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Countries by number of pigs, 2024

China had the highest number of pigs of 171 countries in 2024, at 427,430,000 head. Syria had the lowest, at 13 head. The median was 434,193 head and the figure for the World was 962,441,623 head. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Highest427,430,000China
Lowest13Syria
Median434,193171 countries
World962,441,623History

Map of countries, 2024

Antigua and Barbuda: 4,984 headAlbania: 104,042 headArmenia: 186,951 headAngola: 3,188,105 headArgentina: 6,115,215 headAustria: 2,534,440 headAustralia: 2,497,379 headAzerbaijan: 5,304 headBosnia and Herzegovina: 447,474 headBelgium: 5,375,200 headBurkina Faso: 1,525,188 headBulgaria: 700,780 headBurundi: 1,540,229 headBenin: 1,104,012 headBrunei: 553 headBolivia: 3,143,989 headBrazil: 43,914,785 headBahamas: 5,021 headBhutan: 34,059 headBotswana: 7,083 headBelarus: 2,197,300 headBelize: 13,892 headCanada: 13,985,000 headDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 1,016,111 headCentral African Republic: 1,121,182 headRepublic of the Congo: 103,498 headSwitzerland: 1,274,949 headCôte d’Ivoire: 472,572 headChile: 2,777,625 headCameroon: 2,255,581 headChina: 427,430,000 headColombia: 10,668,276 headCosta Rica: 559,743 headCuba: 117,000 headCape Verde: 73,057 headCyprus: 309,790 headCzechia: 1,421,820 headGermany: 21,292,300 headDenmark: 11,583,000 headDominican Republic: 520,076 headAlgeria: 4,808 headEcuador: 896,457 headEstonia: 283,550 headEgypt: 20,688 headSpain: 34,565,280 headEthiopia: 37,330 headFinland: 974,130 headFiji: 120,000 headFrance: 11,714,940 headGabon: 225,991 headUnited Kingdom: 4,715,669 headGeorgia: 141,600 headGhana: 951,401 headGambia: 25,243 headGuinea: 183,169 headEquatorial Guinea: 7,548 headGreece: 786,200 headGuatemala: 3,044,525 headGuinea-Bissau: 434,193 headGuyana: 9,566 headHong Kong: 114,358 headHonduras: 453,773 headCroatia: 873,000 headHaiti: 1,024,619 headHungary: 2,802,400 headIndonesia: 5,767,595 headIreland: 1,473,750 headIsrael: 135,796 headIndia: 8,299,528 headIceland: 26,000 headItaly: 7,820,490 headJamaica: 220,979 headJapan: 8,798,000 headKenya: 949,807 headKyrgyzstan: 26,647 headCambodia: 2,014,037 headKiribati: 15,592 headNorth Korea: 2,462,814 headSouth Korea: 10,845,848 headKazakhstan: 479,662 headLaos: 4,767,000 headLebanon: 7,474 headSri Lanka: 109,660 headLiberia: 273,192 headLesotho: 35,490 headLithuania: 496,790 headLuxembourg: 64,810 headLatvia: 300,060 headMorocco: 7,782 headMoldova: 379,619 headMontenegro: 29,270 headMadagascar: 2,124,304 headNorth Macedonia: 179,682 headMali: 91,478 headMyanmar: 7,800,000 headMongolia: 21,258 headMauritius: 23,712 headMalawi: 12,140,948 headMexico: 19,856,591 headMalaysia: 1,234,242 headMozambique: 1,755,399 headNamibia: 87,256 headNew Caledonia: 36,916 headNiger: 42,943 headNigeria: 9,958,091 headNetherlands: 10,192,000 headNorway: 709,600 headNepal: 1,497,411 headNew Zealand: 243,588 headPanama: 508,934 headPeru: 3,519,668 headFrench Polynesia: 29,124 headPapua New Guinea: 2,055,539 headPhilippines: 9,566,230 headPoland: 9,078,250 headPuerto Rico: 40,725 headPortugal: 2,192,680 headParaguay: 1,674,266 headRomania: 3,257,500 headSerbia: 2,349,176 headRussia: 29,015,221 headRwanda: 1,062,978 headSolomon Islands: 55,519 headSweden: 1,360,460 headSlovenia: 232,350 headSlovakia: 412,310 headSierra Leone: 307,970 headSenegal: 503,379 headSomalia: 3,734 headSuriname: 33,632 headEl Salvador: 245,241 headSyria: 13 headEswatini: 55,271 headChad: 115,004 headTogo: 1,167,893 headThailand: 7,867,214 headTajikistan: 400 headTimor-Leste: 385,128 headTurkmenistan: 7,890 headTunisia: 5,449 headTürkiye: 1,724 headTrinidad and Tobago: 31,010 headTaiwan: 5,104,923 headTanzania: 539,088 headUkraine: 4,521,100 headUganda: 7,053,559 headUnited States: 74,905,400 headUruguay: 147,258 headUzbekistan: 39,817 headVenezuela: 2,311,261 headVietnam: 26,519,409 headVanuatu: 76,165 headSamoa: 91,647 headSouth Africa: 1,315,727 headZambia: 1,501,285 headZimbabwe: 301,747 head
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head, 2024. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Top 40 countries, 2024

China: 427,430,000 headChina427,430,000United States: 74,905,400 headUnited States74,905,400Brazil: 43,914,785 headBrazil43,914,785Spain: 34,565,280 headSpain34,565,280Russia: 29,015,221 headRussia29,015,221Vietnam: 26,519,409 headVietnam26,519,409Germany: 21,292,300 headGermany21,292,300Mexico: 19,856,591 headMexico19,856,591Canada: 13,985,000 headCanada13,985,000Malawi: 12,140,948 headMalawi12,140,948France: 11,714,940 headFrance11,714,940Denmark: 11,583,000 headDenmark11,583,000South Korea: 10,845,848 headSouth Korea10,845,848Colombia: 10,668,276 headColombia10,668,276Netherlands: 10,192,000 headNetherlands10,192,000Nigeria: 9,958,091 headNigeria9,958,091Philippines: 9,566,230 headPhilippines9,566,230Poland: 9,078,250 headPoland9,078,250Japan: 8,798,000 headJapan8,798,000India: 8,299,528 headIndia8,299,528Thailand: 7,867,214 headThailand7,867,214Italy: 7,820,490 headItaly7,820,490Myanmar: 7,800,000 headMyanmar7,800,000Uganda: 7,053,559 headUganda7,053,559Argentina: 6,115,215 headArgentina6,115,215Indonesia: 5,767,595 headIndonesia5,767,595Belgium: 5,375,200 headBelgium5,375,200Taiwan: 5,104,923 headTaiwan5,104,923Laos: 4,767,000 headLaos4,767,000United Kingdom: 4,715,669 headUnited Kingdom4,715,669Ukraine: 4,521,100 headUkraine4,521,100Peru: 3,519,668 headPeru3,519,668Romania: 3,257,500 headRomania3,257,500Angola: 3,188,105 headAngola3,188,105Bolivia: 3,143,989 headBolivia3,143,989Guatemala: 3,044,525 headGuatemala3,044,525Hungary: 2,802,400 headHungary2,802,400Chile: 2,777,625 headChile2,777,625Austria: 2,534,440 headAustria2,534,440Australia: 2,497,379 headAustralia2,497,379China: 427,430,000 headChina427,430,000United States: 74,905,400 headUnited States74,905,400Brazil: 43,914,785 headBrazil43,914,785Spain: 34,565,280 headSpain34,565,280Russia: 29,015,221 headRussia29,015,221Vietnam: 26,519,409 headVietnam26,519,409Germany: 21,292,300 headGermany21,292,300Mexico: 19,856,591 headMexico19,856,591Canada: 13,985,000 headCanada13,985,000Malawi: 12,140,948 headMalawi12,140,948France: 11,714,940 headFrance11,714,940Denmark: 11,583,000 headDenmark11,583,000South Korea: 10,845,848 headSouth Korea10,845,848Colombia: 10,668,276 headColombia10,668,276Netherlands: 10,192,000 headNetherlands10,192,000Nigeria: 9,958,091 headNigeria9,958,091Philippines: 9,566,230 headPhilippines9,566,230Poland: 9,078,250 headPoland9,078,250Japan: 8,798,000 headJapan8,798,000India: 8,299,528 headIndia8,299,528Thailand: 7,867,214 headThailand7,867,214Italy: 7,820,490 headItaly7,820,490Myanmar: 7,800,000 headMyanmar7,800,000Uganda: 7,053,559 headUganda7,053,559Argentina: 6,115,215 headArgentina6,115,215Indonesia: 5,767,595 headIndonesia5,767,595Belgium: 5,375,200 headBelgium5,375,200Taiwan: 5,104,923 headTaiwan5,104,923Laos: 4,767,000 headLaos4,767,000United Kingdom: 4,715,669 headUnited Kingdom4,715,669Ukraine: 4,521,100 headUkraine4,521,100Peru: 3,519,668 headPeru3,519,668Romania: 3,257,500 headRomania3,257,500Angola: 3,188,105 headAngola3,188,105Bolivia: 3,143,989 headBolivia3,143,989Guatemala: 3,044,525 headGuatemala3,044,525Hungary: 2,802,400 headHungary2,802,400Chile: 2,777,625 headChile2,777,625Austria: 2,534,440 headAustria2,534,440Australia: 2,497,379 headAustralia2,497,379
head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2024
head		Change on 2023
1China427,430,000-1.6%
2United States74,905,400-0.7%
3Brazil43,914,785+1.8%
4Spain34,565,280+2.3%
5Russia Estimated29,015,221+5.1%
6Vietnam26,519,409+3.8%
7Germany21,292,300+0.3%
8Mexico Estimated19,856,591+1.7%
9Canada13,985,000+0.6%
10Malawi Estimated12,140,948+5.5%
11France11,714,940-0.7%
12Denmark11,583,000+1.9%
13South Korea10,845,848-2.2%
14Colombia10,668,276+0.3%
15Netherlands10,192,000-1.8%
16Nigeria Estimated9,958,091+2.5%
17Philippines9,566,230-2%
18Poland9,078,250-7.1%
19Japan8,798,000-1.8%
20India Estimated8,299,528-2%
21Thailand Estimated7,867,214+0.1%
22Italy7,820,490-14.7%
23Myanmar Estimated7,800,0000%
24Uganda Estimated7,053,559-0.7%
25Argentina6,115,215+3.9%
26Indonesia Estimated5,767,595-8.7%
27Belgium5,375,200-0.1%
28Taiwan Estimated5,104,923-0.8%
29Laos4,767,000+5%
30United Kingdom4,715,669+0.7%
31Ukraine4,521,100-8.6%
32Peru3,519,668+1.5%
33Romania3,257,500+3.3%
34Angola Estimated3,188,105+3%
35Bolivia3,143,989-1.5%
36Guatemala Estimated3,044,525+0.7%
37Hungary2,802,400+7.5%
38Chile2,777,625-1.4%
39Austria2,534,440+0.7%
40Australia Estimated2,497,379+1.2%
41North Korea Estimated2,462,814+0.5%
42Serbia2,349,176+9.7%
43Venezuela Estimated2,311,261+4.6%
44Cameroon Estimated2,255,581-1.1%
45Belarus2,197,300-11.9%
46Portugal2,192,680+0.5%
47Madagascar Estimated2,124,304+4.8%
48Papua New Guinea Estimated2,055,539+0.2%
49Cambodia Estimated2,014,037-2.3%
50Mozambique1,755,399+49.3%
51Paraguay Estimated1,674,266+3.3%
52Burundi Estimated1,540,229+4.3%
53Burkina Faso Estimated1,525,188+2.4%
54Zambia Estimated1,501,285-6.9%
55Nepal1,497,411+10.3%
56Ireland1,473,750+4.7%
57Czechia1,421,820+4.4%
58Sweden1,360,460+2.6%
59South Africa1,315,727-0.4%
60Switzerland1,274,949-3.7%
61Malaysia1,234,242-0.5%
62Togo Estimated1,167,893-0.5%
63Central African Republic Estimated1,121,182+1%
64Benin1,104,012+10.1%
65Rwanda Estimated1,062,978+71.9%
66Haiti Estimated1,024,619+0.1%
67Democratic Republic of the Congo1,016,111+0.4%
68Finland974,130-1%
69Ghana Estimated951,401+3.7%
70Kenya949,807+13.1%
71Ecuador896,457-8.9%
72Croatia873,000+2.3%
73Greece786,200+1.9%
74Norway709,600-2.8%
75Bulgaria700,780-3.3%
76Costa Rica559,743-4.4%
77Tanzania Estimated539,088+0.4%
78Dominican Republic Estimated520,076+1.3%
79Panama508,934+21.2%
80Senegal Estimated503,379+0.2%
81Lithuania496,790-0.1%
82Kazakhstan479,662-0.8%
83Côte d’Ivoire472,572+1.8%
84Honduras Estimated453,773-0.3%
85Bosnia and Herzegovina447,474+11.7%
86Guinea-Bissau Estimated434,193-0.4%
87Slovakia412,310+2.3%
88Timor-Leste Estimated385,1280%
89Moldova379,619+8.2%
90Cyprus309,7900%
91Sierra Leone Estimated307,970+7.5%
92Zimbabwe301,747-16.9%
93Latvia300,060+3.5%
94Estonia283,550+3.1%
95Liberia Estimated273,192-0.7%
96El Salvador Estimated245,241-0.5%
97New Zealand243,588-2.5%
98Slovenia232,350+18.5%
99Gabon Estimated225,991+0.3%
100Jamaica Estimated220,979+0.5%
101Armenia186,951+3.4%
102Guinea Estimated183,169+13.1%
103North Macedonia179,682-7.1%
104Uruguay Estimated147,258-3.8%
105Georgia141,600-5.7%
106Israel135,796+2.1%
107Fiji Estimated120,000+79.3%
108Cuba Estimated117,000+0.4%
109Chad Estimated115,004+0.5%
110Hong Kong Estimated114,358+1.9%
111Sri Lanka109,660+7.5%
112Albania104,042-9.4%
113Republic of the Congo Estimated103,498+1%
114Samoa Estimated91,647+0.5%
115Mali91,478+1.2%
116Namibia Estimated87,256+1.1%
117Tonga Estimated85,523+0.3%
118Vanuatu Estimated76,165-2.9%
119Cape Verde73,057+1%
120Luxembourg64,810-0.6%
121Solomon Islands Estimated55,519+0.1%
122Eswatini55,271+7.4%
123Niger Estimated42,943+0.1%
124São Tomé and Príncipe Estimated42,594+3.4%
125Puerto Rico Estimated40,725-2%
126Uzbekistan39,817-1.2%
127Micronesia Estimated39,004+1.2%
128Ethiopia Estimated37,330+1.6%
129Malta37,210+4%
130New Caledonia Estimated36,916+0.1%
131Lesotho Estimated35,490-0.6%
132Bhutan34,059+15%
133Suriname Estimated33,632-0.6%
134Trinidad and Tobago31,010+9.3%
135Montenegro29,270+20.8%
136French Polynesia Estimated29,124-0.2%
137Kyrgyzstan26,647-10.2%
138Iceland26,0000%
139Gambia25,243+10%
140Barbados Estimated24,725+5.5%
141Mauritius Estimated23,712+2.6%
142Mongolia21,258-17.1%
143Egypt Estimated20,688+1.5%
144Cook Islands Estimated19,511-14.5%
145Kiribati Estimated15,592+1.4%
146Tuvalu Estimated14,795+0.4%
147Belize Estimated13,892-1.4%
148Saint Lucia Estimated10,039-7.3%
149Guyana Estimated9,566-0.5%
150Turkmenistan7,890-0.9%
151Morocco Estimated7,782-0.1%
152Equatorial Guinea Estimated7,548+1.2%
153Lebanon Estimated7,474+0.1%
154Botswana Estimated7,083-16.7%
155Seychelles Estimated6,903-10.2%
156Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Estimated6,876+0.9%
157Tunisia Estimated5,449-0.2%
158Azerbaijan Estimated5,304+9.9%
159Dominica Estimated5,058+0.1%
160Bahamas Estimated5,0210%
161Antigua and Barbuda Estimated4,984+0.2%
162Algeria Estimated4,808-0.5%
163Grenada Estimated3,843-19.7%
164Somalia Estimated3,734-0.6%
165Nauru Estimated3,034+0.1%
166Saint Kitts and Nevis Estimated2,827-12.2%
167Niue Estimated2,362+0.7%
168Türkiye1,724+3%
169Brunei Estimated553-24.1%
170Tajikistan Estimated400+33.3%
171Syria Estimated13+30%

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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.

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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) (Countries by number of pigs, 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), Countries by number of pigs, 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/rankings/pig-population/countries. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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