Number of pigs in Canada
Canada: Number of pigs was 13.98 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of pigs in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
In 2024, number of pigs in Canada stood at 13.98 million animals.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pigs in Canada peaked at 15.11 million animals in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.99 million animals, in 1963.
That places Canada 9th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.44 million animals | 4.99 million animals | 6.14 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.90 million animals | 5.69 million animals | 8.36 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.28 million animals | 9.89 million animals | 10.95 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.12 million animals | 10.17 million animals | 12.43 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.95 million animals | 12.46 million animals | 15.11 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.25 million animals | 12.46 million animals | 14.24 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.04 million animals | 13.89 million animals | 14.15 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 42.53 billion current US$ (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.9% (2022)
- Rural population 7.13 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 17.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Land under cereal production 16.03 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pigs in Canada?
- Number of pigs in Canada was 13.98 million animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of pigs recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 15.11 million animals in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of pigs recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.99 million animals in 1963.
- How does Canada rank for number of pigs?
- Canada ranks 9th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of pigs rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of pigs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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