Number of pigs

(thousand heads)

China is the top country by number of pigs in the world. As of 2020, number of pigs in China was 406,500 thousand heads that accounts for 67.62% of the world's number of pigs. The top 5 countries (others are the United States of America, Brazil, Russian Federation, and Canada) account for 93.26% of it. The world's total number of pigs was estimated at 601,132 thousand heads in 2020.

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What is number of pigs?

Domestic pig (Sus domestica); wild boar (Sus scrofa). See 866. Excludes non-domesticated wild boars.