Brazil vs United States of America: Number of pigs
Brazil
43.91 million animals
in 2024
United States of America
74.91 million animals
in 2024
Brazil rank
4th
United States of America rank
3rd
Number of pigs over time
- Brazil
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 74.91 million animals against 43.91 million animals in Brazil, a difference of 30.99 million animals.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.7 times Brazil's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 179 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.73 million animals | 58.40 million animals | 30.66 million animals | United States of America |
| 1970s | 33.60 million animals | 58.22 million animals | 24.62 million animals | United States of America |
| 1980s | 32.62 million animals | 56.89 million animals | 24.27 million animals | United States of America |
| 1990s | 32.75 million animals | 58.43 million animals | 25.68 million animals | United States of America |
| 2000s | 34.15 million animals | 61.73 million animals | 27.58 million animals | United States of America |
| 2010s | 39.48 million animals | 69.68 million animals | 30.20 million animals | United States of America |
| 2020s | 43.04 million animals | 75.45 million animals | 32.41 million animals | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of pigs, Brazil or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 74.91 million animals against 43.91 million animals in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of pigs between Brazil and United States of America?
- 30.99 million animals, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States of America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and United States of America rank globally for number of pigs?
- Brazil ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of pigs. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.