Number of pigs in Chile
Chile: Number of pigs was 2.78 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of pigs in Chile, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of pigs in Chile is 2.78 million animals, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pigs in Chile peaked at 3.33 million animals in 2012 and was at its lowest, 866,148 animals, in 1974.
That places Chile 38th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 980,121 animals | 907,500 animals | 1.02 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 955,594 animals | 866,148 animals | 1.04 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.15 million animals | 1.06 million animals | 1.36 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.46 million animals | 1.23 million animals | 1.72 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.44 million animals | 1.57 million animals | 2.96 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.71 million animals | 2.43 million animals | 3.33 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.79 million animals | 2.71 million animals | 2.88 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Chile
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.5% (2025)
- Rural population 2.15 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 10.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 386,898 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pigs in Chile?
- Number of pigs in Chile was 2.78 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 3.33 million animals in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of pigs recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 866,148 animals in 1974.
- How does Chile rank for number of pigs?
- Chile ranks 38th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of pigs rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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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