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Countries by number of pigs

China had the highest number of pigs of 172 countries in 2021, at 449,224,200 head. Syria had the lowest, at 10 head. The median was 450,255 head and the figure for the World was 986,359,758 head. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Median450,255172 countries
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Map of countries, 2021

Antigua and Barbuda: 5,015 headAlbania: 159,237 headArmenia: 200,221 headAngola: 2,948,063 headArgentina: 5,350,999 headAustria: 2,785,590 headAustralia: 2,577,597 headAzerbaijan: 5,954 headBosnia and Herzegovina: 555,792 headBelgium: 6,042,150 headBurkina Faso: 1,419,732 headBulgaria: 694,660 headBurundi: 1,347,582 headBenin: 826,830 headBrunei: 1,082 headBolivia: 3,189,090 headBrazil: 42,550,892 headBahamas: 5,009 headBhutan: 22,954 headBotswana: 5,750 headBelarus: 2,526,300 headBelize: 15,888 headCanada: 14,120,000 headDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 1,003,343 headCentral African Republic: 1,119,440 headRepublic of the Congo: 102,507 headSwitzerland: 1,366,359 headCôte d’Ivoire: 447,429 headChile: 2,881,192 headCameroon: 2,168,648 headChina: 449,224,200 headColombia: 9,658,204 headCosta Rica: 476,000 headCuba: 1,075,500 headCape Verde: 70,908 headCyprus: 360,590 headCzechia: 1,493,440 headGermany: 23,762,300 headDenmark: 13,152,000 headDominican Republic: 486,278 headAlgeria: 4,892 headEcuador: 1,053,923 headEstonia: 308,000 headEgypt: 20,000 headSpain: 34,454,090 headEthiopia: 35,618 headFinland: 1,093,700 headFiji: 73,349 headFrance: 12,941,000 headGabon: 225,886 headUnited Kingdom: 5,323,000 headGeorgia: 165,700 headGhana: 785,000 headGambia: 15,024 headGuinea: 161,834 headEquatorial Guinea: 7,454 headGreece: 758,900 headGuatemala: 2,989,920 headGuinea-Bissau: 440,507 headGuyana: 9,584 headHong Kong: 110,150 headHonduras: 458,060 headCroatia: 972,000 headHaiti: 1,026,001 headHungary: 2,725,900 headIndonesia: 7,178,088 headIreland: 1,713,590 headIsrael: 163,610 headIndia: 8,807,618 headIceland: 26,000 headItaly: 8,407,970 headJamaica: 218,268 headJapan: 9,290,000 headKenya: 674,746 headKyrgyzstan: 29,508 headCambodia: 2,068,735 headKiribati: 15,423 headNorth Korea: 2,257,390 headSouth Korea: 11,216,566 headKazakhstan: 550,000 headLaos: 4,300,000 headLebanon: 7,296 headSri Lanka: 99,010 headLiberia: 279,207 headLesotho: 28,018 headLithuania: 573,800 headLuxembourg: 78,330 headLatvia: 327,020 headMorocco: 7,790 headMoldova: 347,888 headMontenegro: 24,327 headMadagascar: 2,119,795 headNorth Macedonia: 186,146 headMali: 88,262 headMyanmar: 7,337,000 headMongolia: 30,577 headMauritius: 22,422 headMalawi: 10,698,418 headMexico: 18,928,554 headMalaysia: 1,672,995 headMozambique: 1,827,681 headNamibia: 97,962 headNew Caledonia: 36,947 headNiger: 42,784 headNigeria: 9,299,563 headNicaragua: 654,239 headNetherlands: 10,872,000 headNorway: 772,688 headNepal: 1,588,838 headNew Zealand: 248,717 headPanama: 403,700 headPeru: 3,342,910 headFrench Polynesia: 28,998 headPapua New Guinea: 2,051,253 headPhilippines: 9,943,119 headPoland: 10,242,400 headPuerto Rico: 44,550 headPortugal: 2,221,020 headParaguay: 1,600,294 headRomania: 3,619,600 headSerbia: 2,868,121 headRussia: 25,850,147 headRwanda: 1,061,758 headSolomon Islands: 55,403 headSweden: 1,372,500 headSlovenia: 215,710 headSlovakia: 453,080 headSierra Leone: 248,700 headSenegal: 469,828 headSomalia: 3,744 headSuriname: 34,982 headEl Salvador: 241,969 headSyria: 10 headEswatini: 62,360 headChad: 114,652 headTogo: 1,129,337 headThailand: 7,879,613 headTajikistan: 600 headTimor-Leste: 246,629 headTurkmenistan: 7,743 headTunisia: 5,479 headTürkiye: 1,353 headTrinidad and Tobago: 29,065 headTaiwan: 5,471,588 headTanzania: 532,535 headUkraine: 5,876,200 headUganda: 7,083,943 headUnited States: 74,606,100 headUruguay: 169,000 headUzbekistan: 49,460 headVenezuela: 2,592,996 headVietnam: 23,202,782 headVanuatu: 80,598 headSamoa: 104,261 headSouth Africa: 1,344,307 headZambia: 1,226,346 headZimbabwe: 278,106 head
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head, 2021. 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, 2021

China: 449,224,200 headChina449,224,200United States: 74,606,100 headUnited States74,606,100Brazil: 42,550,892 headBrazil42,550,892Spain: 34,454,090 headSpain34,454,090Russia: 25,850,147 headRussia25,850,147Germany: 23,762,300 headGermany23,762,300Vietnam: 23,202,782 headVietnam23,202,782Mexico: 18,928,554 headMexico18,928,554Canada: 14,120,000 headCanada14,120,000Denmark: 13,152,000 headDenmark13,152,000France: 12,941,000 headFrance12,941,000South Korea: 11,216,566 headSouth Korea11,216,566Netherlands: 10,872,000 headNetherlands10,872,000Malawi: 10,698,418 headMalawi10,698,418Poland: 10,242,400 headPoland10,242,400Philippines: 9,943,119 headPhilippines9,943,119Colombia: 9,658,204 headColombia9,658,204Nigeria: 9,299,563 headNigeria9,299,563Japan: 9,290,000 headJapan9,290,000India: 8,807,618 headIndia8,807,618Italy: 8,407,970 headItaly8,407,970Thailand: 7,879,613 headThailand7,879,613Myanmar: 7,337,000 headMyanmar7,337,000Indonesia: 7,178,088 headIndonesia7,178,088Uganda: 7,083,943 headUganda7,083,943Belgium: 6,042,150 headBelgium6,042,150Ukraine: 5,876,200 headUkraine5,876,200Taiwan: 5,471,588 headTaiwan5,471,588Argentina: 5,350,999 headArgentina5,350,999United Kingdom: 5,323,000 headUnited Kingdom5,323,000Laos: 4,300,000 headLaos4,300,000Romania: 3,619,600 headRomania3,619,600Peru: 3,342,910 headPeru3,342,910Bolivia: 3,189,090 headBolivia3,189,090Guatemala: 2,989,920 headGuatemala2,989,920Angola: 2,948,063 headAngola2,948,063Chile: 2,881,192 headChile2,881,192Serbia: 2,868,121 headSerbia2,868,121Austria: 2,785,590 headAustria2,785,590Hungary: 2,725,900 headHungary2,725,900China: 449,224,200 headChina449,224,200United States: 74,606,100 headUnited States74,606,100Brazil: 42,550,892 headBrazil42,550,892Spain: 34,454,090 headSpain34,454,090Russia: 25,850,147 headRussia25,850,147Germany: 23,762,300 headGermany23,762,300Vietnam: 23,202,782 headVietnam23,202,782Mexico: 18,928,554 headMexico18,928,554Canada: 14,120,000 headCanada14,120,000Denmark: 13,152,000 headDenmark13,152,000France: 12,941,000 headFrance12,941,000South Korea: 11,216,566 headSouth Korea11,216,566Netherlands: 10,872,000 headNetherlands10,872,000Malawi: 10,698,418 headMalawi10,698,418Poland: 10,242,400 headPoland10,242,400Philippines: 9,943,119 headPhilippines9,943,119Colombia: 9,658,204 headColombia9,658,204Nigeria: 9,299,563 headNigeria9,299,563Japan: 9,290,000 headJapan9,290,000India: 8,807,618 headIndia8,807,618Italy: 8,407,970 headItaly8,407,970Thailand: 7,879,613 headThailand7,879,613Myanmar: 7,337,000 headMyanmar7,337,000Indonesia: 7,178,088 headIndonesia7,178,088Uganda: 7,083,943 headUganda7,083,943Belgium: 6,042,150 headBelgium6,042,150Ukraine: 5,876,200 headUkraine5,876,200Taiwan: 5,471,588 headTaiwan5,471,588Argentina: 5,350,999 headArgentina5,350,999United Kingdom: 5,323,000 headUnited Kingdom5,323,000Laos: 4,300,000 headLaos4,300,000Romania: 3,619,600 headRomania3,619,600Peru: 3,342,910 headPeru3,342,910Bolivia: 3,189,090 headBolivia3,189,090Guatemala: 2,989,920 headGuatemala2,989,920Angola: 2,948,063 headAngola2,948,063Chile: 2,881,192 headChile2,881,192Serbia: 2,868,121 headSerbia2,868,121Austria: 2,785,590 headAustria2,785,590Hungary: 2,725,900 headHungary2,725,900
head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2021
head		Change on 2020
1China449,224,200+10.5%
2United States74,606,100-3.5%
3Brazil42,550,892+3.3%
4Spain34,454,090+5.1%
5Russia25,850,147+2.7%
6Germany23,762,300-8.9%
7Vietnam23,202,782+5.3%
8Mexico18,928,554+0.7%
9Canada14,120,000+0.4%
10Denmark13,152,000-1.8%
11France12,941,000-3.4%
12South Korea11,216,566+1.3%
13Netherlands10,872,000-5.8%
14Malawi10,698,418+37.3%
15Poland10,242,400-12.7%
16Philippines9,943,119-22.3%
17Colombia9,658,204+62.3%
18Nigeria9,299,563+4%
19Japan9,290,000+0.5%
20India Estimated8,807,618-0.4%
21Italy8,407,970-1.6%
22Thailand Estimated7,879,613+0.4%
23Myanmar7,337,000+8.2%
24Indonesia7,178,088-5.8%
25Uganda7,083,943+56.7%
26Belgium6,042,150-2.8%
27Ukraine5,876,200+2.6%
28Taiwan5,471,588-0.7%
29Argentina5,350,999-0.5%
30United Kingdom5,323,000+5.3%
31Laos4,300,0000%
32Romania3,619,600-4.4%
33Peru3,342,910+2.4%
34Bolivia3,189,090-0.6%
35Guatemala Estimated2,989,920+3.2%
36Angola Estimated2,948,063+1.4%
37Chile2,881,192+6.2%
38Serbia2,868,121-3.9%
39Austria2,785,590-0.7%
40Hungary2,725,900-4.4%
41Venezuela2,592,996-16.1%
42Australia2,577,597+14.2%
43Belarus2,526,300-11.2%
44North Korea Estimated2,257,390-2.1%
45Portugal2,221,020-1.4%
46Cameroon Estimated2,168,648-0.9%
47Madagascar2,119,795+9.9%
48Cambodia Estimated2,068,735-5.4%
49Papua New Guinea Estimated2,051,253-0.6%
50Mozambique1,827,681+11.8%
51Ireland1,713,590+2.1%
52Malaysia1,672,995-10.5%
53Paraguay Estimated1,600,294+9.5%
54Nepal1,588,838+4.6%
55Czechia1,493,440-3.4%
56Burkina Faso1,419,732-15.2%
57Sweden1,372,500-1.2%
58Switzerland1,366,359+1.3%
59Burundi1,347,582+55.5%
60South Africa1,344,307-0.9%
61Zambia Estimated1,226,346+5.1%
62Togo1,129,337+2%
63Central African Republic Estimated1,119,440+1.9%
64Finland1,093,700-0.9%
65Cuba1,075,500-4%
66Rwanda Estimated1,061,758-14.8%
67Ecuador1,053,923-0.6%
68Haiti Estimated1,026,0010%
69Democratic Republic of the Congo1,003,343+0.4%
70Croatia972,000-5.9%
71Benin826,830+10.1%
72Ghana785,000-17%
73Norway772,688+0.6%
74Greece758,900+2.1%
75Bulgaria694,660+17.3%
76Kenya674,746+3.9%
77Nicaragua Estimated654,239+4.4%
78Lithuania573,800-1.1%
79Bosnia and Herzegovina555,792+1.6%
80Kazakhstan Estimated550,000-3.5%
81Tanzania Estimated532,535+0.9%
82Dominican Republic Estimated486,278+3.6%
83Costa Rica476,000+17.4%
84Senegal469,828+2.7%
85Honduras Estimated458,060-0.1%
86Slovakia453,080-15.8%
87Côte d’Ivoire447,429+1.8%
88Guinea-Bissau Estimated440,507-1.2%
89Panama403,700+10.4%
90Cyprus360,590+0.4%
91Moldova347,888+2.5%
92Latvia327,020+6.6%
93Estonia308,000-2.7%
94Liberia Estimated279,207-2.1%
95Zimbabwe278,106+3.2%
96New Zealand248,717+6%
97Sierra Leone Estimated248,700+17.1%
98Timor-Leste246,629-34.2%
99El Salvador Estimated241,969-3.2%
100Gabon Estimated225,886+0.6%
101Jamaica Estimated218,268+0.6%
102Slovenia215,710-6%
103Armenia200,221-10.3%
104North Macedonia186,146+13.5%
105Uruguay169,000+4.3%
106Georgia165,700+6.6%
107Israel163,610-11%
108Guinea161,834+4.9%
109Albania159,237+0.5%
110Chad Estimated114,652+2.3%
111Hong Kong110,150-7.6%
112Samoa Estimated104,261-10%
113Republic of the Congo Estimated102,507+0.9%
114Sri Lanka99,010+6.9%
115Namibia97,962-19.7%
116Mali88,262+1.2%
117Tonga Estimated84,524+0.4%
118Vanuatu Estimated80,598-1.4%
119Luxembourg78,330-4.6%
120Fiji Estimated73,349-1.7%
121Cape Verde70,908+1%
122Eswatini62,360+16.5%
123Solomon Islands Estimated55,403+0.3%
124Uzbekistan49,460-5.7%
125Puerto Rico Estimated44,550+1.1%
126Niger Estimated42,784+0.3%
127Malta40,050-0.1%
128São Tomé and Príncipe Estimated39,251+1.4%
129Micronesia Estimated38,643+2.2%
130New Caledonia Estimated36,947+0.2%
131Ethiopia Estimated35,618-1.1%
132Suriname34,982+2.2%
133Mongolia30,577+24.6%
134Kyrgyzstan29,508+0.1%
135Trinidad and Tobago29,065-15.1%
136French Polynesia Estimated28,998+0.7%
137Lesotho28,018-23%
138Iceland26,000-3.7%
139Cook Islands Estimated25,000-6.9%
140Montenegro24,327-5.7%
141Barbados Estimated23,444+2.4%
142Bhutan22,954+30.6%
143Mauritius22,422+8.1%
144Egypt Estimated20,000-9.1%
145Belize Estimated15,888-21.3%
146Kiribati Estimated15,423+1.7%
147Gambia15,024+0.3%
148Tuvalu Estimated14,633+0.5%
149Guyana Estimated9,584+1.1%
150Saint Lucia9,282-29.8%
151Seychelles Estimated7,800+23.8%
152Morocco Estimated7,790+0.1%
153Turkmenistan7,743+5.3%
154Equatorial Guinea Estimated7,454+1.2%
155Lebanon Estimated7,296-0.8%
156Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Estimated6,367+2.1%
157Azerbaijan5,954+1.3%
158Botswana Estimated5,750+35.6%
159Tunisia Estimated5,479+0.2%
160Dominica Estimated5,058+0.1%
161Antigua and Barbuda Estimated5,015+0.3%
162Bahamas Estimated5,009+0.1%
163Grenada Estimated5,000+6.2%
164Algeria Estimated4,892-0.8%
165Somalia Estimated3,7440%
166Saint Kitts and Nevis Estimated3,500+34.6%
167Nauru Estimated3,033+0.9%
168Niue Estimated2,322+1%
169Türkiye1,353+36.7%
170Brunei Estimated1,082-13.8%
171Tajikistan600-33.3%
172Syria Estimated10-9.1%

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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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