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Countries by number of pigs

China had the highest number of pigs of 172 countries in 2023, at 434,222,700 head. Syria had the lowest, at 10 head. The median was 411,549 head and the figure for the World was 965,707,560 head. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Highest434,222,700China
Lowest10Syria
Median411,549172 countries
World965,707,560History

Map of countries, 2023

Antigua and Barbuda: 4,974 headAlbania: 114,833 headArmenia: 180,805 headAngola: 3,094,594 headArgentina: 5,887,401 headAustria: 2,516,460 headAustralia: 2,466,890 headAzerbaijan: 4,828 headBosnia and Herzegovina: 400,677 headBelgium: 5,380,020 headBurkina Faso: 1,489,271 headBulgaria: 724,750 headBurundi: 1,477,371 headBenin: 1,002,585 headBrunei: 729 headBolivia: 3,190,607 headBrazil: 43,124,200 headBahamas: 5,021 headBhutan: 29,625 headBotswana: 8,500 headBelarus: 2,493,000 headBelize: 14,094 headCanada: 13,895,000 headDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 1,011,972 headCentral African Republic: 1,110,580 headRepublic of the Congo: 102,505 headSwitzerland: 1,324,415 headCôte d’Ivoire: 464,006 headChile: 2,815,970 headCameroon: 2,281,306 headChina: 434,222,700 headColombia: 10,639,149 headCosta Rica: 585,208 headCuba: 116,500 headCape Verde: 72,333 headCyprus: 309,760 headCzechia: 1,362,280 headGermany: 21,223,700 headDenmark: 11,368,000 headDominican Republic: 513,267 headAlgeria: 4,834 headEcuador: 983,999 headEstonia: 274,960 headEgypt: 20,379 headSpain: 33,803,040 headEthiopia: 36,750 headFinland: 984,340 headFiji: 66,942 headFrance: 11,794,050 headGabon: 225,341 headUnited Kingdom: 4,683,319 headGeorgia: 150,200 headGhana: 917,783 headGambia: 22,948 headGuinea: 161,960 headEquatorial Guinea: 7,455 headGreece: 771,500 headGuatemala: 3,023,576 headGuinea-Bissau: 436,054 headGuyana: 9,613 headHong Kong: 112,227 headHonduras: 455,241 headCroatia: 853,000 headHaiti: 1,023,649 headHungary: 2,607,700 headIndonesia: 6,319,818 headIreland: 1,407,610 headIsrael: 133,004 headIndia: 8,467,552 headIceland: 26,000 headItaly: 9,171,000 headJamaica: 219,817 headJapan: 8,956,000 headKenya: 840,160 headKyrgyzstan: 29,676 headCambodia: 2,062,405 headKiribati: 15,383 headNorth Korea: 2,451,646 headSouth Korea: 11,089,026 headKazakhstan: 483,288 headLaos: 4,540,000 headLebanon: 7,469 headSri Lanka: 101,970 headLiberia: 275,014 headLesotho: 35,718 headLithuania: 497,090 headLuxembourg: 65,200 headLatvia: 289,980 headMorocco: 7,790 headMoldova: 350,717 headMontenegro: 24,227 headMadagascar: 2,026,336 headNorth Macedonia: 193,412 headMali: 90,394 headMyanmar: 7,800,000 headMongolia: 25,636 headMauritius: 23,101 headMalawi: 11,507,091 headMexico: 19,532,854 headMalaysia: 1,240,224 headMozambique: 1,175,399 headNamibia: 86,329 headNew Caledonia: 36,868 headNiger: 42,880 headNigeria: 9,717,469 headNicaragua: 703,835 headNetherlands: 10,375,000 headNorway: 730,000 headNepal: 1,357,507 headNew Zealand: 249,796 headPanama: 420,058 headPeru: 3,467,015 headFrench Polynesia: 29,169 headPapua New Guinea: 2,052,261 headPhilippines: 9,765,636 headPoland: 9,769,700 headPuerto Rico: 41,557 headPortugal: 2,181,040 headParaguay: 1,621,045 headRomania: 3,154,100 headSerbia: 2,140,989 headRussia: 27,606,148 headRwanda: 618,439 headSolomon Islands: 55,478 headSweden: 1,326,440 headSlovenia: 196,140 headSlovakia: 403,040 headSierra Leone: 286,503 headSenegal: 502,329 headSomalia: 3,758 headSuriname: 33,836 headEl Salvador: 246,431 headSyria: 10 headEswatini: 51,462 headChad: 114,441 headTogo: 1,173,728 headThailand: 7,859,968 headTajikistan: 300 headTimor-Leste: 385,048 headTurkmenistan: 7,958 headTunisia: 5,462 headTürkiye: 1,673 headTrinidad and Tobago: 28,376 headTaiwan: 5,145,509 headTanzania: 536,845 headUkraine: 4,948,300 headUganda: 7,100,078 headUnited States: 75,461,300 headUruguay: 153,000 headUzbekistan: 40,299 headVenezuela: 2,209,330 headVietnam: 25,546,030 headVanuatu: 78,403 headSamoa: 91,148 headSouth Africa: 1,321,219 headZambia: 1,613,248 headZimbabwe: 362,906 head
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head, 2023. 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, 2023

China: 434,222,700 headChina434,222,700United States: 75,461,300 headUnited States75,461,300Brazil: 43,124,200 headBrazil43,124,200Spain: 33,803,040 headSpain33,803,040Russia: 27,606,148 headRussia27,606,148Vietnam: 25,546,030 headVietnam25,546,030Germany: 21,223,700 headGermany21,223,700Mexico: 19,532,854 headMexico19,532,854Canada: 13,895,000 headCanada13,895,000France: 11,794,050 headFrance11,794,050Malawi: 11,507,091 headMalawi11,507,091Denmark: 11,368,000 headDenmark11,368,000South Korea: 11,089,026 headSouth Korea11,089,026Colombia: 10,639,149 headColombia10,639,149Netherlands: 10,375,000 headNetherlands10,375,000Poland: 9,769,700 headPoland9,769,700Philippines: 9,765,636 headPhilippines9,765,636Nigeria: 9,717,469 headNigeria9,717,469Italy: 9,171,000 headItaly9,171,000Japan: 8,956,000 headJapan8,956,000India: 8,467,552 headIndia8,467,552Thailand: 7,859,968 headThailand7,859,968Myanmar: 7,800,000 headMyanmar7,800,000Uganda: 7,100,078 headUganda7,100,078Indonesia: 6,319,818 headIndonesia6,319,818Argentina: 5,887,401 headArgentina5,887,401Belgium: 5,380,020 headBelgium5,380,020Taiwan: 5,145,509 headTaiwan5,145,509Ukraine: 4,948,300 headUkraine4,948,300United Kingdom: 4,683,319 headUnited Kingdom4,683,319Laos: 4,540,000 headLaos4,540,000Peru: 3,467,015 headPeru3,467,015Bolivia: 3,190,607 headBolivia3,190,607Romania: 3,154,100 headRomania3,154,100Angola: 3,094,594 headAngola3,094,594Guatemala: 3,023,576 headGuatemala3,023,576Chile: 2,815,970 headChile2,815,970Hungary: 2,607,700 headHungary2,607,700Austria: 2,516,460 headAustria2,516,460Belarus: 2,493,000 headBelarus2,493,000China: 434,222,700 headChina434,222,700United States: 75,461,300 headUnited States75,461,300Brazil: 43,124,200 headBrazil43,124,200Spain: 33,803,040 headSpain33,803,040Russia: 27,606,148 headRussia27,606,148Vietnam: 25,546,030 headVietnam25,546,030Germany: 21,223,700 headGermany21,223,700Mexico: 19,532,854 headMexico19,532,854Canada: 13,895,000 headCanada13,895,000France: 11,794,050 headFrance11,794,050Malawi: 11,507,091 headMalawi11,507,091Denmark: 11,368,000 headDenmark11,368,000South Korea: 11,089,026 headSouth Korea11,089,026Colombia: 10,639,149 headColombia10,639,149Netherlands: 10,375,000 headNetherlands10,375,000Poland: 9,769,700 headPoland9,769,700Philippines: 9,765,636 headPhilippines9,765,636Nigeria: 9,717,469 headNigeria9,717,469Italy: 9,171,000 headItaly9,171,000Japan: 8,956,000 headJapan8,956,000India: 8,467,552 headIndia8,467,552Thailand: 7,859,968 headThailand7,859,968Myanmar: 7,800,000 headMyanmar7,800,000Uganda: 7,100,078 headUganda7,100,078Indonesia: 6,319,818 headIndonesia6,319,818Argentina: 5,887,401 headArgentina5,887,401Belgium: 5,380,020 headBelgium5,380,020Taiwan: 5,145,509 headTaiwan5,145,509Ukraine: 4,948,300 headUkraine4,948,300United Kingdom: 4,683,319 headUnited Kingdom4,683,319Laos: 4,540,000 headLaos4,540,000Peru: 3,467,015 headPeru3,467,015Bolivia: 3,190,607 headBolivia3,190,607Romania: 3,154,100 headRomania3,154,100Angola: 3,094,594 headAngola3,094,594Guatemala: 3,023,576 headGuatemala3,023,576Chile: 2,815,970 headChile2,815,970Hungary: 2,607,700 headHungary2,607,700Austria: 2,516,460 headAustria2,516,460Belarus: 2,493,000 headBelarus2,493,000
head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2023
head		Change on 2022
1China434,222,700-4.1%
2United States75,461,300+0.7%
3Brazil43,124,200-2.8%
4Spain33,803,040-0.8%
5Russia27,606,148+5.4%
6Vietnam25,546,030+3.2%
7Germany21,223,700-0.7%
8Mexico19,532,854+1.6%
9Canada13,895,000-1.8%
10France11,794,050-3.2%
11Malawi11,507,091+23.5%
12Denmark11,368,000-1.5%
13South Korea11,089,026-0.3%
14Colombia10,639,149+10.2%
15Netherlands10,375,000-3.1%
16Poland9,769,700+1.5%
17Philippines9,765,636+3.6%
18Nigeria Estimated9,717,469+2.1%
19Italy9,171,000+4.9%
20Japan8,956,000+0.1%
21India Estimated8,467,552-1.9%
22Thailand Estimated7,859,968+0.1%
23Myanmar Estimated7,800,000-0%
24Uganda7,100,078+0.1%
25Indonesia Estimated6,319,818-6.4%
26Argentina5,887,401+7.5%
27Belgium5,380,020-6.5%
28Taiwan Estimated5,145,509-3.2%
29Ukraine4,948,300-11.8%
30United Kingdom4,683,319-10.3%
31Laos4,540,000+3%
32Peru3,467,015+0.3%
33Bolivia3,190,607+0.5%
34Romania3,154,100-5.2%
35Angola Estimated3,094,594+2.7%
36Guatemala Estimated3,023,576+0.7%
37Chile2,815,970+1.8%
38Hungary2,607,700+1.9%
39Austria2,516,460-5%
40Belarus2,493,000-0.8%
41Australia Estimated2,466,890-3.4%
42North Korea Estimated2,451,646+1.1%
43Cameroon Estimated2,281,306+1.4%
44Venezuela2,209,330+3.7%
45Portugal2,181,040-0.1%
46Serbia2,140,989-19.7%
47Cambodia Estimated2,062,405-2.3%
48Papua New Guinea Estimated2,052,261+0.2%
49Madagascar Estimated2,026,336-9%
50Paraguay Estimated1,621,045-10%
51Zambia1,613,248+39%
52Burkina Faso1,489,271+2.4%
53Burundi1,477,371+4.7%
54Ireland1,407,610-10.4%
55Czechia1,362,280+2.5%
56Nepal1,357,507-9.8%
57Sweden1,326,440-6.3%
58Switzerland1,324,415-3.5%
59South Africa1,321,219-0.2%
60Malaysia1,240,224-17.5%
61Mozambique1,175,399-49.3%
62Togo Estimated1,173,728+1.9%
63Central African Republic Estimated1,110,580-0.9%
64Haiti Estimated1,023,649+0.1%
65Democratic Republic of the Congo1,011,972+0.4%
66Benin1,002,585+10.1%
67Finland984,340-1.3%
68Ecuador983,999+4.3%
69Ghana Estimated917,783+10.2%
70Croatia853,000-9.7%
71Kenya840,160+6%
72Greece771,500+4%
73Norway730,000-5.7%
74Bulgaria724,750+20.5%
75Nicaragua Estimated703,835+2.8%
76Rwanda Estimated618,439-21.3%
77Costa Rica585,208+5.3%
78Tanzania Estimated536,845+0.4%
79Dominican Republic Estimated513,267+1.3%
80Senegal Estimated502,329+3.3%
81Lithuania497,090-3.9%
82Kazakhstan483,288-5.2%
83Côte d’Ivoire464,006+1.8%
84Honduras Estimated455,241-0.4%
85Guinea-Bissau Estimated436,054-0.4%
86Panama420,058+0.6%
87Slovakia403,040+5.8%
88Bosnia and Herzegovina400,677-15%
89Timor-Leste Estimated385,048+7.5%
90Zimbabwe362,9060%
91Moldova350,717+3.1%
92Cyprus309,760-6.4%
93Latvia289,980-5.8%
94Sierra Leone Estimated286,503+7.4%
95Liberia Estimated275,014-0.7%
96Estonia274,960+2.1%
97New Zealand249,796-9.3%
98El Salvador Estimated246,431+53%
99Gabon Estimated225,341+0.3%
100Jamaica Estimated219,817+0.5%
101Slovenia196,140-3%
102North Macedonia193,412+5.9%
103Armenia180,805+8.9%
104Guinea Estimated161,960-4.6%
105Uruguay153,000-5%
106Georgia150,200-1.8%
107Israel133,004-4.7%
108Cuba116,500-92%
109Albania114,833-16.4%
110Chad Estimated114,441+0.5%
111Hong Kong112,227-7%
112Republic of the Congo Estimated102,505-0.9%
113Sri Lanka101,970+1.7%
114Samoa Estimated91,148-4.7%
115Mali90,394+1.2%
116Namibia86,329-10%
117Tonga Estimated85,253+0.3%
118Vanuatu Estimated78,403-1.3%
119Cape Verde72,333+1%
120Fiji Estimated66,942-4.2%
121Luxembourg65,200-1.8%
122Solomon Islands Estimated55,478+0.1%
123Eswatini51,462-6.8%
124Niger Estimated42,880+0.1%
125Puerto Rico Estimated41,557+15.2%
126São Tomé and Príncipe Estimated41,194+3.4%
127Uzbekistan40,299-10.8%
128Micronesia Estimated38,555-1.4%
129New Caledonia Estimated36,868+0.1%
130Ethiopia Estimated36,750+1.6%
131Malta35,790+21.1%
132Lesotho Estimated35,718-16.4%
133Suriname33,836-0.1%
134Kyrgyzstan29,676+15.7%
135Bhutan29,625-10.4%
136French Polynesia Estimated29,169-0.2%
137Trinidad and Tobago28,376-9.2%
138Iceland26,0000%
139Mongolia25,636-26.3%
140Montenegro24,227-1.2%
141Barbados Estimated23,445-2.3%
142Mauritius23,101+7.5%
143Gambia22,948+52.3%
144Cook Islands Estimated22,817-4.9%
145Egypt Estimated20,379-3%
146Kiribati Estimated15,383+1.4%
147Tuvalu Estimated14,731+0.4%
148Belize Estimated14,094-3.1%
149Saint Lucia Estimated10,835+8.3%
150Guyana Estimated9,613-0.5%
151Botswana Estimated8,500+21.4%
152Turkmenistan7,958+2.6%
153Morocco Estimated7,790-0.1%
154Seychelles Estimated7,689-1.4%
155Lebanon Estimated7,469+0.1%
156Equatorial Guinea Estimated7,455+1.3%
157Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Estimated6,818+0.9%
158Tunisia Estimated5,462-0.2%
159Dominica Estimated5,055+0.1%
160Bahamas Estimated5,0210%
161Antigua and Barbuda Estimated4,974+0.2%
162Algeria Estimated4,834-0.5%
163Azerbaijan4,828-5.9%
164Grenada Estimated4,786-4.3%
165Somalia Estimated3,758-0.6%
166Saint Kitts and Nevis Estimated3,221-2.4%
167Nauru Estimated3,031+0.1%
168Niue Estimated2,345+0.7%
169Türkiye1,673+1.5%
170Brunei Estimated729-19%
171Tajikistan3000%
172Syria Estimated100%

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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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