Paraguay vs Zambia: Number of pigs
Paraguay
1.67 million animals
in 2024
Zambia
1.50 million animals
in 2024
Paraguay rank
52nd
Zambia rank
55th
Number of pigs over time
- Paraguay
- Zambia
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 1.67 million animals against 1.50 million animals in Zambia, a difference of 172,990 animals.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Paraguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 52nd and Zambia ranks 55th of 179 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 685,244 animals | 80,778 animals | 604,466 animals | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 907,616 animals | 161,206 animals | 746,411 animals | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 1.42 million animals | 211,940 animals | 1.21 million animals | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 2.33 million animals | 307,100 animals | 2.02 million animals | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 1.41 million animals | 412,101 animals | 994,676 animals | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 1.24 million animals | 1.10 million animals | 135,528 animals | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 1.63 million animals | 1.33 million animals | 297,960 animals | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of pigs, Paraguay or Zambia?
- Paraguay, at 1.67 million animals against 1.50 million animals in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of pigs between Paraguay and Zambia?
- 172,990 animals, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Zambia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Paraguay and Zambia rank globally for number of pigs?
- Paraguay ranks 52nd and Zambia ranks 55th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – 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.