Pig meat per animal in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Pig meat per animal was 67 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
67 kilograms per animal
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
86th
of 180 countries
All-time high
71 kilograms per animal
in 2019
All-time low
39 kilograms per animal
in 1980
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Pig meat per animal in Viet Nam, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
In 2024, pig meat per animal in Viet Nam stood at 67 kilograms per animal.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pig meat per animal in Viet Nam peaked at 71 kilograms per animal in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39 kilograms per animal, in 1980.
That places Viet Nam 86th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Pig meat per animal in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 49 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 50 kilograms per animal | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 50 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 51 kilograms per animal | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 51 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 52 kilograms per animal | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 52 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 50 kilograms per animal | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 50 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 47 kilograms per animal | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 44 kilograms per animal | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 44 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 47 kilograms per animal | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 46 kilograms per animal | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 43 kilograms per animal | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 44 kilograms per animal | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 44 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 48 kilograms per animal | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 49 kilograms per animal | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 39 kilograms per animal | -20.4% |
| 1981 | 49 kilograms per animal | +25.6% |
| 1982 | 51 kilograms per animal | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 56 kilograms per animal | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 56 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 56 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 61 kilograms per animal | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 64 kilograms per animal | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 65 kilograms per animal | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 63 kilograms per animal | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 62 kilograms per animal | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 46 kilograms per animal | -25.8% |
| 1992 | 44 kilograms per animal | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 45 kilograms per animal | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 46 kilograms per animal | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 45 kilograms per animal | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 47 kilograms per animal | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 48 kilograms per animal | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 49 kilograms per animal | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 50 kilograms per animal | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 49 kilograms per animal | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 51 kilograms per animal | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 48 kilograms per animal | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 48 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 46 kilograms per animal | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 49 kilograms per animal | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 51 kilograms per animal | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 49 kilograms per animal | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 51 kilograms per animal | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 49 kilograms per animal | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 51 kilograms per animal | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 51 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 51 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 51 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 52 kilograms per animal | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 56 kilograms per animal | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 64 kilograms per animal | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 68 kilograms per animal | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 69 kilograms per animal | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 71 kilograms per animal | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 66 kilograms per animal | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 67 kilograms per animal | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 65 kilograms per animal | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 66 kilograms per animal | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 67 kilograms per animal | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.56 kilograms per animal | 49 kilograms per animal | 52 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 45.6 kilograms per animal | 43 kilograms per animal | 49 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 56 kilograms per animal | 39 kilograms per animal | 65 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.2 kilograms per animal | 44 kilograms per animal | 62 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.1 kilograms per animal | 46 kilograms per animal | 51 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.4 kilograms per animal | 51 kilograms per animal | 71 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.2 kilograms per animal | 65 kilograms per animal | 67 kilograms per animal | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1164 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 589.88 current US$ per person (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pig meat per animal in Viet Nam?
- Pig meat per animal in Viet Nam was 67 kilograms per animal 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 pig meat per animal recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 71 kilograms per animal in 2019.
- What is the lowest pig meat per animal recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 kilograms per animal in 1980.
- How does Viet Nam rank for pig meat per animal?
- Viet Nam ranks 86th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pig meat per animal rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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 Pig meat per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Pigmeat yields, measured in kilograms produced per animal.