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Countries by number of pigs

China had the highest number of pigs of 172 countries in 2013, at 478,931,400 head. Syria had the lowest, at 12 head. The median was 399,335 head and the figure for the World was 979,270,352 head. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Highest478,931,400China
Lowest12Syria
Median399,335172 countries
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Map of countries, 2013

Antigua and Barbuda: 5,000 headAlbania: 152,000 headArmenia: 145,044 headAngola: 2,603,365 headArgentina: 4,221,954 headAustria: 2,983,158 headAustralia: 2,098,147 headAzerbaijan: 6,495 headBosnia and Herzegovina: 529,644 headBelgium: 6,592,978 headBurkina Faso: 2,345,188 headBulgaria: 530,945 headBurundi: 388,242 headBenin: 414,000 headBrunei: 1,225 headBolivia: 2,863,928 headBrazil: 36,743,593 headBahamas: 5,000 headBhutan: 15,373 headBotswana: 3,023 headBelarus: 3,266,900 headBelize: 22,000 headCanada: 12,745,000 headDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 988,761 headCentral African Republic: 1,000,000 headRepublic of the Congo: 95,000 headSwitzerland: 1,484,732 headCôte d’Ivoire: 362,693 headChile: 2,798,868 headCameroon: 1,694,431 headChina: 478,931,400 headColombia: 5,340,890 headCosta Rica: 448,000 headCuba: 1,606,900 headCape Verde: 84,559 headCyprus: 357,895 headCzechia: 1,586,627 headGermany: 27,690,100 headDenmark: 12,075,750 headDominican Republic: 439,083 headAlgeria: 5,000 headEcuador: 1,218,538 headEstonia: 375,100 headEgypt: 10,600 headSpain: 25,494,720 headEthiopia: 33,000 headFinland: 1,307,930 headFiji: 92,751 headFrance: 13,485,406 headGabon: 220,000 headUnited Kingdom: 4,885,000 headGeorgia: 204,300 headGhana: 638,000 headGambia: 4,873 headGuinea: 105,970 headEquatorial Guinea: 6,700 headGreece: 761,074 headGuatemala: 2,768,500 headGuinea-Bissau: 460,000 headGuyana: 12,600 headHong Kong: 176,000 headHonduras: 487,000 headCroatia: 1,110,650 headHaiti: 1,001,000 headHungary: 2,989,000 headIndonesia: 7,598,694 headIreland: 1,552,500 headIsrael: 176,900 headIndia: 10,130,000 headIceland: 26,033 headItaly: 8,561,683 headJamaica: 210,000 headJapan: 9,685,000 headKenya: 432,979 headKyrgyzstan: 51,777 headCambodia: 2,150,000 headKiribati: 13,500 headNorth Korea: 2,265,000 headSouth Korea: 9,912,204 headKazakhstan: 1,031,600 headLaos: 2,948,000 headLebanon: 7,900 headSri Lanka: 81,170 headLiberia: 292,000 headLesotho: 66,586 headLithuania: 807,500 headLuxembourg: 87,518 headLatvia: 355,200 headMorocco: 8,000 headMoldova: 410,427 headMontenegro: 20,572 headMadagascar: 1,500,000 headNorth Macedonia: 167,492 headMali: 76,523 headMyanmar: 12,566,827 headMongolia: 51,864 headMauritius: 15,961 headMalawi: 2,754,414 headMexico: 16,201,625 headMalaysia: 2,035,971 headMozambique: 1,410,000 headNamibia: 67,054 headNew Caledonia: 37,500 headNiger: 42,500 headNigeria: 6,795,101 headNicaragua: 499,064 headNetherlands: 12,212,300 headNorway: 851,058 headNepal: 1,160,035 headNew Zealand: 297,724 headPanama: 341,800 headPeru: 3,846,115 headFrench Polynesia: 30,000 headPapua New Guinea: 2,000,000 headPhilippines: 11,843,051 headPoland: 11,162,472 headPuerto Rico: 46,117 headPortugal: 2,014,000 headParaguay: 1,197,698 headRomania: 5,234,313 headSerbia: 3,144,215 headRussia: 18,816,357 headRwanda: 1,011,250 headSolomon Islands: 54,500 headSweden: 1,398,875 headSlovenia: 296,097 headSlovakia: 631,464 headSierra Leone: 62,315 headSenegal: 385,996 headSomalia: 3,700 headSuriname: 32,524 headEl Salvador: 281,174 headSyria: 12 headEswatini: 35,000 headChad: 109,313 headTogo: 837,321 headThailand: 7,605,891 headTajikistan: 486 headTimor-Leste: 383,243 headTurkmenistan: 8,449 headTunisia: 5,500 headTürkiye: 3,145 headTrinidad and Tobago: 29,304 headTaiwan: 6,004,717 headTanzania: 500,000 headUkraine: 7,576,700 headUganda: 2,497,600 headUnited States: 64,774,600 headUruguay: 210,000 headUzbekistan: 95,200 headVenezuela: 3,813,473 headVietnam: 26,264,408 headVanuatu: 94,000 headSamoa: 175,075 headSouth Africa: 1,573,701 headZambia: 1,098,951 headZimbabwe: 284,074 head
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head, 2013. 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, 2013

China: 478,931,400 headChina478,931,400United States: 64,774,600 headUnited States64,774,600Brazil: 36,743,593 headBrazil36,743,593Germany: 27,690,100 headGermany27,690,100Vietnam: 26,264,408 headVietnam26,264,408Spain: 25,494,720 headSpain25,494,720Russia: 18,816,357 headRussia18,816,357Mexico: 16,201,625 headMexico16,201,625France: 13,485,406 headFrance13,485,406Canada: 12,745,000 headCanada12,745,000Myanmar: 12,566,827 headMyanmar12,566,827Netherlands: 12,212,300 headNetherlands12,212,300Denmark: 12,075,750 headDenmark12,075,750Philippines: 11,843,051 headPhilippines11,843,051Poland: 11,162,472 headPoland11,162,472India: 10,130,000 headIndia10,130,000South Korea: 9,912,204 headSouth Korea9,912,204Japan: 9,685,000 headJapan9,685,000Italy: 8,561,683 headItaly8,561,683Thailand: 7,605,891 headThailand7,605,891Indonesia: 7,598,694 headIndonesia7,598,694Ukraine: 7,576,700 headUkraine7,576,700Nigeria: 6,795,101 headNigeria6,795,101Belgium: 6,592,978 headBelgium6,592,978Taiwan: 6,004,717 headTaiwan6,004,717Colombia: 5,340,890 headColombia5,340,890Romania: 5,234,313 headRomania5,234,313United Kingdom: 4,885,000 headUnited Kingdom4,885,000Argentina: 4,221,954 headArgentina4,221,954Peru: 3,846,115 headPeru3,846,115Venezuela: 3,813,473 headVenezuela3,813,473Belarus: 3,266,900 headBelarus3,266,900Serbia: 3,144,215 headSerbia3,144,215Hungary: 2,989,000 headHungary2,989,000Austria: 2,983,158 headAustria2,983,158Laos: 2,948,000 headLaos2,948,000Bolivia: 2,863,928 headBolivia2,863,928Chile: 2,798,868 headChile2,798,868Guatemala: 2,768,500 headGuatemala2,768,500Malawi: 2,754,414 headMalawi2,754,414China: 478,931,400 headChina478,931,400United States: 64,774,600 headUnited States64,774,600Brazil: 36,743,593 headBrazil36,743,593Germany: 27,690,100 headGermany27,690,100Vietnam: 26,264,408 headVietnam26,264,408Spain: 25,494,720 headSpain25,494,720Russia: 18,816,357 headRussia18,816,357Mexico: 16,201,625 headMexico16,201,625France: 13,485,406 headFrance13,485,406Canada: 12,745,000 headCanada12,745,000Myanmar: 12,566,827 headMyanmar12,566,827Netherlands: 12,212,300 headNetherlands12,212,300Denmark: 12,075,750 headDenmark12,075,750Philippines: 11,843,051 headPhilippines11,843,051Poland: 11,162,472 headPoland11,162,472India: 10,130,000 headIndia10,130,000South Korea: 9,912,204 headSouth Korea9,912,204Japan: 9,685,000 headJapan9,685,000Italy: 8,561,683 headItaly8,561,683Thailand: 7,605,891 headThailand7,605,891Indonesia: 7,598,694 headIndonesia7,598,694Ukraine: 7,576,700 headUkraine7,576,700Nigeria: 6,795,101 headNigeria6,795,101Belgium: 6,592,978 headBelgium6,592,978Taiwan: 6,004,717 headTaiwan6,004,717Colombia: 5,340,890 headColombia5,340,890Romania: 5,234,313 headRomania5,234,313United Kingdom: 4,885,000 headUnited Kingdom4,885,000Argentina: 4,221,954 headArgentina4,221,954Peru: 3,846,115 headPeru3,846,115Venezuela: 3,813,473 headVenezuela3,813,473Belarus: 3,266,900 headBelarus3,266,900Serbia: 3,144,215 headSerbia3,144,215Hungary: 2,989,000 headHungary2,989,000Austria: 2,983,158 headAustria2,983,158Laos: 2,948,000 headLaos2,948,000Bolivia: 2,863,928 headBolivia2,863,928Chile: 2,798,868 headChile2,798,868Guatemala: 2,768,500 headGuatemala2,768,500Malawi: 2,754,414 headMalawi2,754,414
head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2013
head		Change on 2012
1China478,931,400-0.3%
2United States64,774,600-2.2%
3Brazil36,743,593-5.3%
4Germany27,690,100-1.6%
5Vietnam26,264,408-0.9%
6Spain25,494,720+1%
7Russia18,816,357+9%
8Mexico16,201,625+2.2%
9France13,485,406-2%
10Canada12,745,000-0.2%
11Myanmar12,566,827+8.3%
12Netherlands12,212,300-0.2%
13Denmark12,075,750-2.1%
14Philippines11,843,051-0.2%
15Poland11,162,472-3.6%
16India Estimated10,130,000-1.6%
17South Korea9,912,204-0%
18Japan9,685,000-0.5%
19Italy8,561,683-1.2%
20Thailand7,605,891-2.8%
21Indonesia7,598,694-3.8%
22Ukraine7,576,700+2.8%
23Nigeria6,795,101+4%
24Belgium6,592,978-0.6%
25Taiwan Estimated6,004,717-4.2%
26Colombia5,340,890-0.2%
27Romania5,234,313-2.4%
28United Kingdom4,885,000+9%
29Argentina4,221,954+10.6%
30Peru3,846,115+28.7%
31Venezuela3,813,4730%
32Belarus3,266,900-23%
33Serbia3,144,215+0.2%
34Hungary2,989,000-1.8%
35Austria2,983,158-0.7%
36Laos2,948,000+5.5%
37Bolivia2,863,928+2.7%
38Chile2,798,868-15.8%
39Guatemala2,768,500+0.9%
40Malawi2,754,414+10.5%
41Angola2,603,365+10.4%
42Uganda2,497,600+2.4%
43Burkina Faso2,345,188+4%
44North Korea2,265,000-20.7%
45Cambodia Estimated2,150,000+1.4%
46Australia2,098,147-1.9%
47Malaysia2,035,971+9.9%
48Portugal2,014,000-0.5%
49Papua New Guinea Estimated2,000,000-2.4%
50Cameroon Estimated1,694,431+0.3%
51Cuba1,606,900+4%
52Czechia1,586,627+0.5%
53South Africa1,573,701-0.3%
54Ireland1,552,500-1.2%
55Madagascar Estimated1,500,000-1.2%
56Switzerland1,484,732-3.8%
57Mozambique1,410,000-18.4%
58Sweden1,398,875+2.6%
59Finland1,307,930+1.4%
60Ecuador1,218,538+4.9%
61Paraguay1,197,698+2.5%
62Nepal1,160,035+2%
63Croatia1,110,650-6.1%
64Zambia1,098,951-27.6%
65Kazakhstan1,031,600-14.3%
66Rwanda1,011,250+2.2%
67Haiti Estimated1,001,0000%
68Central African Republic Estimated1,000,0000%
69Democratic Republic of the Congo988,761+0.4%
70Norway851,058-0.5%
71Togo Estimated837,321+19.9%
72Lithuania807,500+2.2%
73Greece761,074-4%
74Ghana638,000+6%
75Slovakia631,464+8.8%
76Bulgaria530,945-12.7%
77Bosnia and Herzegovina529,644-1.7%
78Tanzania Estimated500,0000%
79Nicaragua499,064+0.8%
80Honduras Estimated487,000+0.2%
81Guinea-Bissau Estimated460,0000%
82Costa Rica Estimated448,000-1.1%
83Dominican Republic Estimated439,083-20.3%
84Kenya432,979+5.9%
85Benin414,000+4%
86Moldova410,427-6.4%
87Burundi388,242-4%
88Senegal385,996+3%
89Timor-Leste383,243+5.3%
90Estonia375,100+2.6%
91Côte d’Ivoire362,693+2.7%
92Cyprus357,895-9.3%
93Latvia355,200-5.3%
94Panama341,800+6.6%
95New Zealand297,724-5.1%
96Slovenia296,097-14.7%
97Liberia Estimated292,000+0.7%
98Zimbabwe Estimated284,074-8.8%
99El Salvador Estimated281,174-23.1%
100Gabon Estimated220,000+0.9%
101Jamaica Estimated210,000+2.4%
101Uruguay210,000+1.4%
103Georgia204,300+94.4%
104Israel176,900-21%
105Hong Kong Estimated176,000+0.6%
106Samoa Estimated175,075+0.7%
107North Macedonia167,492-5.3%
108Albania152,000-4.3%
109Armenia145,044+34.2%
110Chad Estimated109,313+1.4%
111Guinea105,970+6.7%
112Uzbekistan95,200-1.7%
113Republic of the Congo Estimated95,000+3.3%
114Vanuatu Estimated94,000+1.1%
115Fiji Estimated92,751-2.9%
116Luxembourg87,518-2.8%
117Cape Verde84,559+1%
118Tonga Estimated82,500+0.6%
119Sri Lanka81,170-9.1%
120Mali76,523+1%
121Namibia67,054-3.4%
122Lesotho66,586-16.8%
123Sierra Leone62,315+8.7%
124Solomon Islands Estimated54,500+0.9%
125Mongolia51,864+28.3%
126Kyrgyzstan51,777-6.5%
127Malta49,450+9.4%
128Puerto Rico Estimated46,117-4.4%
129Niger Estimated42,500+1.2%
130New Caledonia Estimated37,500+25%
131Micronesia Estimated36,000+2.9%
132Eswatini Estimated35,000+2.9%
133Ethiopia Estimated33,000+1.5%
133São Tomé and Príncipe33,000+10%
135Suriname32,524+1.1%
136Cook Islands Estimated32,2000%
137French Polynesia Estimated30,0000%
138Trinidad and Tobago Estimated29,304-14.2%
139Iceland26,033-28.3%
140Barbados Estimated23,000+2.2%
141Belize Estimated22,000-4.8%
142Montenegro20,572+11.5%
143Mauritius15,961+4.4%
144Bhutan15,373-19.9%
145Tuvalu Estimated14,036+0.5%
146Kiribati Estimated13,5000%
147Guyana Estimated12,600+40%
148Egypt Estimated10,6000%
149Saint Lucia9,567-28%
150Turkmenistan Estimated8,449-12%
151Morocco Estimated8,0000%
152Lebanon Estimated7,900+1.3%
153Equatorial Guinea Estimated6,700+3.1%
154Azerbaijan6,495+5.7%
155Saint Vincent and the Grenadines6,358+27%
156Seychelles Estimated5,550+0.9%
157Tunisia Estimated5,5000%
158Algeria Estimated5,0000%
158Antigua and Barbuda Estimated5,0000%
158Bahamas Estimated5,0000%
158Dominica Estimated5,0000%
162Gambia4,873-15.5%
163Somalia Estimated3,700+2.8%
164Grenada Estimated3,386+3.9%
165Türkiye3,145+5.3%
166Botswana3,023+24%
167Nauru Estimated3,0000%
168Saint Kitts and Nevis Estimated2,600+4%
169Niue Estimated2,150+0.9%
170Brunei Estimated1,225+11.4%
171Tajikistan486-30%
172Syria Estimated12-7.7%

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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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