China vs Europe: Swine / pigs — Stocks

China
432.65 million An
in 2024
Europe
177.78 million An
in 2024
China rank
1st
Europe rank
4th

Swine / pigs — Stocks over time

  • China
  • Europe
100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M500.0M196119922024

How they compare

China currently reports 432.65 million An against 177.78 million An in Europe, a difference of 254.87 million An.

That makes China's figure about 2.4 times Europe's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Europe ahead.

China ranks 1st and Europe ranks 4th of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and Europe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 144.48 million An 173.23 million An 28.76 million An Europe
1970s 261.17 million An 220.47 million An 40.70 million An China
1980s 322.17 million An 256.86 million An 65.32 million An China
1990s 399.06 million An 223.39 million An 175.66 million An China
2000s 435.49 million An 193.68 million An 241.81 million An China
2010s 454.56 million An 186.20 million An 268.35 million An China
2020s 439.41 million An 182.57 million An 256.84 million An China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher swine / pigs — stocks, China or Europe?
China, at 432.65 million An against 177.78 million An in Europe as of 2024.
What is the difference in swine / pigs — stocks between China and Europe?
254.87 million An, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Europe?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China and Europe rank globally for swine / pigs — stocks?
China ranks 1st and Europe ranks 4th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Swine / pigs — Stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Swine / pigs — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
219 places, 12,758 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.