Based on a comparison of 149 countries in 2014, China ranked the highest in pigs livestock with 473,757 '000 followed by USA and Brazil. On the other end of the scale was Tajikistan with 0.546 '000, Cayman Islands with 1.06 '000 and Brunei with 1.15 '000.
Total pigs livestock reached 970,280 '000 in 2014 in the World according to Faostat. This is 0.695 % less than in the previous year and 7.90 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total pigs livestock reached an all time high of 977,021 '000 in 2013 and an all time low of 406,180 '000 in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 1.66 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, China, accounted for 48.8 % of pigs livestock in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 59.6 % share while the ten largest countries some 74.0 % in 2014.
Data for more countries are available at Pigs Livestock by Unit (Total) indicator page.
| Pigs Livestock by Unit (Total) | Unit | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
| Brazil | '000 | 36,819 | 38,045 | 38,957 | 39,307 | 38,796 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | '000 | 12,700 | 12,465 | 12,690 | 12,785 | 12,668 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | '000 | 433,459 | 450,984 | 476,267 | 470,961 | 474,044 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | '000 | 12,738 | 12,369 | 13,173 | 12,932 | 12,331 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | '000 | 14,947 | 14,471 | 14,284 | 13,975 | 13,760 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | '000 | 26,687 | 26,948 | 26,509 | 26,758 | 28,132 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | '000 | 15,231 | 15,268 | 15,435 | 15,547 | 15,858 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | '000 | 7,677 | 8,496 | 9,416 | 10,497 | 10,500 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | '000 | 11,900 | 12,186 | 12,255 | 12,429 | 12,234 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | '000 | 13,070 | 13,596 | 13,398 | 12,303 | 11,863 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | '000 | 15,425 | 14,279 | 14,865 | 13,509 | 11,581 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | '000 | 16,340 | 16,162 | 17,231 | 17,218 | 17,258 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | '000 | 26,026 | 26,290 | 25,704 | 25,635 | 25,250 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 | 68,177 | 64,887 | 64,925 | 66,361 | 66,413 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | '000 | 26,702 | 27,628 | 27,373 | 27,056 | 26,494 |
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