Pig population by country
Countries reporting
27
Highest
25,212 Thousand heads (animals)
Germany
Lowest
67.4 Thousand heads (animals)
Luxembourg
Median
3,658 Thousand heads (animals)
Years covered
40
1969–2008
Data points
541
What the numbers show
Pig population is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 25,212 Thousand heads (animals) in Germany; the lowest is 67.4 Thousand heads (animals) in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,658 Thousand heads (animals), and the mean is 7,062 Thousand heads (animals).
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 374.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 69.4%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 46.0%).
Pig population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 25,212 Thousand heads (animals) | 1998 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 2 | Spain | 24,639 Thousand heads (animals) | 2008 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 3 | France | 16,064 Thousand heads (animals) | 1998 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 4 | Poland | 15,687 Thousand heads (animals) | 2008 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 4 | Poland | 15,687 Thousand heads (animals) | 2008 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 6 | Denmark | 12,186 Thousand heads (animals) | 2008 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 12,029 Thousand heads (animals) | 2008 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 12,029 Thousand heads (animals) | 2008 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 7,975 Thousand heads (animals) | 1998 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 7,975 Thousand heads (animals) | 1998 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 11 | Italy | 7,751 Thousand heads (animals) | 1998 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 6,516 Thousand heads (animals) | 2002 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 13 | Romania | 4,980 Thousand heads (animals) | 2008 | — | falling |
| 14 | Hungary | 3,658 Thousand heads (animals) | 2008 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 15 | Austria | 3,512 Thousand heads (animals) | 1999 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 16 | Czechia | 2,433 Thousand heads (animals) | 2008 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 17 | Portugal | 2,382 Thousand heads (animals) | 1995 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 2,285 Thousand heads (animals) | 1996 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 19 | Ireland | 1,685 Thousand heads (animals) | 1997 | up 69.4% | rising |
| 20 | Finland | 1,530 Thousand heads (animals) | 1999 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 21 | Slovakia | 1,359 Thousand heads (animals) | 2004 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 21 | Slovakia | 1,359 Thousand heads (animals) | 2004 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 23 | Greece | 915 Thousand heads (animals) | 1995 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 24 | Estonia | 342.2 Thousand heads (animals) | 2003 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 24 | Estonia | 342.2 Thousand heads (animals) | 2003 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 26 | Malta | 80.1 Thousand heads (animals) | 2000 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 27 | Luxembourg | 67.4 Thousand heads (animals) | 1995 | down 0.3% | falling |