Number of pigs in China
China: Number of pigs was 427.43 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of pigs in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
China recorded 427.43 million animals for number of pigs in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pigs in China peaked at 480.30 million animals in 2012 and was at its lowest, 75.52 million animals, in 1962.
That places China 1st 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 | 141.22 million animals | 75.52 million animals | 193.36 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 257.28 million animals | 172.51 million animals | 301.29 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 315.68 million animals | 293.70 million animals | 338.80 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 389.71 million animals | 345.75 million animals | 441.69 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 428.35 million animals | 413.82 million animals | 471.77 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 448.64 million animals | 310.41 million animals | 480.30 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 433.99 million animals | 406.50 million animals | 452.56 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.7% (2025)
- Rural population 473.41 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 33.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 99.99 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pigs in China?
- Number of pigs in China was 427.43 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 480.30 million animals in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of pigs recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.52 million animals in 1962.
- How does China rank for number of pigs?
- China ranks 1st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of pigs rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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