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Number of pigs in Taiwan

Number of pigs in Taiwan was 5,104,923 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 0.8% from 2023. That is the 28th highest of 171 countries in 2024.

2024, head5,104,923 Estimated
Change on 2023-0.8%
Rank28th of 171Countries ranked
Series high10,698,4001997
Series low2,676,0511964

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Number of pigs in Taiwan, 1961 to 2024

2M4M6M8M10M12M19611971198119912001201120241961: 3,164,571 head1962: 3,105,476 head1963: 2,921,218 head1964: 2,676,051 head1965: 2,717,822 head1966: 2,935,503 head1967: 3,110,066 head1968: 3,002,670 head1969: 3,010,564 head1970: 3,048,462 head1971: 2,900,725 head1972: 3,078,548 head1973: 3,831,293 head1974: 3,637,925 head1975: 2,808,583 head1976: 3,314,823 head1977: 3,676,442 head1978: 3,760,475 head1979: 4,322,165 head1980: 5,417,706 head1981: 4,820,201 head1982: 4,825,862 head1983: 5,182,487 head1984: 5,888,198 head1985: 6,569,313 head1986: 6,673,983 head1987: 7,057,099 head1988: 7,129,034 head1989: 6,954,322 head1990: 7,783,276 head1991: 8,565,250 head1992: 10,089,137 head1993: 9,754,460 head1994: 9,844,920 head1995: 10,065,600 head1996: 10,508,500 head1997: 10,698,400 head1998: 7,966,887 head1999: 6,538,596 head2000: 7,243,194 head2001: 7,494,954 head2002: 7,164,605 head2003: 6,793,941 head2004: 6,778,799 head2005: 6,818,970 head2006: 7,171,536 head2007: 7,068,621 head2008: 6,620,790 head2009: 6,427,597 head2010: 6,130,003 head2011: 6,185,952 head2012: 6,265,546 head2013: 6,004,717 head2014: 5,806,237 head2015: 5,545,010 head2016: 5,496,216 head2017: 5,442,381 head2018: 5,432,676 head2019: 5,514,211 head2020: 5,512,274 head2021: 5,471,588 head2022: 5,316,431 head2023: 5,145,509 head2024: 5,104,923 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
20245,104,923 Estimated
20235,145,509 Estimated
20225,316,431
20215,471,588
20205,512,274
20195,514,211
20185,432,676
20175,442,381
20165,496,216
20155,545,010
20145,806,237
20136,004,717 Estimated
20126,265,546
20116,185,952
20106,130,003
20096,427,597
20086,620,790
20077,068,621
20067,171,536
20056,818,970
20046,778,799
20036,793,941
20027,164,605
20017,494,954
20007,243,194
19996,538,596
19987,966,887
199710,698,400
199610,508,500
199510,065,600
19949,844,920
19939,754,460
199210,089,137
19918,565,250
19907,783,276
19896,954,322
19887,129,034
19877,057,099
19866,673,983
19856,569,313
19845,888,198
19835,182,487
19824,825,862
19814,820,201
19805,417,706
19794,322,165
19783,760,475
19773,676,442
19763,314,823
19752,808,583
19743,637,925
19733,831,293
19723,078,548
19712,900,725
19703,048,462
19693,010,564
19683,002,670
19673,110,066
19662,935,503
19652,717,822
19642,676,051
19632,921,218
19623,105,476
19613,164,571

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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, Taiwan, 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, Taiwan, 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/taiwan. 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, Taiwan, 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/taiwan.

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, Taiwan, 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/taiwan (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{food_number_of_pigs_taiwan_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, Taiwan, 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/taiwan. 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 Taiwan?

Number of pigs in Taiwan was 5,104,923 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 0.8% from 2023. That is the 28th 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 Taiwan?

10,698,400 head in 1997, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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