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Countries by number of pigs

China had the highest number of pigs of 172 countries in 2015, at 471,602,100 head. Syria had the lowest, at 10 head. The median was 452,991 head and the figure for the World was 993,630,492 head. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Highest471,602,100China
Lowest10Syria
Median452,991172 countries
World993,630,492History

Map of countries, 2015

Antigua and Barbuda: 4,943 headAlbania: 171,400 headArmenia: 142,432 headAngola: 3,140,107 headArgentina: 5,011,446 headAustria: 2,868,191 headAustralia: 2,272,164 headAzerbaijan: 5,217 headBosnia and Herzegovina: 564,251 headBelgium: 6,364,164 headBurkina Faso: 2,392,695 headBulgaria: 553,114 headBurundi: 529,998 headBenin: 448,360 headBrunei: 1,284 headBolivia: 2,855,489 headBrazil: 39,795,222 headBahamas: 5,001 headBhutan: 15,727 headBotswana: 4,398 headBelarus: 3,205,400 headBelize: 22,377 headCanada: 13,180,000 headDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 994,569 headCentral African Republic: 1,015,202 headRepublic of the Congo: 96,135 headSwitzerland: 1,495,737 headCôte d’Ivoire: 368,808 headChile: 2,696,765 headCameroon: 2,015,894 headChina: 471,602,100 headColombia: 5,749,412 headCosta Rica: 482,163 headCuba: 1,704,800 headCape Verde: 86,259 headCyprus: 358,058 headCzechia: 1,559,648 headGermany: 27,652,416 headDenmark: 12,537,763 headDominican Republic: 457,621 headAlgeria: 4,990 headEcuador: 1,637,662 headEstonia: 357,900 headEgypt: 10,374 headSpain: 28,367,335 headEthiopia: 34,691 headFinland: 1,242,633 headFiji: 87,160 headFrance: 13,162,391 headGabon: 220,634 headUnited Kingdom: 4,739,000 headGeorgia: 169,700 headGhana: 730,000 headGambia: 10,402 headGuinea: 121,100 headEquatorial Guinea: 6,905 headGreece: 713,519 headGuatemala: 2,881,800 headGuinea-Bissau: 459,690 headGuyana: 10,760 headHong Kong: 85,733 headHonduras: 482,410 headCroatia: 1,166,888 headHaiti: 1,007,439 headHungary: 3,136,000 headIndonesia: 7,808,087 headIreland: 1,536,900 headIsrael: 190,000 headIndia: 9,851,102 headIceland: 28,700 headItaly: 8,674,793 headJamaica: 211,921 headJapan: 9,400,878 headKenya: 462,033 headKyrgyzstan: 50,345 headCambodia: 2,180,000 headKiribati: 14,184 headNorth Korea: 2,328,039 headSouth Korea: 10,186,898 headKazakhstan: 887,627 headLaos: 3,258,000 headLebanon: 7,845 headSri Lanka: 69,680 headLiberia: 287,850 headLesotho: 90,368 headLithuania: 714,157 headLuxembourg: 95,337 headLatvia: 349,432 headMorocco: 7,979 headMoldova: 472,762 headMontenegro: 24,951 headMadagascar: 1,625,200 headNorth Macedonia: 195,443 headMali: 78,061 headMyanmar: 15,055,885 headMongolia: 33,491 headMauritius: 21,964 headMalawi: 3,158,422 headMexico: 16,364,459 headMalaysia: 1,886,823 headMozambique: 1,588,325 headNamibia: 82,470 headNew Caledonia: 38,327 headNiger: 42,469 headNigeria: 7,368,216 headNicaragua: 595,158 headNetherlands: 12,603,000 headNorway: 848,813 headNepal: 1,203,230 headNew Zealand: 268,300 headPanama: 365,000 headPeru: 3,200,714 headFrench Polynesia: 29,852 headPapua New Guinea: 2,005,702 headPhilippines: 11,999,722 headPoland: 11,639,790 headPuerto Rico: 44,312 headPortugal: 2,247,000 headParaguay: 1,265,328 headRomania: 5,041,788 headSerbia: 3,284,378 headRussia: 19,546,095 headRwanda: 1,492,506 headSolomon Islands: 55,393 headSweden: 1,435,300 headSlovenia: 281,319 headSlovakia: 641,827 headSierra Leone: 133,119 headSenegal: 409,994 headSomalia: 3,727 headSuriname: 36,716 headEl Salvador: 169,096 headSyria: 10 headEswatini: 38,513 headChad: 100,000 headTogo: 1,002,819 headThailand: 7,633,877 headTajikistan: 448 headTimor-Leste: 419,169 headTurkmenistan: 9,000 headTunisia: 5,524 headTürkiye: 1,642 headTrinidad and Tobago: 29,634 headTaiwan: 5,545,010 headTanzania: 508,961 headUkraine: 7,350,700 headUganda: 3,916,000 headUnited States: 68,919,300 headUruguay: 216,000 headUzbekistan: 87,800 headVenezuela: 3,794,361 headVietnam: 27,750,700 headVanuatu: 92,089 headSamoa: 168,597 headSouth Africa: 1,522,714 headZambia: 1,010,301 headZimbabwe: 345,249 head
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head, 2015. 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, 2015

China: 471,602,100 headChina471,602,100United States: 68,919,300 headUnited States68,919,300Brazil: 39,795,222 headBrazil39,795,222Spain: 28,367,335 headSpain28,367,335Vietnam: 27,750,700 headVietnam27,750,700Germany: 27,652,416 headGermany27,652,416Russia: 19,546,095 headRussia19,546,095Mexico: 16,364,459 headMexico16,364,459Myanmar: 15,055,885 headMyanmar15,055,885Canada: 13,180,000 headCanada13,180,000France: 13,162,391 headFrance13,162,391Netherlands: 12,603,000 headNetherlands12,603,000Denmark: 12,537,763 headDenmark12,537,763Philippines: 11,999,722 headPhilippines11,999,722Poland: 11,639,790 headPoland11,639,790South Korea: 10,186,898 headSouth Korea10,186,898India: 9,851,102 headIndia9,851,102Japan: 9,400,878 headJapan9,400,878Italy: 8,674,793 headItaly8,674,793Indonesia: 7,808,087 headIndonesia7,808,087Thailand: 7,633,877 headThailand7,633,877Nigeria: 7,368,216 headNigeria7,368,216Ukraine: 7,350,700 headUkraine7,350,700Belgium: 6,364,164 headBelgium6,364,164Colombia: 5,749,412 headColombia5,749,412Taiwan: 5,545,010 headTaiwan5,545,010Romania: 5,041,788 headRomania5,041,788Argentina: 5,011,446 headArgentina5,011,446United Kingdom: 4,739,000 headUnited Kingdom4,739,000Uganda: 3,916,000 headUganda3,916,000Venezuela: 3,794,361 headVenezuela3,794,361Serbia: 3,284,378 headSerbia3,284,378Laos: 3,258,000 headLaos3,258,000Belarus: 3,205,400 headBelarus3,205,400Peru: 3,200,714 headPeru3,200,714Malawi: 3,158,422 headMalawi3,158,422Angola: 3,140,107 headAngola3,140,107Hungary: 3,136,000 headHungary3,136,000Guatemala: 2,881,800 headGuatemala2,881,800Austria: 2,868,191 headAustria2,868,191China: 471,602,100 headChina471,602,100United States: 68,919,300 headUnited States68,919,300Brazil: 39,795,222 headBrazil39,795,222Spain: 28,367,335 headSpain28,367,335Vietnam: 27,750,700 headVietnam27,750,700Germany: 27,652,416 headGermany27,652,416Russia: 19,546,095 headRussia19,546,095Mexico: 16,364,459 headMexico16,364,459Myanmar: 15,055,885 headMyanmar15,055,885Canada: 13,180,000 headCanada13,180,000France: 13,162,391 headFrance13,162,391Netherlands: 12,603,000 headNetherlands12,603,000Denmark: 12,537,763 headDenmark12,537,763Philippines: 11,999,722 headPhilippines11,999,722Poland: 11,639,790 headPoland11,639,790South Korea: 10,186,898 headSouth Korea10,186,898India: 9,851,102 headIndia9,851,102Japan: 9,400,878 headJapan9,400,878Italy: 8,674,793 headItaly8,674,793Indonesia: 7,808,087 headIndonesia7,808,087Thailand: 7,633,877 headThailand7,633,877Nigeria: 7,368,216 headNigeria7,368,216Ukraine: 7,350,700 headUkraine7,350,700Belgium: 6,364,164 headBelgium6,364,164Colombia: 5,749,412 headColombia5,749,412Taiwan: 5,545,010 headTaiwan5,545,010Romania: 5,041,788 headRomania5,041,788Argentina: 5,011,446 headArgentina5,011,446United Kingdom: 4,739,000 headUnited Kingdom4,739,000Uganda: 3,916,000 headUganda3,916,000Venezuela: 3,794,361 headVenezuela3,794,361Serbia: 3,284,378 headSerbia3,284,378Laos: 3,258,000 headLaos3,258,000Belarus: 3,205,400 headBelarus3,205,400Peru: 3,200,714 headPeru3,200,714Malawi: 3,158,422 headMalawi3,158,422Angola: 3,140,107 headAngola3,140,107Hungary: 3,136,000 headHungary3,136,000Guatemala: 2,881,800 headGuatemala2,881,800Austria: 2,868,191 headAustria2,868,191
head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2015
head		Change on 2014
1China471,602,100-1.5%
2United States68,919,300+1.7%
3Brazil39,795,222+4.9%
4Spain28,367,335+6.8%
5Vietnam27,750,700+3.7%
6Germany27,652,416-2.4%
7Russia19,546,095+2.4%
8Mexico16,364,459+1.7%
9Myanmar15,055,885+9.4%
10Canada13,180,000+2.7%
11France13,162,391-1.3%
12Netherlands12,603,000+3%
13Denmark12,537,763+1.7%
14Philippines11,999,722+1.7%
15Poland11,639,790-0.7%
16South Korea10,186,898+1%
17India Estimated9,851,102-1.5%
18Japan Estimated9,400,878-1.4%
19Italy8,674,793-0%
20Indonesia7,808,087+1.5%
21Thailand Estimated7,633,877+0.6%
22Nigeria7,368,216+5.4%
23Ukraine7,350,700-5.3%
24Belgium6,364,164+0.2%
25Colombia5,749,412-2.5%
26Taiwan5,545,010-4.5%
27Romania5,041,788-2.7%
28Argentina5,011,446+6.8%
29United Kingdom4,739,000-1.6%
30Uganda3,916,000+60.7%
31Venezuela3,794,361-0.4%
32Serbia3,284,378+1.5%
33Laos3,258,000+4.4%
34Belarus3,205,400+9.6%
35Peru3,200,714-0.1%
36Malawi3,158,422+16.5%
37Angola Estimated3,140,107+9.2%
38Hungary3,136,000+4.4%
39Guatemala2,881,800+1.1%
40Austria2,868,191-1%
41Bolivia2,855,489+1.8%
42Chile2,696,765+10.9%
43Burkina Faso2,392,695+2%
44North Korea Estimated2,328,039+10.9%
45Australia2,272,164-1.6%
46Portugal2,247,000+5.6%
47Cambodia Estimated2,180,0000%
48Cameroon Estimated2,015,894+2.5%
49Papua New Guinea Estimated2,005,702+0.3%
50Malaysia1,886,823-13.8%
51Cuba1,704,800+3%
52Ecuador1,637,662-14.3%
53Madagascar1,625,200+2.5%
54Mozambique1,588,325-15.2%
55Czechia1,559,648-3.6%
56Ireland1,536,900-1.2%
57South Africa1,522,714-2.5%
58Switzerland1,495,737-0.2%
59Rwanda1,492,506+47%
60Sweden1,435,300+4.2%
61Paraguay1,265,328+2.9%
62Finland1,242,633-0.2%
63Nepal1,203,230+1.1%
64Croatia1,166,888+0.9%
65Central African Republic Estimated1,015,202+1.5%
66Zambia1,010,301-8.2%
67Haiti Estimated1,007,439+0.3%
68Togo1,002,819+2%
69Democratic Republic of the Congo994,569+0.3%
70Kazakhstan887,627-3.8%
71Norway848,813+0.8%
72Ghana730,000+7%
73Lithuania714,157-5.4%
74Greece713,519-1.5%
75Slovakia641,827+0.7%
76Nicaragua595,158+9.2%
77Bosnia and Herzegovina564,251+5.9%
78Bulgaria553,114-5.7%
79Burundi529,998-6.2%
80Tanzania Estimated508,961+0.8%
81Honduras Estimated482,410-1.5%
82Costa Rica Estimated482,163+1.9%
83Moldova472,762+12.6%
84Kenya462,033+7.2%
85Guinea-Bissau Estimated459,690-0.7%
86Dominican Republic Estimated457,621+0.6%
87Benin448,360+4%
88Timor-Leste419,169+3.9%
89Senegal Estimated409,994+3.2%
90Côte d’Ivoire Estimated368,808-0.3%
91Panama365,000+5.6%
92Cyprus358,058+4.7%
93Estonia357,900-0.2%
94Latvia349,432-4.9%
95Zimbabwe345,249+45%
96Liberia Estimated287,850-0.7%
97Slovenia281,319-2.4%
98New Zealand268,300-6.5%
99Gabon Estimated220,634+0.3%
100Uruguay216,000+3.8%
101Jamaica Estimated211,921-0%
102North Macedonia195,443+18.4%
103Israel190,0000%
104Albania171,400-0.6%
105Georgia169,700-11.2%
106El Salvador169,096-12.9%
107Samoa168,597-2.5%
108Armenia142,432+1.9%
109Sierra Leone Estimated133,119+58.8%
110Guinea121,100+4.9%
111Chad Estimated100,000-17.5%
112Republic of the Congo Estimated96,135+1.2%
113Luxembourg95,337+9.5%
114Vanuatu Estimated92,089-2%
115Lesotho90,368+43.1%
116Uzbekistan87,800-5.3%
117Fiji Estimated87,160-3.1%
118Cape Verde86,259+1%
119Hong Kong85,733-51.6%
120Tonga Estimated83,356+0.4%
121Namibia Estimated82,470-5.4%
122Mali78,061+1%
123Sri Lanka69,680-33.8%
124Solomon Islands Estimated55,393+0.7%
125Kyrgyzstan50,345-0.9%
126Puerto Rico Estimated44,312-2%
127Malta43,634-8.1%
128Niger Estimated42,469-0.1%
129Eswatini38,513+10%
130New Caledonia Estimated38,327+0.9%
131Suriname36,716+0.8%
132Micronesia Estimated36,328+0.9%
133São Tomé and Príncipe Estimated35,266+0.8%
134Ethiopia Estimated34,691+2%
135Mongolia33,491-27.7%
136Cook Islands Estimated31,681-1.6%
137French Polynesia Estimated29,852-0.5%
138Trinidad and Tobago29,634+37.1%
139Iceland28,700+0.3%
140Montenegro24,951+13.1%
141Barbados Estimated22,600-0.4%
142Belize Estimated22,377-0.5%
143Mauritius21,964+25.4%
144Bhutan15,727+10.7%
145Tuvalu Estimated14,246+0.7%
146Kiribati Estimated14,184+1.3%
147Saint Lucia Estimated13,593+23.4%
148Guyana Estimated10,760-14.6%
149Gambia Estimated10,402+27%
150Egypt Estimated10,374-2.1%
151Turkmenistan Estimated9,000+5.9%
152Morocco Estimated7,979-0.3%
153Lebanon Estimated7,845-1.9%
154Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Estimated7,241+6.5%
155Equatorial Guinea Estimated6,905+1.5%
156Seychelles Estimated5,595-0.1%
157Tunisia Estimated5,524+0.4%
158Azerbaijan5,217-15.1%
159Dominica Estimated5,005+0.1%
160Bahamas Estimated5,0010%
161Algeria Estimated4,990-0.2%
162Antigua and Barbuda Estimated4,943-1.1%
163Botswana4,398+6.9%
164Grenada Estimated3,886+10.3%
165Somalia Estimated3,727+0.7%
166Nauru Estimated3,0000%
166Saint Kitts and Nevis Estimated3,000+11.1%
168Niue Estimated2,199+1.1%
169Türkiye1,642-38.2%
170Brunei Estimated1,284-1.2%
171Tajikistan448-8.8%
172Syria Estimated10-9.1%

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About this ranking

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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China, with 471,602,100 head in 2015, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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