Number of pigs in Mexico
Mexico: Number of pigs was 19.86 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of pigs in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 19.86 million animals for number of pigs in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pigs in Mexico peaked at 19.86 million animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.99 million animals, in 1961.
That places Mexico 8th 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 | 8.39 million animals | 5.99 million animals | 9.98 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.01 million animals | 10.30 million animals | 16.23 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.77 million animals | 15.88 million animals | 19.39 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.74 million animals | 14.97 million animals | 16.50 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.18 million animals | 14.63 million animals | 15.39 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.56 million animals | 15.44 million animals | 18.37 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.27 million animals | 18.79 million animals | 19.86 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Mexico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 71.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.9% (2025)
- Rural population 26.34 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 20.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 8.68 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pigs in Mexico?
- Number of pigs in Mexico was 19.86 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 19.86 million animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of pigs recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.99 million animals in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for number of pigs?
- Mexico ranks 8th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of pigs rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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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