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China has the most pigs in the world, with almost half a billion raised in 2008. 4/5 of China’s meat production comes from pigs, and animals raised for food consume almost half of the world’s agricultural production.
China has more pigs than the rest of the pig-producing countries in the world combined. Nearly half a billion hogs were raised in China in 2008, compared to 65 million hogs in the US, which is the second largest producer of pigs. There is one pig for every three people in China.
More Piggy Facts:
In 2001, four-fifths of China’s total meat production came from pigs.
Every year, 56 billion animals are slaughtered for food worldwide. Nearly 101 million tons (91 billion kilograms) of pork were processed for food in 2007, compared with 67 million tons (nearly 61 billion kilograms) of beef.
Animals raised for food eat almost half of the world’s agricultural production.
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