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Countries by number of pigs

China had the highest number of pigs of 172 countries in 2020, at 406,504,200 head. Syria had the lowest, at 11 head. The median was 442,740 head and the figure for the World was 939,793,606 head. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Map of countries, 2020

Antigua and Barbuda: 5,001 headAlbania: 158,401 headArmenia: 223,250 headAngola: 2,906,550 headArgentina: 5,376,958 headAustria: 2,806,460 headAustralia: 2,258,046 headAzerbaijan: 5,877 headBosnia and Herzegovina: 546,771 headBelgium: 6,218,270 headBurkina Faso: 1,674,000 headBulgaria: 592,100 headBurundi: 866,819 headBenin: 750,868 headBrunei: 1,255 headBolivia: 3,209,604 headBrazil: 41,211,188 headBahamas: 5,002 headBhutan: 17,577 headBotswana: 4,240 headBelarus: 2,844,700 headBelize: 20,198 headCanada: 14,065,000 headDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 999,656 headCentral African Republic: 1,098,071 headRepublic of the Congo: 101,549 headSwitzerland: 1,348,306 headCôte d’Ivoire: 439,404 headChile: 2,713,123 headCameroon: 2,188,503 headChina: 406,504,200 headColombia: 5,950,113 headCosta Rica: 405,613 headCuba: 1,120,699 headCape Verde: 70,206 headCyprus: 359,060 headCzechia: 1,546,020 headGermany: 26,069,900 headDenmark: 13,391,000 headDominican Republic: 469,205 headAlgeria: 4,930 headEcuador: 1,059,842 headEstonia: 316,600 headEgypt: 22,000 headSpain: 32,796,070 headEthiopia: 36,000 headFinland: 1,103,900 headFiji: 74,645 headFrance: 13,393,000 headGabon: 224,524 headUnited Kingdom: 5,055,000 headGeorgia: 155,500 headGhana: 946,000 headGambia: 14,985 headGuinea: 154,211 headEquatorial Guinea: 7,363 headGreece: 743,000 headGuatemala: 2,897,617 headGuinea-Bissau: 446,076 headGuyana: 9,477 headHong Kong: 119,239 headHonduras: 458,493 headCroatia: 1,033,000 headHaiti: 1,025,665 headHungary: 2,850,000 headIndonesia: 7,622,724 headIreland: 1,678,570 headIsrael: 183,808 headIndia: 8,838,968 headIceland: 27,000 headItaly: 8,543,030 headJamaica: 216,975 headJapan: 9,240,358 headKenya: 649,273 headKyrgyzstan: 29,465 headCambodia: 2,186,911 headKiribati: 15,165 headNorth Korea: 2,306,000 headSouth Korea: 11,078,032 headKazakhstan: 570,000 headLaos: 4,298,000 headLebanon: 7,356 headSri Lanka: 92,640 headLiberia: 285,283 headLesotho: 36,401 headLithuania: 580,400 headLuxembourg: 82,130 headLatvia: 306,820 headMorocco: 7,785 headMoldova: 339,500 headMontenegro: 25,806 headMadagascar: 1,928,718 headNorth Macedonia: 164,074 headMali: 87,215 headMyanmar: 6,778,694 headMongolia: 24,531 headMauritius: 20,749 headMalawi: 7,794,586 headMexico: 18,788,002 headMalaysia: 1,869,772 headMozambique: 1,635,011 headNamibia: 122,001 headNew Caledonia: 36,877 headNiger: 42,650 headNigeria: 8,941,888 headNicaragua: 626,848 headNetherlands: 11,541,000 headNorway: 768,211 headNepal: 1,519,593 headNew Zealand: 234,533 headPanama: 365,700 headPeru: 3,265,145 headFrench Polynesia: 28,795 headPapua New Guinea: 2,063,194 headPhilippines: 12,795,721 headPoland: 11,727,400 headPuerto Rico: 44,053 headPortugal: 2,251,970 headParaguay: 1,461,381 headRomania: 3,784,500 headSerbia: 2,983,102 headRussia: 25,163,165 headRwanda: 1,246,891 headSolomon Islands: 55,262 headSweden: 1,389,300 headSlovenia: 229,480 headSlovakia: 538,310 headSierra Leone: 212,306 headSenegal: 457,475 headSomalia: 3,744 headSuriname: 34,232 headEl Salvador: 250,000 headSyria: 11 headEswatini: 53,549 headChad: 112,041 headTogo: 1,107,194 headThailand: 7,848,826 headTajikistan: 900 headTimor-Leste: 374,660 headTurkmenistan: 7,352 headTunisia: 5,469 headTürkiye: 990 headTrinidad and Tobago: 34,245 headTaiwan: 5,512,274 headTanzania: 527,874 headUkraine: 5,727,400 headUganda: 4,521,000 headUnited States: 77,312,000 headUruguay: 162,000 headUzbekistan: 52,430 headVenezuela: 3,089,315 headVietnam: 22,027,858 headVanuatu: 81,755 headSamoa: 115,844 headSouth Africa: 1,356,892 headZambia: 1,166,924 headZimbabwe: 269,508 head
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head, 2020. 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, 2020

China: 406,504,200 headChina406,504,200United States: 77,312,000 headUnited States77,312,000Brazil: 41,211,188 headBrazil41,211,188Spain: 32,796,070 headSpain32,796,070Germany: 26,069,900 headGermany26,069,900Russia: 25,163,165 headRussia25,163,165Vietnam: 22,027,858 headVietnam22,027,858Mexico: 18,788,002 headMexico18,788,002Canada: 14,065,000 headCanada14,065,000France: 13,393,000 headFrance13,393,000Denmark: 13,391,000 headDenmark13,391,000Philippines: 12,795,721 headPhilippines12,795,721Poland: 11,727,400 headPoland11,727,400Netherlands: 11,541,000 headNetherlands11,541,000South Korea: 11,078,032 headSouth Korea11,078,032Japan: 9,240,358 headJapan9,240,358Nigeria: 8,941,888 headNigeria8,941,888India: 8,838,968 headIndia8,838,968Italy: 8,543,030 headItaly8,543,030Thailand: 7,848,826 headThailand7,848,826Malawi: 7,794,586 headMalawi7,794,586Indonesia: 7,622,724 headIndonesia7,622,724Myanmar: 6,778,694 headMyanmar6,778,694Belgium: 6,218,270 headBelgium6,218,270Colombia: 5,950,113 headColombia5,950,113Ukraine: 5,727,400 headUkraine5,727,400Taiwan: 5,512,274 headTaiwan5,512,274Argentina: 5,376,958 headArgentina5,376,958United Kingdom: 5,055,000 headUnited Kingdom5,055,000Uganda: 4,521,000 headUganda4,521,000Laos: 4,298,000 headLaos4,298,000Romania: 3,784,500 headRomania3,784,500Peru: 3,265,145 headPeru3,265,145Bolivia: 3,209,604 headBolivia3,209,604Venezuela: 3,089,315 headVenezuela3,089,315Serbia: 2,983,102 headSerbia2,983,102Angola: 2,906,550 headAngola2,906,550Guatemala: 2,897,617 headGuatemala2,897,617Hungary: 2,850,000 headHungary2,850,000Belarus: 2,844,700 headBelarus2,844,700China: 406,504,200 headChina406,504,200United States: 77,312,000 headUnited States77,312,000Brazil: 41,211,188 headBrazil41,211,188Spain: 32,796,070 headSpain32,796,070Germany: 26,069,900 headGermany26,069,900Russia: 25,163,165 headRussia25,163,165Vietnam: 22,027,858 headVietnam22,027,858Mexico: 18,788,002 headMexico18,788,002Canada: 14,065,000 headCanada14,065,000France: 13,393,000 headFrance13,393,000Denmark: 13,391,000 headDenmark13,391,000Philippines: 12,795,721 headPhilippines12,795,721Poland: 11,727,400 headPoland11,727,400Netherlands: 11,541,000 headNetherlands11,541,000South Korea: 11,078,032 headSouth Korea11,078,032Japan: 9,240,358 headJapan9,240,358Nigeria: 8,941,888 headNigeria8,941,888India: 8,838,968 headIndia8,838,968Italy: 8,543,030 headItaly8,543,030Thailand: 7,848,826 headThailand7,848,826Malawi: 7,794,586 headMalawi7,794,586Indonesia: 7,622,724 headIndonesia7,622,724Myanmar: 6,778,694 headMyanmar6,778,694Belgium: 6,218,270 headBelgium6,218,270Colombia: 5,950,113 headColombia5,950,113Ukraine: 5,727,400 headUkraine5,727,400Taiwan: 5,512,274 headTaiwan5,512,274Argentina: 5,376,958 headArgentina5,376,958United Kingdom: 5,055,000 headUnited Kingdom5,055,000Uganda: 4,521,000 headUganda4,521,000Laos: 4,298,000 headLaos4,298,000Romania: 3,784,500 headRomania3,784,500Peru: 3,265,145 headPeru3,265,145Bolivia: 3,209,604 headBolivia3,209,604Venezuela: 3,089,315 headVenezuela3,089,315Serbia: 2,983,102 headSerbia2,983,102Angola: 2,906,550 headAngola2,906,550Guatemala: 2,897,617 headGuatemala2,897,617Hungary: 2,850,000 headHungary2,850,000Belarus: 2,844,700 headBelarus2,844,700
head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2020
head		Change on 2019
1China406,504,200+31%
2United States77,312,000-1.2%
3Brazil41,211,188+1.6%
4Spain32,796,070+5%
5Germany26,069,900+0.1%
6Russia25,163,165+6.1%
7Vietnam22,027,858+12.3%
8Mexico18,788,002+2.3%
9Canada14,065,000-0%
10France13,393,000-0.9%
11Denmark13,391,000+5.2%
12Philippines12,795,721+0.7%
13Poland11,727,400+4.6%
14Netherlands11,541,000-3.2%
15South Korea11,078,032-1.8%
16Japan Estimated9,240,358+0.9%
17Nigeria8,941,888+4.4%
18India Estimated8,838,968-2.4%
19Italy8,543,030+0.4%
20Thailand Estimated7,848,826+0.4%
21Malawi7,794,586-7%
22Indonesia7,622,724-10.8%
23Myanmar6,778,694+5.4%
24Belgium6,218,270+2.2%
25Colombia5,950,113-11.3%
26Ukraine5,727,400-4.9%
27Taiwan5,512,274-0%
28Argentina5,376,958+4.8%
29United Kingdom5,055,000-0.5%
30Uganda4,521,000+2.5%
31Laos4,298,000+4.4%
32Romania3,784,500-1.3%
33Peru3,265,145+0.2%
34Bolivia3,209,604+3.4%
35Venezuela3,089,315+2.8%
36Serbia2,983,102+2.8%
37Angola Estimated2,906,550+0.8%
38Guatemala Estimated2,897,617+0.1%
39Hungary2,850,000+8.2%
40Belarus2,844,700-1.3%
41Austria2,806,460+1.2%
42Chile2,713,123+5.7%
43North Korea2,306,000-5.9%
44Australia2,258,046-2.6%
45Portugal2,251,970-0.2%
46Cameroon Estimated2,188,503+1.2%
47Cambodia Estimated2,186,911+0.2%
48Papua New Guinea Estimated2,063,194+0.5%
49Madagascar Estimated1,928,718+9.4%
50Malaysia1,869,772-1%
51Ireland1,678,570+4%
52Burkina Faso1,674,000-35.4%
53Mozambique1,635,011-5.7%
54Czechia1,546,020+2.5%
55Nepal1,519,593+2.1%
56Paraguay Estimated1,461,381+11.1%
57Sweden1,389,300-6.2%
58South Africa1,356,892-2.4%
59Switzerland1,348,306-0.8%
60Rwanda1,246,891-4.4%
61Zambia1,166,924-12.4%
62Cuba1,120,699-58.1%
63Togo1,107,194+2%
64Finland1,103,900+3.9%
65Central African Republic Estimated1,098,071+1.1%
66Ecuador1,059,842-8.8%
67Croatia1,033,000+1.1%
68Haiti Estimated1,025,665+0.4%
69Democratic Republic of the Congo999,656+0.4%
70Ghana946,000+23.2%
71Burundi866,819+7.8%
72Norway768,211-2.3%
73Benin750,868+43.3%
74Greece743,000+1.4%
75Kenya649,273+9%
76Nicaragua Estimated626,848+0.7%
77Bulgaria592,100+20.4%
78Lithuania580,400+5.4%
79Kazakhstan Estimated570,000+1.8%
80Bosnia and Herzegovina546,771+0.6%
81Slovakia538,310-8.6%
82Tanzania Estimated527,874+0.7%
83Dominican Republic Estimated469,205+0.3%
84Honduras Estimated458,493-0.1%
85Senegal457,475+3.1%
86Guinea-Bissau Estimated446,076-0.6%
87Côte d’Ivoire439,404-8.3%
88Costa Rica405,613-8.3%
89Timor-Leste Estimated374,660-17.4%
90Panama365,700+2.6%
91Cyprus359,060+2.1%
92Moldova339,500-14.5%
93Estonia316,600+5%
94Latvia306,820-2.3%
95Liberia Estimated285,2830%
96Zimbabwe269,508+47.4%
97El Salvador Estimated250,0000%
98New Zealand234,533-8.4%
99Slovenia229,480-4.4%
100Gabon Estimated224,524+0.3%
101Armenia223,250+12.8%
102Jamaica Estimated216,975+0.6%
103Sierra Leone Estimated212,306-15.5%
104Israel183,808+10.7%
105North Macedonia164,074+20.8%
106Uruguay162,000-1.8%
107Albania158,401-13.8%
108Georgia155,500-4.7%
109Guinea154,211+4.9%
110Namibia122,001+17%
111Hong Kong119,239+9.1%
112Samoa Estimated115,844+26.3%
113Chad Estimated112,041+1.7%
114Republic of the Congo Estimated101,549+1%
115Sri Lanka92,640+1.6%
116Mali87,215+1.2%
117Tonga Estimated84,186+0.1%
118Luxembourg82,130-2.3%
119Vanuatu Estimated81,755-1.4%
120Fiji Estimated74,645-1.7%
121Cape Verde70,206+1.9%
122Solomon Islands Estimated55,262-0.2%
123Eswatini53,549+6.6%
124Uzbekistan52,430-4.3%
125Puerto Rico Estimated44,053+0.4%
126Niger Estimated42,650+0.2%
127Malta40,090+13%
128São Tomé and Príncipe Estimated38,693+1%
129Micronesia Estimated37,823+0.3%
130New Caledonia Estimated36,877+0.1%
131Lesotho36,401-32%
132Ethiopia Estimated36,000+1.8%
133Trinidad and Tobago34,245-2.6%
134Suriname34,232+2%
135Kyrgyzstan29,465-15.2%
136French Polynesia Estimated28,795-0.7%
137Iceland27,000-3.6%
138Cook Islands Estimated26,855-6.9%
139Montenegro25,806+11.8%
140Mongolia24,531+17.4%
141Barbados Estimated22,891+2.6%
142Egypt Estimated22,000+10%
143Mauritius20,749-0.7%
144Belize Estimated20,198-3.9%
145Bhutan17,577-12.4%
146Kiribati Estimated15,165+1.5%
147Gambia14,985+3.3%
148Tuvalu Estimated14,554+0.4%
149Saint Lucia13,222-7.5%
150Guyana Estimated9,477+0.3%
151Morocco Estimated7,785-0.5%
152Equatorial Guinea Estimated7,363+1.3%
153Lebanon Estimated7,356-2.2%
154Turkmenistan7,352-10.8%
155Seychelles Estimated6,300+12%
156Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Estimated6,234-1%
157Azerbaijan5,877+3%
158Tunisia Estimated5,469-0.1%
159Dominica Estimated5,055+0.2%
160Bahamas Estimated5,002-0%
161Antigua and Barbuda Estimated5,001-0.5%
162Algeria Estimated4,930-0.3%
163Grenada Estimated4,706+3.8%
164Botswana Estimated4,240+39.4%
165Somalia Estimated3,744-0.1%
166Nauru Estimated3,0060%
167Saint Kitts and Nevis2,600-25.7%
168Niue Estimated2,299+0.9%
169Brunei Estimated1,255-0.8%
170Türkiye990-31.1%
171Tajikistan900+669.2%
172Syria Estimated110%

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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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