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Countries by number of pigs

China had the highest number of pigs of 172 countries in 2014, at 478,931,400 head. Syria had the lowest, at 11 head. The median was 425,402 head and the figure for the World was 990,023,467 head. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Highest478,931,400China
Lowest11Syria
Median425,402172 countries
World990,023,467History

Map of countries, 2014

Antigua and Barbuda: 5,000 headAlbania: 172,455 headArmenia: 139,799 headAngola: 2,874,400 headArgentina: 4,692,103 headAustria: 2,895,841 headAustralia: 2,308,000 headAzerbaijan: 6,143 headBosnia and Herzegovina: 533,000 headBelgium: 6,350,180 headBurkina Faso: 2,345,800 headBulgaria: 586,418 headBurundi: 565,152 headBenin: 431,000 headBrunei: 1,300 headBolivia: 2,805,856 headBrazil: 37,930,307 headBahamas: 5,000 headBhutan: 14,204 headBotswana: 4,113 headBelarus: 2,925,000 headBelize: 22,500 headCanada: 12,835,000 headDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 991,727 headCentral African Republic: 1,000,000 headRepublic of the Congo: 95,000 headSwitzerland: 1,498,321 headCôte d’Ivoire: 370,000 headChile: 2,431,449 headCameroon: 1,966,847 headChina: 478,931,400 headColombia: 5,897,066 headCosta Rica: 473,000 headCuba: 1,655,107 headCape Verde: 85,405 headCyprus: 342,065 headCzechia: 1,617,061 headGermany: 28,338,990 headDenmark: 12,331,707 headDominican Republic: 455,087 headAlgeria: 5,000 headEcuador: 1,910,319 headEstonia: 358,700 headEgypt: 10,600 headSpain: 26,567,600 headEthiopia: 34,000 headFinland: 1,244,816 headFiji: 89,957 headFrance: 13,335,192 headGabon: 220,000 headUnited Kingdom: 4,815,000 headGeorgia: 191,200 headGhana: 682,000 headGambia: 8,192 headGuinea: 115,400 headEquatorial Guinea: 6,800 headGreece: 724,150 headGuatemala: 2,850,100 headGuinea-Bissau: 463,000 headGuyana: 12,600 headHong Kong: 177,000 headHonduras: 490,000 headCroatia: 1,156,220 headHaiti: 1,004,000 headHungary: 3,004,000 headIndonesia: 7,694,130 headIreland: 1,555,300 headIsrael: 190,000 headIndia: 10,000,000 headIceland: 28,600 headItaly: 8,676,100 headJamaica: 212,000 headJapan: 9,537,000 headKenya: 430,844 headKyrgyzstan: 50,782 headCambodia: 2,180,000 headKiribati: 14,000 headNorth Korea: 2,100,000 headSouth Korea: 10,090,286 headKazakhstan: 922,296 headLaos: 3,122,000 headLebanon: 8,000 headSri Lanka: 105,210 headLiberia: 290,000 headLesotho: 63,145 headLithuania: 754,600 headLuxembourg: 87,092 headLatvia: 367,500 headMorocco: 8,000 headMoldova: 419,959 headMontenegro: 22,053 headMadagascar: 1,585,600 headNorth Macedonia: 165,054 headMali: 77,288 headMyanmar: 13,760,958 headMongolia: 46,305 headMauritius: 17,511 headMalawi: 2,711,625 headMexico: 16,098,680 headMalaysia: 2,188,991 headMozambique: 1,872,000 headNamibia: 87,206 headNew Caledonia: 38,000 headNiger: 42,500 headNigeria: 6,991,989 headNicaragua: 544,997 headNetherlands: 12,238,000 headNorway: 842,484 headNepal: 1,190,138 headNew Zealand: 286,971 headPanama: 345,700 headPeru: 3,203,015 headFrench Polynesia: 30,000 headPapua New Guinea: 2,000,000 headPhilippines: 11,801,656 headPoland: 11,724,056 headPuerto Rico: 45,223 headPortugal: 2,127,000 headParaguay: 1,229,760 headRomania: 5,180,173 headSerbia: 3,235,658 headRussia: 19,081,411 headRwanda: 1,015,000 headSolomon Islands: 55,000 headSweden: 1,377,351 headSlovenia: 288,350 headSlovakia: 637,167 headSierra Leone: 83,842 headSenegal: 397,400 headSomalia: 3,700 headSuriname: 36,422 headEl Salvador: 194,160 headSyria: 11 headEswatini: 35,000 headChad: 121,225 headTogo: 983,155 headThailand: 7,591,530 headTajikistan: 491 headTimor-Leste: 403,555 headTurkmenistan: 8,500 headTunisia: 5,500 headTürkiye: 2,655 headTrinidad and Tobago: 21,619 headTaiwan: 5,806,237 headTanzania: 505,000 headUkraine: 7,764,400 headUganda: 2,437,100 headUnited States: 67,776,300 headUruguay: 208,000 headUzbekistan: 92,700 headVenezuela: 3,808,433 headVietnam: 26,761,400 headVanuatu: 94,000 headSamoa: 172,880 headSouth Africa: 1,562,422 headZambia: 1,100,000 headZimbabwe: 238,145 head
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head, 2014. 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, 2014

China: 478,931,400 headChina478,931,400United States: 67,776,300 headUnited States67,776,300Brazil: 37,930,307 headBrazil37,930,307Germany: 28,338,990 headGermany28,338,990Vietnam: 26,761,400 headVietnam26,761,400Spain: 26,567,600 headSpain26,567,600Russia: 19,081,411 headRussia19,081,411Mexico: 16,098,680 headMexico16,098,680Myanmar: 13,760,958 headMyanmar13,760,958France: 13,335,192 headFrance13,335,192Canada: 12,835,000 headCanada12,835,000Denmark: 12,331,707 headDenmark12,331,707Netherlands: 12,238,000 headNetherlands12,238,000Philippines: 11,801,656 headPhilippines11,801,656Poland: 11,724,056 headPoland11,724,056South Korea: 10,090,286 headSouth Korea10,090,286India: 10,000,000 headIndia10,000,000Japan: 9,537,000 headJapan9,537,000Italy: 8,676,100 headItaly8,676,100Ukraine: 7,764,400 headUkraine7,764,400Indonesia: 7,694,130 headIndonesia7,694,130Thailand: 7,591,530 headThailand7,591,530Nigeria: 6,991,989 headNigeria6,991,989Belgium: 6,350,180 headBelgium6,350,180Colombia: 5,897,066 headColombia5,897,066Taiwan: 5,806,237 headTaiwan5,806,237Romania: 5,180,173 headRomania5,180,173United Kingdom: 4,815,000 headUnited Kingdom4,815,000Argentina: 4,692,103 headArgentina4,692,103Venezuela: 3,808,433 headVenezuela3,808,433Serbia: 3,235,658 headSerbia3,235,658Peru: 3,203,015 headPeru3,203,015Laos: 3,122,000 headLaos3,122,000Hungary: 3,004,000 headHungary3,004,000Belarus: 2,925,000 headBelarus2,925,000Austria: 2,895,841 headAustria2,895,841Angola: 2,874,400 headAngola2,874,400Guatemala: 2,850,100 headGuatemala2,850,100Bolivia: 2,805,856 headBolivia2,805,856Malawi: 2,711,625 headMalawi2,711,625China: 478,931,400 headChina478,931,400United States: 67,776,300 headUnited States67,776,300Brazil: 37,930,307 headBrazil37,930,307Germany: 28,338,990 headGermany28,338,990Vietnam: 26,761,400 headVietnam26,761,400Spain: 26,567,600 headSpain26,567,600Russia: 19,081,411 headRussia19,081,411Mexico: 16,098,680 headMexico16,098,680Myanmar: 13,760,958 headMyanmar13,760,958France: 13,335,192 headFrance13,335,192Canada: 12,835,000 headCanada12,835,000Denmark: 12,331,707 headDenmark12,331,707Netherlands: 12,238,000 headNetherlands12,238,000Philippines: 11,801,656 headPhilippines11,801,656Poland: 11,724,056 headPoland11,724,056South Korea: 10,090,286 headSouth Korea10,090,286India: 10,000,000 headIndia10,000,000Japan: 9,537,000 headJapan9,537,000Italy: 8,676,100 headItaly8,676,100Ukraine: 7,764,400 headUkraine7,764,400Indonesia: 7,694,130 headIndonesia7,694,130Thailand: 7,591,530 headThailand7,591,530Nigeria: 6,991,989 headNigeria6,991,989Belgium: 6,350,180 headBelgium6,350,180Colombia: 5,897,066 headColombia5,897,066Taiwan: 5,806,237 headTaiwan5,806,237Romania: 5,180,173 headRomania5,180,173United Kingdom: 4,815,000 headUnited Kingdom4,815,000Argentina: 4,692,103 headArgentina4,692,103Venezuela: 3,808,433 headVenezuela3,808,433Serbia: 3,235,658 headSerbia3,235,658Peru: 3,203,015 headPeru3,203,015Laos: 3,122,000 headLaos3,122,000Hungary: 3,004,000 headHungary3,004,000Belarus: 2,925,000 headBelarus2,925,000Austria: 2,895,841 headAustria2,895,841Angola: 2,874,400 headAngola2,874,400Guatemala: 2,850,100 headGuatemala2,850,100Bolivia: 2,805,856 headBolivia2,805,856Malawi: 2,711,625 headMalawi2,711,625
head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2014
head		Change on 2013
1China478,931,4000%
2United States67,776,300+4.6%
3Brazil37,930,307+3.2%
4Germany28,338,990+2.3%
5Vietnam26,761,400+1.9%
6Spain26,567,600+4.2%
7Russia19,081,411+1.4%
8Mexico16,098,680-0.6%
9Myanmar13,760,958+9.5%
10France13,335,192-1.1%
11Canada12,835,000+0.7%
12Denmark12,331,707+2.1%
13Netherlands12,238,000+0.2%
14Philippines11,801,656-0.3%
15Poland11,724,056+5%
16South Korea10,090,286+1.8%
17India Estimated10,000,000-1.3%
18Japan9,537,000-1.5%
19Italy8,676,100+1.3%
20Ukraine7,764,400+2.5%
21Indonesia7,694,130+1.3%
22Thailand7,591,530-0.2%
23Nigeria6,991,989+2.9%
24Belgium6,350,180-3.7%
25Colombia5,897,066+10.4%
26Taiwan5,806,237-3.3%
27Romania5,180,173-1%
28United Kingdom4,815,000-1.4%
29Argentina4,692,103+11.1%
30Venezuela3,808,433-0.1%
31Serbia3,235,658+2.9%
32Peru3,203,015-16.7%
33Laos3,122,000+5.9%
34Hungary3,004,000+0.5%
35Belarus2,925,000-10.5%
36Austria2,895,841-2.9%
37Angola Estimated2,874,400+10.4%
38Guatemala2,850,100+2.9%
39Bolivia2,805,856-2%
40Malawi2,711,625-1.6%
41Uganda2,437,100-2.4%
42Chile2,431,449-13.1%
43Burkina Faso2,345,8000%
44Australia2,308,000+10%
45Malaysia2,188,991+7.5%
46Cambodia Estimated2,180,000+1.4%
47Portugal2,127,000+5.6%
48North Korea Estimated2,100,000-7.3%
49Papua New Guinea Estimated2,000,0000%
50Cameroon Estimated1,966,847+16.1%
51Ecuador1,910,319+56.8%
52Mozambique1,872,000+32.8%
53Cuba1,655,107+3%
54Czechia1,617,061+1.9%
55Madagascar1,585,600+5.7%
56South Africa1,562,422-0.7%
57Ireland1,555,300+0.2%
58Switzerland1,498,321+0.9%
59Sweden1,377,351-1.5%
60Finland1,244,816-4.8%
61Paraguay1,229,760+2.7%
62Nepal1,190,138+2.6%
63Croatia1,156,220+4.1%
64Zambia Estimated1,100,000+0.1%
65Rwanda1,015,000+0.4%
66Haiti Estimated1,004,000+0.3%
67Central African Republic Estimated1,000,0000%
68Democratic Republic of the Congo991,727+0.3%
69Togo983,155+17.4%
70Kazakhstan922,296-10.6%
71Norway842,484-1%
72Lithuania754,600-6.6%
73Greece724,150-4.9%
74Ghana682,000+6.9%
75Slovakia637,167+0.9%
76Bulgaria586,418+10.4%
77Burundi565,152+45.6%
78Nicaragua544,997+9.2%
79Bosnia and Herzegovina533,000+0.6%
80Tanzania Estimated505,000+1%
81Honduras Estimated490,000+0.6%
82Costa Rica Estimated473,000+5.6%
83Guinea-Bissau Estimated463,000+0.7%
84Dominican Republic Estimated455,087+3.6%
85Benin431,000+4.1%
86Kenya430,844-0.5%
87Moldova419,959+2.3%
88Timor-Leste403,555+5.3%
89Senegal397,400+3%
90Côte d’Ivoire Estimated370,000+2%
91Latvia367,500+3.5%
92Estonia358,700-4.4%
93Panama345,700+1.1%
94Cyprus342,065-4.4%
95Liberia Estimated290,000-0.7%
96Slovenia288,350-2.6%
97New Zealand286,971-3.6%
98Zimbabwe238,145-16.2%
99Gabon Estimated220,0000%
100Jamaica Estimated212,000+1%
101Uruguay208,000-1%
102El Salvador194,160-30.9%
103Georgia191,200-6.4%
104Israel190,000+7.4%
105Hong Kong Estimated177,000+0.6%
106Samoa Estimated172,880-1.3%
107Albania172,455+13.5%
108North Macedonia165,054-1.5%
109Armenia139,799-3.6%
110Chad121,225+10.9%
111Guinea115,400+8.9%
112Sri Lanka105,210+29.6%
113Republic of the Congo Estimated95,0000%
114Vanuatu Estimated94,0000%
115Uzbekistan92,700-2.6%
116Fiji Estimated89,957-3%
117Namibia87,206+30.1%
118Luxembourg87,092-0.5%
119Cape Verde85,405+1%
120Sierra Leone Estimated83,842+34.5%
121Tonga Estimated83,000+0.6%
122Mali77,288+1%
123Lesotho63,145-5.2%
124Solomon Islands Estimated55,000+0.9%
125Kyrgyzstan50,782-1.9%
126Malta47,465-4%
127Mongolia46,305-10.7%
128Puerto Rico Estimated45,223-1.9%
129Niger Estimated42,5000%
130New Caledonia Estimated38,000+1.3%
131Suriname36,422+12%
132Micronesia Estimated36,0000%
133Eswatini Estimated35,0000%
133São Tomé and Príncipe Estimated35,000+6.1%
135Ethiopia Estimated34,000+3%
136Cook Islands Estimated32,2000%
137French Polynesia Estimated30,0000%
138Iceland28,600+9.9%
139Barbados Estimated22,700-1.3%
140Belize Estimated22,500+2.3%
141Montenegro22,053+7.2%
142Trinidad and Tobago21,619-26.2%
143Mauritius17,511+9.7%
144Bhutan14,204-7.6%
145Tuvalu Estimated14,140+0.7%
146Kiribati Estimated14,000+3.7%
147Guyana Estimated12,6000%
148Saint Lucia11,018+15.2%
149Egypt Estimated10,6000%
150Turkmenistan Estimated8,500+0.6%
151Gambia8,192+68.1%
152Lebanon Estimated8,000+1.3%
152Morocco Estimated8,0000%
154Equatorial Guinea Estimated6,800+1.5%
154Saint Vincent and the Grenadines6,800+7%
156Azerbaijan6,143-5.4%
157Seychelles Estimated5,600+0.9%
158Tunisia Estimated5,5000%
159Algeria Estimated5,0000%
159Antigua and Barbuda Estimated5,0000%
159Bahamas Estimated5,0000%
159Dominica Estimated5,0000%
163Botswana Estimated4,113+36.1%
164Somalia Estimated3,7000%
165Grenada Estimated3,523+4%
166Nauru Estimated3,0000%
167Saint Kitts and Nevis Estimated2,700+3.8%
168Türkiye2,655-15.6%
169Niue Estimated2,176+1.2%
170Brunei Estimated1,300+6.1%
171Tajikistan491+1%
172Syria Estimated11-8.3%

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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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