FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Pigs in Japan
Japan had 8.8 million pigs in 2024, the 19th largest in the world (0.91% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 7.7%. The record was 11.9 million head in 1989.
- Animals, 2024
- 8.8 million head
- World rank
- 19 of 171
- 10-year change
- −7.7%
- Record
- 11.9 million head
- 1989
Pigs in Japan, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8,798,000 | −1.8% |
| 2023 | 8,956,000 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 8,949,000 | −3.7% |
| 2021 | 9,290,000 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 9,240,358 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 9,156,000 | −0.4% |
| 2018 | 9,189,000 | −1.7% |
| 2017 | 9,346,000 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 9,313,000 | −0.9% |
| 2015 | 9,400,878 | −1.4% |
| 2014 | 9,537,000 | −1.5% |
| 2013 | 9,685,000 | −0.5% |
| 2012 | 9,735,000 | −0.3% |
| 2011 | 9,768,000 | −0.3% |
| 2010 | 9,800,000 | −1.0% |
| 2009 | 9,899,000 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 9,745,000 | −0.1% |
| 2007 | 9,759,000 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 9,620,000 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 9,600,000 | −1.3% |
| 2004 | 9,724,000 | −0.0% |
| 2003 | 9,725,000 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 9,612,000 | −1.8% |
| 2001 | 9,788,000 | −0.2% |
| 2000 | 9,806,000 | −0.7% |
| 1999 | 9,879,000 | −0.3% |
| 1998 | 9,904,000 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 9,823,000 | −0.8% |
| 1996 | 9,900,000 | −3.4% |
| 1995 | 10,250,000 | −3.5% |
| 1994 | 10,621,000 | −1.5% |
| 1993 | 10,783,000 | −1.7% |
| 1992 | 10,966,000 | −3.3% |
| 1991 | 11,335,000 | −4.1% |
| 1990 | 11,817,000 | −0.4% |
| 1989 | 11,866,000 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 11,725,000 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 11,354,000 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 11,061,000 | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 10,718,000 | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 10,423,000 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 10,273,000 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 10,040,000 | −0.2% |
| 1981 | 10,065,000 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 9,998,000 | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 9,491,000 | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 8,780,000 | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 8,132,000 | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 7,459,000 | −2.9% |
| 1975 | 7,684,000 | −4.2% |
| 1974 | 8,018,000 | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 7,490,000 | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 7,162,000 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 7,091,000 | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 6,585,000 | +17% |
| 1969 | 5,621,000 | −1.5% |
| 1968 | 5,709,000 | −7.0% |
| 1967 | 6,142,000 | +15% |
| 1966 | 5,348,000 | +29% |
| 1965 | 4,144,000 | +15% |
| 1964 | 3,608,000 | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 3,406,000 | −19% |
| 1962 | 4,193,000 | +51% |
| 1961 | 2,784,000 | — |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.