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Countries by number of pigs

China had the highest number of pigs of 172 countries in 2018, at 428,171,139 head. Syria had the lowest, at 16 head. The median was 435,675 head and the figure for the World was 959,138,359 head. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Highest428,171,139China
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Median435,675172 countries
World959,138,359History

Map of countries, 2018

Antigua and Barbuda: 5,039 headAlbania: 184,133 headArmenia: 166,757 headAngola: 2,876,021 headArgentina: 5,191,453 headAustria: 2,776,570 headAustralia: 2,534,030 headAzerbaijan: 5,485 headBosnia and Herzegovina: 541,526 headBelgium: 6,209,130 headBurkina Faso: 2,539,000 headBulgaria: 654,550 headBurundi: 774,689 headBenin: 504,000 headBrunei: 1,258 headBolivia: 3,061,701 headBrazil: 41,231,856 headBahamas: 5,005 headBhutan: 21,810 headBotswana: 2,094 headBelarus: 2,840,600 headBelize: 21,296 headCanada: 14,245,000 headDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 992,322 headCentral African Republic: 1,075,887 headRepublic of the Congo: 99,439 headSwitzerland: 1,417,549 headCôte d’Ivoire: 421,330 headChile: 2,608,205 headCameroon: 2,137,253 headChina: 428,171,139 headColombia: 5,507,374 headCosta Rica: 370,570 headCuba: 2,289,100 headCape Verde: 66,808 headCyprus: 362,100 headCzechia: 1,507,580 headGermany: 26,445,400 headDenmark: 12,642,000 headDominican Republic: 465,223 headAlgeria: 4,956 headEcuador: 1,283,338 headEstonia: 290,400 headEgypt: 16,000 headSpain: 30,804,100 headEthiopia: 34,956 headFinland: 1,041,200 headFiji: 78,753 headFrance: 13,713,000 headGabon: 223,245 headUnited Kingdom: 5,055,000 headGeorgia: 150,700 headGhana: 792,000 headGambia: 14,046 headGuinea: 140,026 headEquatorial Guinea: 7,171 headGreece: 721,000 headGuatemala: 2,916,706 headGuinea-Bissau: 450,020 headGuyana: 9,450 headHong Kong: 105,981 headHonduras: 458,547 headCroatia: 1,049,000 headHaiti: 1,018,407 headHungary: 2,872,000 headIndonesia: 8,254,108 headIreland: 1,572,150 headIsrael: 171,000 headIndia: 9,272,935 headIceland: 29,000 headItaly: 8,492,230 headJamaica: 214,969 headJapan: 9,189,000 headKenya: 567,843 headKyrgyzstan: 51,265 headCambodia: 2,178,851 headKiribati: 14,731 headNorth Korea: 2,593,000 headSouth Korea: 11,332,812 headKazakhstan: 798,732 headLaos: 3,824,663 headLebanon: 7,658 headSri Lanka: 97,990 headLiberia: 285,401 headLesotho: 49,275 headLithuania: 572,000 headLuxembourg: 82,590 headLatvia: 304,900 headMorocco: 7,866 headMoldova: 406,411 headMontenegro: 23,651 headMadagascar: 1,731,100 headNorth Macedonia: 195,538 headMali: 85,160 headMyanmar: 6,069,098 headMongolia: 27,819 headMauritius: 19,662 headMalawi: 6,388,283 headMexico: 17,838,900 headMalaysia: 1,967,538 headMozambique: 1,676,415 headNamibia: 95,745 headNew Caledonia: 36,628 headNiger: 42,525 headNigeria: 8,259,938 headNicaragua: 622,146 headNetherlands: 11,909,000 headNorway: 815,377 headNepal: 1,435,369 headNew Zealand: 287,051 headPanama: 369,200 headPeru: 3,227,564 headFrench Polynesia: 29,231 headPapua New Guinea: 2,038,249 headPhilippines: 12,604,441 headPoland: 11,027,700 headPuerto Rico: 45,710 headPortugal: 2,205,050 headParaguay: 1,318,562 headRomania: 3,925,300 headSerbia: 2,782,282 headRussia: 23,075,510 headRwanda: 1,330,461 headSolomon Islands: 55,442 headSweden: 1,417,200 headSlovenia: 259,130 headSlovakia: 627,020 headSierra Leone: 233,809 headSenegal: 451,383 headSomalia: 3,748 headSuriname: 32,609 headEl Salvador: 250,000 headSyria: 16 headEswatini: 40,689 headChad: 109,132 headTogo: 1,057,079 headThailand: 7,789,624 headTajikistan: 193 headTimor-Leste: 389,242 headTurkmenistan: 8,707 headTunisia: 5,487 headTürkiye: 1,636 headTrinidad and Tobago: 31,155 headTaiwan: 5,432,676 headTanzania: 520,626 headUkraine: 6,109,900 headUganda: 4,245,000 headUnited States: 75,070,200 headUruguay: 171,000 headUzbekistan: 58,856 headVenezuela: 3,024,753 headVietnam: 28,151,948 headVanuatu: 84,674 headSamoa: 118,320 headSouth Africa: 1,453,612 headZambia: 1,292,287 headZimbabwe: 231,459 head
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head, 2018. 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, 2018

China: 428,171,139 headChina428,171,139United States: 75,070,200 headUnited States75,070,200Brazil: 41,231,856 headBrazil41,231,856Spain: 30,804,100 headSpain30,804,100Vietnam: 28,151,948 headVietnam28,151,948Germany: 26,445,400 headGermany26,445,400Russia: 23,075,510 headRussia23,075,510Mexico: 17,838,900 headMexico17,838,900Canada: 14,245,000 headCanada14,245,000France: 13,713,000 headFrance13,713,000Denmark: 12,642,000 headDenmark12,642,000Philippines: 12,604,441 headPhilippines12,604,441Netherlands: 11,909,000 headNetherlands11,909,000South Korea: 11,332,812 headSouth Korea11,332,812Poland: 11,027,700 headPoland11,027,700India: 9,272,935 headIndia9,272,935Japan: 9,189,000 headJapan9,189,000Italy: 8,492,230 headItaly8,492,230Nigeria: 8,259,938 headNigeria8,259,938Indonesia: 8,254,108 headIndonesia8,254,108Thailand: 7,789,624 headThailand7,789,624Malawi: 6,388,283 headMalawi6,388,283Belgium: 6,209,130 headBelgium6,209,130Ukraine: 6,109,900 headUkraine6,109,900Myanmar: 6,069,098 headMyanmar6,069,098Colombia: 5,507,374 headColombia5,507,374Taiwan: 5,432,676 headTaiwan5,432,676Argentina: 5,191,453 headArgentina5,191,453United Kingdom: 5,055,000 headUnited Kingdom5,055,000Uganda: 4,245,000 headUganda4,245,000Romania: 3,925,300 headRomania3,925,300Laos: 3,824,663 headLaos3,824,663Peru: 3,227,564 headPeru3,227,564Bolivia: 3,061,701 headBolivia3,061,701Venezuela: 3,024,753 headVenezuela3,024,753Guatemala: 2,916,706 headGuatemala2,916,706Angola: 2,876,021 headAngola2,876,021Hungary: 2,872,000 headHungary2,872,000Belarus: 2,840,600 headBelarus2,840,600Serbia: 2,782,282 headSerbia2,782,282China: 428,171,139 headChina428,171,139United States: 75,070,200 headUnited States75,070,200Brazil: 41,231,856 headBrazil41,231,856Spain: 30,804,100 headSpain30,804,100Vietnam: 28,151,948 headVietnam28,151,948Germany: 26,445,400 headGermany26,445,400Russia: 23,075,510 headRussia23,075,510Mexico: 17,838,900 headMexico17,838,900Canada: 14,245,000 headCanada14,245,000France: 13,713,000 headFrance13,713,000Denmark: 12,642,000 headDenmark12,642,000Philippines: 12,604,441 headPhilippines12,604,441Netherlands: 11,909,000 headNetherlands11,909,000South Korea: 11,332,812 headSouth Korea11,332,812Poland: 11,027,700 headPoland11,027,700India: 9,272,935 headIndia9,272,935Japan: 9,189,000 headJapan9,189,000Italy: 8,492,230 headItaly8,492,230Nigeria: 8,259,938 headNigeria8,259,938Indonesia: 8,254,108 headIndonesia8,254,108Thailand: 7,789,624 headThailand7,789,624Malawi: 6,388,283 headMalawi6,388,283Belgium: 6,209,130 headBelgium6,209,130Ukraine: 6,109,900 headUkraine6,109,900Myanmar: 6,069,098 headMyanmar6,069,098Colombia: 5,507,374 headColombia5,507,374Taiwan: 5,432,676 headTaiwan5,432,676Argentina: 5,191,453 headArgentina5,191,453United Kingdom: 5,055,000 headUnited Kingdom5,055,000Uganda: 4,245,000 headUganda4,245,000Romania: 3,925,300 headRomania3,925,300Laos: 3,824,663 headLaos3,824,663Peru: 3,227,564 headPeru3,227,564Bolivia: 3,061,701 headBolivia3,061,701Venezuela: 3,024,753 headVenezuela3,024,753Guatemala: 2,916,706 headGuatemala2,916,706Angola: 2,876,021 headAngola2,876,021Hungary: 2,872,000 headHungary2,872,000Belarus: 2,840,600 headBelarus2,840,600Serbia: 2,782,282 headSerbia2,782,282
head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2018
head		Change on 2017
1China428,171,139-3%
2United States75,070,200+2.6%
3Brazil41,231,856-0.4%
4Spain30,804,100+2.8%
5Vietnam28,151,948+2.7%
6Germany26,445,400-4.1%
7Russia23,075,510+5.2%
8Mexico17,838,900+3.7%
9Canada14,245,000+2.2%
10France13,713,000+6%
11Denmark12,642,000+2.7%
12Philippines12,604,441+1.4%
13Netherlands11,909,000-4%
14South Korea11,332,812+0.5%
15Poland11,027,700-2.9%
16India Estimated9,272,935-2.3%
17Japan9,189,000-1.7%
18Italy8,492,230-0.9%
19Nigeria Estimated8,259,938+3.9%
20Indonesia8,254,108-0.1%
21Thailand Estimated7,789,624+0.6%
22Malawi6,388,283+68.8%
23Belgium6,209,130+1.7%
24Ukraine6,109,900-8.4%
25Myanmar6,069,098-68.5%
26Colombia5,507,374+3.4%
27Taiwan5,432,676-0.2%
28Argentina5,191,453+1.4%
29United Kingdom5,055,000+1.7%
30Uganda4,245,000+3.3%
31Romania3,925,300-16.6%
32Laos3,824,663-1.1%
33Peru3,227,564+1.3%
34Bolivia3,061,701+3.8%
35Venezuela3,024,753-6.9%
36Guatemala Estimated2,916,706+0.7%
37Angola Estimated2,876,021-0.5%
38Hungary2,872,000-1.2%
39Belarus2,840,600-10%
40Serbia2,782,282-4.4%
41Austria2,776,570-0.6%
42Chile2,608,205+4.1%
43North Korea2,593,000-0.3%
44Burkina Faso2,539,000+2%
45Australia2,534,030+1.9%
46Cuba2,289,100+10.6%
47Portugal2,205,050+1.8%
48Cambodia Estimated2,178,851+0.3%
49Cameroon Estimated2,137,253+1.3%
50Papua New Guinea Estimated2,038,249+0.7%
51Malaysia1,967,538+6.4%
52Madagascar1,731,100+1.7%
53Mozambique1,676,415+44.7%
54Ireland1,572,150+1%
55Czechia1,507,580+1.1%
56South Africa1,453,612-1.8%
57Nepal1,435,369+8.1%
58Switzerland1,417,549-1.9%
59Sweden1,417,200+2.5%
60Rwanda1,330,461-22.5%
61Paraguay Estimated1,318,562+0.3%
62Zambia1,292,287+19.4%
63Ecuador1,283,338+15%
64Central African Republic Estimated1,075,887+1.8%
65Togo1,057,079+1.3%
66Croatia1,049,000-6.4%
67Finland1,041,200-8.3%
68Haiti Estimated1,018,407+0.4%
69Democratic Republic of the Congo992,322+0.3%
70Norway815,377-4.3%
71Kazakhstan798,732-2%
72Ghana792,000-2.9%
73Burundi774,689+25.3%
74Greece721,000+0.6%
75Bulgaria654,550+6.2%
76Slovakia627,020+7%
77Nicaragua Estimated622,146+0.5%
78Lithuania572,000-13.8%
79Kenya567,843+2.4%
80Bosnia and Herzegovina541,526-1.2%
81Tanzania Estimated520,626+0.7%
82Benin504,000+3.9%
83Dominican Republic Estimated465,223+0.5%
84Honduras Estimated458,547-1.2%
85Senegal451,383+3.3%
86Guinea-Bissau Estimated450,020-0.7%
87Côte d’Ivoire421,330+5.6%
88Moldova406,411-7.4%
89Timor-Leste Estimated389,242-0.7%
90Costa Rica370,570-10.2%
91Panama369,200-7.9%
92Cyprus362,100+3.4%
93Latvia304,900-9.4%
94Estonia290,400+0.4%
95New Zealand287,051+4.8%
96Liberia Estimated285,401-0.2%
97Slovenia259,130-2.5%
98El Salvador Estimated250,000+2.6%
99Sierra Leone233,809+7.5%
100Zimbabwe Estimated231,459-4.4%
101Gabon Estimated223,245+0.3%
102Jamaica Estimated214,969+0.5%
103North Macedonia195,538-3.3%
104Albania184,133+2.2%
105Israel171,000-10%
105Uruguay171,000-2.3%
107Armenia166,757-5%
108Georgia150,700+10.6%
109Guinea140,026+4.9%
110Samoa Estimated118,320-15.8%
111Chad Estimated109,132-0.8%
112Hong Kong105,981+1.7%
113Republic of the Congo Estimated99,439+1.1%
114Sri Lanka97,990+3%
115Namibia Estimated95,745+17.6%
116Mali85,160+1.2%
117Vanuatu Estimated84,674-2.6%
118Tonga Estimated83,935+0.2%
119Luxembourg82,590-14.6%
120Fiji Estimated78,753-3.4%
121Cape Verde66,808-0.1%
122Uzbekistan58,856-21.8%
123Solomon Islands Estimated55,442-0.2%
124Kyrgyzstan51,265-1.7%
125Lesotho49,275+27.4%
126Puerto Rico45,710+7.4%
127Niger Estimated42,525+0.1%
128Eswatini40,689+6.1%
129Micronesia Estimated37,405+0.9%
130São Tomé and Príncipe37,300-7%
131New Caledonia Estimated36,628-1.2%
132Malta36,290+6.7%
133Ethiopia Estimated34,956+1%
134Suriname32,609-6.2%
135Trinidad and Tobago31,155+6%
136Cook Islands Estimated30,840+1.4%
137French Polynesia Estimated29,231-0.8%
138Iceland29,000+1%
139Mongolia27,819-12.7%
140Montenegro23,651-5.6%
141Barbados Estimated22,081-1%
142Bhutan21,810+15.9%
143Belize Estimated21,296-1.7%
144Mauritius19,662-8.3%
145Egypt Estimated16,000+33.3%
146Saint Lucia15,613-4.4%
147Kiribati Estimated14,731+1.3%
148Tuvalu Estimated14,415+0.5%
149Gambia Estimated14,046+4%
150Guyana Estimated9,450-0.3%
151Turkmenistan8,707+4.7%
152Morocco Estimated7,866-0.5%
153Lebanon Estimated7,658-0.6%
154Equatorial Guinea Estimated7,171+1.2%
155Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Estimated6,507+6.3%
156Tunisia Estimated5,487-0.4%
157Azerbaijan5,485+13%
158Seychelles Estimated5,368-1.8%
159Antigua and Barbuda Estimated5,039+0.8%
160Dominica Estimated5,033+0.2%
161Bahamas Estimated5,0050%
162Algeria Estimated4,956-0.2%
163Grenada Estimated4,445+4.3%
164Saint Kitts and Nevis Estimated4,000+37.9%
165Somalia Estimated3,748+0.1%
166Nauru Estimated3,0030%
167Niue Estimated2,261+0.9%
168Botswana Estimated2,094+45.7%
169Türkiye1,636+20.2%
170Brunei Estimated1,258-3.2%
171Tajikistan193+20.6%
172Syria Estimated16+23.1%

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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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