Pig livestock count heads in El Salvador
El Salvador: Pig livestock count heads was 245,241 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
245,241
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
99th
of 177 countries
All-time high
560,000
in 1979
All-time low
161,090
in 2022
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Pig livestock count heads in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, pig livestock count heads in El Salvador stood at 245,241.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pig livestock count heads in El Salvador peaked at 560,000 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 161,090, in 2022.
El Salvador ranks 99th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Pig livestock count heads in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 384,700 | — |
| 1962 | 388,500 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 392,400 | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 396,300 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 400,300 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 404,300 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 408,300 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 412,400 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 416,500 | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 420,700 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 431,700 | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 448,450 | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 465,200 | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 480,000 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 420,000 | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 425,000 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 514,900 | +21.2% |
| 1978 | 502,690 | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 560,000 | +11.4% |
| 1980 | 420,750 | -24.9% |
| 1981 | 385,628 | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 400,386 | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 400,386 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 374,700 | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 397,250 | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 410,700 | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 418,132 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 376,800 | -9.9% |
| 1989 | 288,800 | -23.4% |
| 1990 | 317,300 | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 307,900 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 315,900 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 336,100 | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 223,000 | -33.7% |
| 1995 | 190,000 | -14.8% |
| 1996 | 193,944 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 182,313 | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 174,715 | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 248,442 | +42.2% |
| 2000 | 300,000 | +20.8% |
| 2001 | 279,000 | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 300,000 | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 337,218 | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 354,965 | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 355,991 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 436,360 | +22.6% |
| 2007 | 441,038 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 467,090 | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 422,792 | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 427,000 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 440,000 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 365,723 | -16.9% |
| 2013 | 281,174 | -23.1% |
| 2014 | 194,160 | -30.9% |
| 2015 | 169,096 | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 228,841 | +35.3% |
| 2017 | 243,780 | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 250,000 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 250,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 250,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 241,969 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 161,090 | -33.4% |
| 2023 | 246,431 | +53.0% |
| 2024 | 245,241 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 400,411 | 384,700 | 416,500 | 9 |
| 1970s | 466,864 | 420,000 | 560,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 387,353 | 288,800 | 420,750 | 10 |
| 1990s | 248,961 | 174,715 | 336,100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 369,445 | 279,000 | 467,090 | 10 |
| 2010s | 284,977 | 169,096 | 440,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 228,946 | 161,090 | 250,000 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for El Salvador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 253.9 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2448 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 4.4 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 4.4 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pig livestock count heads in El Salvador?
- Pig livestock count heads in El Salvador was 245,241 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pig livestock count heads recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 560,000 in 1979.
- What is the lowest pig livestock count heads recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 161,090 in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for pig livestock count heads?
- El Salvador ranks 99th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pig livestock count heads rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Pig livestock count heads. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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