, Nigeria, 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/nigeria. 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, Nigeria, 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/nigeria.

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, Nigeria, 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/nigeria (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{food_number_of_pigs_nigeria_2024,
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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111): Number of pigs, Nigeria, 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/nigeria. 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 Nigeria?

Number of pigs in Nigeria was 9,958,091 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 2.5% from 2023. That is the 16th 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.

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9,958,091 head in 2024, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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