Swine / pigs — Stocks in Japan
Japan: Swine / pigs — Stocks was 8.80 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, swine / pigs — stocks in Japan stood at 8.80 million An.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine / pigs — stocks in Japan peaked at 11.87 million An in 1989 and was at its lowest, 2.78 million An, in 1961.
That places Japan 19th out of 170 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.
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Japan, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.78 million An | — |
| 1962 | 4.19 million An | +50.6% |
| 1963 | 3.41 million An | -18.8% |
| 1964 | 3.61 million An | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 4.14 million An | +14.9% |
| 1966 | 5.35 million An | +29.1% |
| 1967 | 6.14 million An | +14.8% |
| 1968 | 5.71 million An | -7.0% |
| 1969 | 5.62 million An | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 6.58 million An | +17.1% |
| 1971 | 7.09 million An | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 7.16 million An | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 7.49 million An | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 8.02 million An | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 7.68 million An | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 7.46 million An | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 8.13 million An | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 8.78 million An | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 9.49 million An | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 10.00 million An | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 10.06 million An | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 10.04 million An | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 10.27 million An | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 10.42 million An | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 10.72 million An | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 11.06 million An | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 11.35 million An | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 11.72 million An | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 11.87 million An | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 11.82 million An | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 11.34 million An | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 10.97 million An | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 10.78 million An | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 10.62 million An | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 10.25 million An | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 9.90 million An | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 9.82 million An | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 9.90 million An | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 9.88 million An | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 9.81 million An | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 9.79 million An | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 9.61 million An | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 9.72 million An | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 9.72 million An | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.60 million An | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 9.62 million An | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 9.76 million An | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 9.74 million An | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 9.90 million An | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 9.80 million An | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 9.77 million An | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 9.73 million An | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 9.69 million An | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 9.54 million An | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 9.40 million An | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 9.31 million An | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 9.35 million An | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 9.19 million An | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 9.16 million An | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 9.24 million An | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 9.29 million An | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 8.95 million An | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 8.96 million An | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 8.80 million An | -1.8% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 8.80 million An is above the median for high income countries, which is 534,338 An, 16.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Japan's 8.80 million An is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 243,588 An, 36.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine / pigs — Stocks in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +50.6% | 2.78 million An | 4.19 million An |
| 1966 | +29.1% | 4.14 million An | 5.35 million An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.55 million An | 2.78 million An | 6.14 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.79 million An | 6.58 million An | 9.49 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.75 million An | 10.00 million An | 11.87 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.53 million An | 9.82 million An | 11.82 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.73 million An | 9.60 million An | 9.90 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.49 million An | 9.16 million An | 9.80 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.05 million An | 8.80 million An | 9.29 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 16 Nigeria 9.96 million An compare
- 16 Micronesia 57,629 An compare
- 17 Micronesia (Federated States of) 39,004 An compare
- 17 Philippines 9.57 million An compare
- 18 Poland 9.08 million An compare
- 18 Türkiye 1,724 An compare
- 19 Syrian Arab Republic 13 An compare
- 20 India 8.30 million An compare
- 20 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 An compare
- 21 Thailand 7.87 million An compare
- 22 Italy 7.82 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 323.87 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is swine / pigs — stocks in Japan?
- Swine / pigs — stocks in Japan was 8.80 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.87 million An in 1989.
- What is the lowest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.78 million An in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for swine / pigs — stocks?
- Japan ranks 19th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is swine / pigs — stocks rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Swine / pigs — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.