FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Pigs in South Korea
South Korea had 10.8 million pigs in 2024, the 13th largest in the world (1.13% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 7.5%. The record was 11.3 million head in 2018.
- Animals, 2024
- 10.8 million head
- World rank
- 13 of 171
- 10-year change
- +7.5%
- Record
- 11.3 million head
- 2018
Pigs in South Korea, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10,845,848 | −2.2% |
| 2023 | 11,089,026 | −0.3% |
| 2022 | 11,123,872 | −0.8% |
| 2021 | 11,216,566 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 11,078,032 | −1.8% |
| 2019 | 11,279,894 | −0.5% |
| 2018 | 11,332,812 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 11,272,978 | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 10,366,779 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 10,186,898 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 10,090,286 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 9,912,204 | −0.0% |
| 2012 | 9,915,935 | +21% |
| 2011 | 8,170,979 | −17% |
| 2010 | 9,880,632 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 9,584,903 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 9,087,434 | −5.4% |
| 2007 | 9,605,831 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 9,382,039 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 8,961,505 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 8,908,456 | −3.5% |
| 2003 | 9,230,677 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 8,974,403 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 8,719,851 | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 8,214,369 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 7,863,655 | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 7,543,777 | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 7,095,852 | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 6,515,773 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 6,461,179 | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 5,955,429 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 5,927,504 | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 5,462,683 | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 5,046,029 | +11% |
| 1990 | 4,528,008 | −5.7% |
| 1989 | 4,801,104 | −1.0% |
| 1988 | 4,852,041 | +13% |
| 1987 | 4,281,300 | +28% |
| 1986 | 3,347,400 | +17% |
| 1985 | 2,852,800 | −3.6% |
| 1984 | 2,958,000 | −19% |
| 1983 | 3,649,000 | +67% |
| 1982 | 2,183,000 | +19% |
| 1981 | 1,831,518 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 1,783,536 | −37% |
| 1979 | 2,843,163 | +65% |
| 1978 | 1,719,364 | +16% |
| 1977 | 1,476,000 | −0.4% |
| 1976 | 1,481,889 | −24% |
| 1975 | 1,952,627 | +57% |
| 1974 | 1,247,181 | −31% |
| 1973 | 1,818,338 | +14% |
| 1972 | 1,594,718 | +28% |
| 1971 | 1,247,637 | −6.4% |
| 1970 | 1,332,513 | +18% |
| 1969 | 1,126,100 | −16% |
| 1968 | 1,338,497 | −4.1% |
| 1967 | 1,395,685 | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 1,296,109 | −12% |
| 1965 | 1,475,300 | +18% |
| 1964 | 1,255,508 | −17% |
| 1963 | 1,510,083 | −9.7% |
| 1962 | 1,671,935 | +33% |
| 1961 | 1,255,680 | — |
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.