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Countries by number of pigs

China had the highest number of pigs of 172 countries in 2019, at 310,406,902 head. Syria had the lowest, at 11 head. The median was 451,035 head and the figure for the World was 840,349,558 head. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Highest310,406,902China
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Median451,035172 countries
World840,349,558History

Map of countries, 2019

Antigua and Barbuda: 5,026 headAlbania: 183,847 headArmenia: 197,877 headAngola: 2,882,779 headArgentina: 5,128,954 headAustria: 2,773,230 headAustralia: 2,319,033 headAzerbaijan: 5,704 headBosnia and Herzegovina: 543,357 headBelgium: 6,085,100 headBurkina Faso: 2,590,000 headBulgaria: 491,810 headBurundi: 804,013 headBenin: 524,000 headBrunei: 1,265 headBolivia: 3,103,898 headBrazil: 40,556,109 headBahamas: 5,003 headBhutan: 20,070 headBotswana: 3,042 headBelarus: 2,881,500 headBelize: 21,014 headCanada: 14,070,000 headDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 995,584 headCentral African Republic: 1,085,785 headRepublic of the Congo: 100,517 headSwitzerland: 1,359,684 headCôte d’Ivoire: 479,196 headChile: 2,566,782 headCameroon: 2,161,679 headChina: 310,406,902 headColombia: 6,710,666 headCosta Rica: 442,089 headCuba: 2,676,900 headCape Verde: 68,907 headCyprus: 351,760 headCzechia: 1,508,910 headGermany: 26,053,400 headDenmark: 12,728,000 headDominican Republic: 467,757 headAlgeria: 4,943 headEcuador: 1,162,685 headEstonia: 301,600 headEgypt: 20,000 headSpain: 31,246,040 headEthiopia: 35,380 headFinland: 1,062,200 headFiji: 75,946 headFrance: 13,510,000 headGabon: 223,914 headUnited Kingdom: 5,078,000 headGeorgia: 163,200 headGhana: 768,000 headGambia: 14,500 headGuinea: 146,948 headEquatorial Guinea: 7,268 headGreece: 733,000 headGuatemala: 2,895,316 headGuinea-Bissau: 448,626 headGuyana: 9,451 headHong Kong: 109,260 headHonduras: 458,723 headCroatia: 1,022,000 headHaiti: 1,021,819 headHungary: 2,634,000 headIndonesia: 8,541,761 headIreland: 1,613,270 headIsrael: 166,058 headIndia: 9,055,488 headIceland: 28,000 headItaly: 8,510,270 headJamaica: 215,602 headJapan: 9,156,000 headKenya: 595,631 headKyrgyzstan: 34,750 headCambodia: 2,183,613 headKiribati: 14,947 headNorth Korea: 2,451,000 headSouth Korea: 11,279,894 headKazakhstan: 560,000 headLaos: 4,115,000 headLebanon: 7,519 headSri Lanka: 91,200 headLiberia: 285,225 headLesotho: 53,507 headLithuania: 550,800 headLuxembourg: 84,040 headLatvia: 314,200 headMorocco: 7,826 headMoldova: 397,299 headMontenegro: 23,089 headMadagascar: 1,763,200 headNorth Macedonia: 135,770 headMali: 86,182 headMyanmar: 6,428,563 headMongolia: 20,892 headMauritius: 20,897 headMalawi: 8,383,086 headMexico: 18,365,289 headMalaysia: 1,888,460 headMozambique: 1,734,373 headNamibia: 104,317 headNew Caledonia: 36,833 headNiger: 42,584 headNigeria: 8,562,529 headNicaragua: 622,234 headNetherlands: 11,921,000 headNorway: 786,121 headNepal: 1,488,338 headNew Zealand: 255,934 headPanama: 356,300 headPeru: 3,258,928 headFrench Polynesia: 29,009 headPapua New Guinea: 2,053,519 headPhilippines: 12,709,248 headPoland: 11,215,500 headPuerto Rico: 43,887 headPortugal: 2,255,870 headParaguay: 1,315,892 headRomania: 3,834,100 headSerbia: 2,903,007 headRussia: 23,726,560 headRwanda: 1,304,008 headSolomon Islands: 55,351 headSweden: 1,481,200 headSlovenia: 240,140 headSlovakia: 589,230 headSierra Leone: 251,345 headSenegal: 443,719 headSomalia: 3,747 headSuriname: 33,577 headEl Salvador: 250,000 headSyria: 11 headEswatini: 50,233 headChad: 110,129 headTogo: 1,085,484 headThailand: 7,820,731 headTajikistan: 117 headTimor-Leste: 453,444 headTurkmenistan: 8,240 headTunisia: 5,472 headTürkiye: 1,436 headTrinidad and Tobago: 35,170 headTaiwan: 5,514,211 headTanzania: 524,288 headUkraine: 6,025,300 headUganda: 4,411,000 headUnited States: 78,227,600 headUruguay: 165,000 headUzbekistan: 54,810 headVenezuela: 3,004,349 headVietnam: 19,615,526 headVanuatu: 82,884 headSamoa: 91,725 headSouth Africa: 1,389,659 headZambia: 1,331,576 headZimbabwe: 182,896 head
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head, 2019. 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, 2019

China: 310,406,902 headChina310,406,902United States: 78,227,600 headUnited States78,227,600Brazil: 40,556,109 headBrazil40,556,109Spain: 31,246,040 headSpain31,246,040Germany: 26,053,400 headGermany26,053,400Russia: 23,726,560 headRussia23,726,560Vietnam: 19,615,526 headVietnam19,615,526Mexico: 18,365,289 headMexico18,365,289Canada: 14,070,000 headCanada14,070,000France: 13,510,000 headFrance13,510,000Denmark: 12,728,000 headDenmark12,728,000Philippines: 12,709,248 headPhilippines12,709,248Netherlands: 11,921,000 headNetherlands11,921,000South Korea: 11,279,894 headSouth Korea11,279,894Poland: 11,215,500 headPoland11,215,500Japan: 9,156,000 headJapan9,156,000India: 9,055,488 headIndia9,055,488Nigeria: 8,562,529 headNigeria8,562,529Indonesia: 8,541,761 headIndonesia8,541,761Italy: 8,510,270 headItaly8,510,270Malawi: 8,383,086 headMalawi8,383,086Thailand: 7,820,731 headThailand7,820,731Colombia: 6,710,666 headColombia6,710,666Myanmar: 6,428,563 headMyanmar6,428,563Belgium: 6,085,100 headBelgium6,085,100Ukraine: 6,025,300 headUkraine6,025,300Taiwan: 5,514,211 headTaiwan5,514,211Argentina: 5,128,954 headArgentina5,128,954United Kingdom: 5,078,000 headUnited Kingdom5,078,000Uganda: 4,411,000 headUganda4,411,000Laos: 4,115,000 headLaos4,115,000Romania: 3,834,100 headRomania3,834,100Peru: 3,258,928 headPeru3,258,928Bolivia: 3,103,898 headBolivia3,103,898Venezuela: 3,004,349 headVenezuela3,004,349Serbia: 2,903,007 headSerbia2,903,007Guatemala: 2,895,316 headGuatemala2,895,316Angola: 2,882,779 headAngola2,882,779Belarus: 2,881,500 headBelarus2,881,500Austria: 2,773,230 headAustria2,773,230China: 310,406,902 headChina310,406,902United States: 78,227,600 headUnited States78,227,600Brazil: 40,556,109 headBrazil40,556,109Spain: 31,246,040 headSpain31,246,040Germany: 26,053,400 headGermany26,053,400Russia: 23,726,560 headRussia23,726,560Vietnam: 19,615,526 headVietnam19,615,526Mexico: 18,365,289 headMexico18,365,289Canada: 14,070,000 headCanada14,070,000France: 13,510,000 headFrance13,510,000Denmark: 12,728,000 headDenmark12,728,000Philippines: 12,709,248 headPhilippines12,709,248Netherlands: 11,921,000 headNetherlands11,921,000South Korea: 11,279,894 headSouth Korea11,279,894Poland: 11,215,500 headPoland11,215,500Japan: 9,156,000 headJapan9,156,000India: 9,055,488 headIndia9,055,488Nigeria: 8,562,529 headNigeria8,562,529Indonesia: 8,541,761 headIndonesia8,541,761Italy: 8,510,270 headItaly8,510,270Malawi: 8,383,086 headMalawi8,383,086Thailand: 7,820,731 headThailand7,820,731Colombia: 6,710,666 headColombia6,710,666Myanmar: 6,428,563 headMyanmar6,428,563Belgium: 6,085,100 headBelgium6,085,100Ukraine: 6,025,300 headUkraine6,025,300Taiwan: 5,514,211 headTaiwan5,514,211Argentina: 5,128,954 headArgentina5,128,954United Kingdom: 5,078,000 headUnited Kingdom5,078,000Uganda: 4,411,000 headUganda4,411,000Laos: 4,115,000 headLaos4,115,000Romania: 3,834,100 headRomania3,834,100Peru: 3,258,928 headPeru3,258,928Bolivia: 3,103,898 headBolivia3,103,898Venezuela: 3,004,349 headVenezuela3,004,349Serbia: 2,903,007 headSerbia2,903,007Guatemala: 2,895,316 headGuatemala2,895,316Angola: 2,882,779 headAngola2,882,779Belarus: 2,881,500 headBelarus2,881,500Austria: 2,773,230 headAustria2,773,230
head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2019
head		Change on 2018
1China310,406,902-27.5%
2United States78,227,600+4.2%
3Brazil40,556,109-1.6%
4Spain31,246,040+1.4%
5Germany26,053,400-1.5%
6Russia23,726,560+2.8%
7Vietnam19,615,526-30.3%
8Mexico18,365,289+3%
9Canada14,070,000-1.2%
10France13,510,000-1.5%
11Denmark12,728,000+0.7%
12Philippines12,709,248+0.8%
13Netherlands11,921,000+0.1%
14South Korea11,279,894-0.5%
15Poland11,215,500+1.7%
16Japan9,156,000-0.4%
17India9,055,488-2.3%
18Nigeria Estimated8,562,529+3.7%
19Indonesia8,541,761+3.5%
20Italy8,510,270+0.2%
21Malawi8,383,086+31.2%
22Thailand Estimated7,820,731+0.4%
23Colombia6,710,666+21.8%
24Myanmar6,428,563+5.9%
25Belgium6,085,100-2%
26Ukraine6,025,300-1.4%
27Taiwan5,514,211+1.5%
28Argentina5,128,954-1.2%
29United Kingdom5,078,000+0.5%
30Uganda4,411,000+3.9%
31Laos4,115,000+7.6%
32Romania3,834,100-2.3%
33Peru3,258,928+1%
34Bolivia3,103,898+1.4%
35Venezuela3,004,349-0.7%
36Serbia2,903,007+4.3%
37Guatemala Estimated2,895,316-0.7%
38Angola Estimated2,882,779+0.2%
39Belarus2,881,500+1.4%
40Austria2,773,230-0.1%
41Cuba2,676,900+16.9%
42Hungary2,634,000-8.3%
43Burkina Faso2,590,000+2%
44Chile2,566,782-1.6%
45North Korea2,451,000-5.5%
46Australia2,319,033-8.5%
47Portugal2,255,870+2.3%
48Cambodia Estimated2,183,613+0.2%
49Cameroon Estimated2,161,679+1.1%
50Papua New Guinea Estimated2,053,519+0.7%
51Malaysia1,888,460-4%
52Madagascar1,763,200+1.9%
53Mozambique1,734,373+3.5%
54Ireland1,613,270+2.6%
55Czechia1,508,910+0.1%
56Nepal1,488,338+3.7%
57Sweden1,481,200+4.5%
58South Africa1,389,659-4.4%
59Switzerland1,359,684-4.1%
60Zambia1,331,576+3%
61Paraguay Estimated1,315,892-0.2%
62Rwanda Estimated1,304,008-2%
63Ecuador1,162,685-9.4%
64Central African Republic Estimated1,085,785+0.9%
65Togo1,085,484+2.7%
66Finland1,062,200+2%
67Croatia1,022,000-2.6%
68Haiti Estimated1,021,819+0.3%
69Democratic Republic of the Congo995,584+0.3%
70Burundi804,013+3.8%
71Norway786,121-3.6%
72Ghana768,000-3%
73Greece733,000+1.7%
74Nicaragua Estimated622,2340%
75Kenya595,631+4.9%
76Slovakia589,230-6%
77Kazakhstan Estimated560,000-29.9%
78Lithuania550,800-3.7%
79Bosnia and Herzegovina543,357+0.3%
80Tanzania Estimated524,288+0.7%
81Benin524,000+4%
82Bulgaria491,810-24.9%
83Côte d’Ivoire479,196+13.7%
84Dominican Republic Estimated467,757+0.5%
85Honduras Estimated458,7230%
86Timor-Leste453,444+16.5%
87Guinea-Bissau Estimated448,626-0.3%
88Senegal443,719-1.7%
89Costa Rica442,089+19.3%
90Moldova397,299-2.2%
91Panama356,300-3.5%
92Cyprus351,760-2.9%
93Latvia314,200+3.1%
94Estonia301,600+3.9%
95Liberia Estimated285,225-0.1%
96New Zealand255,934-10.8%
97Sierra Leone251,345+7.5%
98El Salvador Estimated250,0000%
99Slovenia240,140-7.3%
100Gabon Estimated223,914+0.3%
101Jamaica Estimated215,602+0.3%
102Armenia197,877+18.7%
103Albania183,847-0.2%
104Zimbabwe182,896-21%
105Israel166,058-2.9%
106Uruguay165,000-3.5%
107Georgia163,200+8.3%
108Guinea146,948+4.9%
109North Macedonia135,770-30.6%
110Chad Estimated110,129+0.9%
111Hong Kong109,260+3.1%
112Namibia Estimated104,317+9%
113Republic of the Congo Estimated100,517+1.1%
114Samoa91,725-22.5%
115Sri Lanka91,200-6.9%
116Mali86,182+1.2%
117Tonga Estimated84,066+0.2%
118Luxembourg84,040+1.8%
119Vanuatu Estimated82,884-2.1%
120Fiji Estimated75,946-3.6%
121Cape Verde68,907+3.1%
122Solomon Islands Estimated55,351-0.2%
123Uzbekistan54,810-6.9%
124Lesotho53,507+8.6%
125Eswatini50,233+23.5%
126Puerto Rico Estimated43,887-4%
127Niger Estimated42,584+0.1%
128São Tomé and Príncipe Estimated38,297+2.7%
129Micronesia Estimated37,692+0.8%
130New Caledonia Estimated36,833+0.6%
131Malta35,480-2.2%
132Ethiopia Estimated35,380+1.2%
133Trinidad and Tobago35,170+12.9%
134Kyrgyzstan34,750-32.2%
135Suriname33,577+3%
136French Polynesia Estimated29,009-0.8%
137Cook Islands Estimated28,849-6.5%
138Iceland28,000-3.4%
139Montenegro23,089-2.4%
140Barbados Estimated22,318+1.1%
141Belize Estimated21,014-1.3%
142Mauritius20,897+6.3%
143Mongolia20,892-24.9%
144Bhutan20,070-8%
145Egypt Estimated20,000+25%
146Kiribati Estimated14,947+1.5%
147Gambia Estimated14,500+3.2%
148Tuvalu Estimated14,489+0.5%
149Saint Lucia14,297-8.4%
150Guyana Estimated9,4510%
151Turkmenistan8,240-5.4%
152Morocco Estimated7,826-0.5%
153Lebanon Estimated7,519-1.8%
154Equatorial Guinea Estimated7,268+1.4%
155Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Estimated6,294-3.3%
156Azerbaijan5,704+4%
157Seychelles Estimated5,627+4.8%
158Tunisia Estimated5,472-0.3%
159Dominica Estimated5,045+0.2%
160Antigua and Barbuda Estimated5,026-0.3%
161Bahamas Estimated5,003-0%
162Algeria Estimated4,943-0.3%
163Grenada Estimated4,532+2%
164Somalia Estimated3,747-0%
165Saint Kitts and Nevis Estimated3,500-12.5%
166Botswana Estimated3,042+45.3%
167Nauru Estimated3,005+0.1%
168Niue Estimated2,279+0.8%
169Türkiye1,436-12.2%
170Brunei Estimated1,265+0.6%
171Tajikistan117-39.4%
172Syria Estimated11-31.3%

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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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