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Number of pigs in Malta

Number of pigs in Malta was 37,210 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 4% from 2023. That is the 27th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, head37,210
Change on 2023+4%
Rank27th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high111,0001994
Series low4,4251980

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Number of pigs in Malta, 1961 to 2024

025K50K75K100K125K19611971198119912001201120241961: 16,392 head1962: 16,000 head1963: 15,757 head1964: 13,418 head1965: 15,166 head1966: 23,341 head1967: 23,440 head1968: 23,351 head1969: 31,290 head1970: 22,649 head1971: 23,397 head1972: 24,000 head1973: 24,000 head1974: 25,000 head1975: 20,000 head1976: 22,000 head1977: 28,000 head1978: 25,000 head1979: 15,000 head1980: 4,425 head1981: 16,525 head1982: 27,889 head1983: 53,366 head1984: 80,000 head1985: 95,000 head1986: 95,000 head1987: 95,000 head1988: 98,000 head1989: 101,240 head1990: 101,200 head1991: 101,500 head1992: 107,000 head1993: 109,000 head1994: 111,000 head1995: 103,000 head1996: 69,000 head1997: 70,000 head1998: 70,000 head1999: 70,000 head2000: 80,074 head2001: 80,074 head2002: 80,898 head2003: 78,303 head2004: 73,067 head2005: 76,853 head2006: 73,025 head2007: 73,683 head2008: 76,900 head2009: 65,918 head2010: 70,583 head2011: 46,287 head2012: 45,209 head2013: 49,450 head2014: 47,465 head2015: 43,634 head2016: 40,597 head2017: 34,011 head2018: 36,290 head2019: 35,480 head2020: 40,090 head2021: 40,050 head2022: 29,550 head2023: 35,790 head2024: 37,210 head050K100K150K19611983200520241961: 16,392 head1962: 16,000 head1963: 15,757 head1964: 13,418 head1965: 15,166 head1966: 23,341 head1967: 23,440 head1968: 23,351 head1969: 31,290 head1970: 22,649 head1971: 23,397 head1972: 24,000 head1973: 24,000 head1974: 25,000 head1975: 20,000 head1976: 22,000 head1977: 28,000 head1978: 25,000 head1979: 15,000 head1980: 4,425 head1981: 16,525 head1982: 27,889 head1983: 53,366 head1984: 80,000 head1985: 95,000 head1986: 95,000 head1987: 95,000 head1988: 98,000 head1989: 101,240 head1990: 101,200 head1991: 101,500 head1992: 107,000 head1993: 109,000 head1994: 111,000 head1995: 103,000 head1996: 69,000 head1997: 70,000 head1998: 70,000 head1999: 70,000 head2000: 80,074 head2001: 80,074 head2002: 80,898 head2003: 78,303 head2004: 73,067 head2005: 76,853 head2006: 73,025 head2007: 73,683 head2008: 76,900 head2009: 65,918 head2010: 70,583 head2011: 46,287 head2012: 45,209 head2013: 49,450 head2014: 47,465 head2015: 43,634 head2016: 40,597 head2017: 34,011 head2018: 36,290 head2019: 35,480 head2020: 40,090 head2021: 40,050 head2022: 29,550 head2023: 35,790 head2024: 37,210 head
head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodhead
202437,210
202335,790
202229,550
202140,050
202040,090
201935,480
201836,290
201734,011
201640,597
201543,634
201447,465
201349,450
201245,209
201146,287
201070,583
200965,918
200876,900
200773,683
200673,025
200576,853
200473,067
200378,303
200280,898
200180,074
200080,074
199970,000 Estimated
199870,000 Estimated
199770,000 Estimated
199669,000
1995103,000
1994111,000 Estimated
1993109,000 Estimated
1992107,000 Estimated
1991101,500 Estimated
1990101,200 Estimated
1989101,240
198898,000 Estimated
198795,000 Estimated
198695,000 Estimated
198595,000 Estimated
198480,000 Estimated
198353,366
198227,889
198116,525
19804,425
197915,000 Estimated
197825,000 Estimated
197728,000 Estimated
197622,000 Estimated
197520,000 Estimated
197425,000
197324,000
197224,000
197123,397
197022,649
196931,290
196823,351
196723,440
196623,341
196515,166
196413,418
196315,757
196216,000 Estimated
196116,392

Malta compared with nearby places

Austria: 2,534,440 headBelgium: 5,375,200 headBulgaria: 700,780 headCyprus: 309,790 headCzechia: 1,421,820 headGermany: 21,292,300 headDenmark: 11,583,000 headEstonia: 283,550 headSpain: 34,565,280 headFinland: 974,130 headFrance: 11,714,940 headGreece: 786,200 headCroatia: 873,000 headHungary: 2,802,400 headIreland: 1,473,750 headItaly: 7,820,490 headLithuania: 496,790 headLuxembourg: 64,810 headLatvia: 300,060 headMalta: 37,210 headNetherlands: 10,192,000 headPoland: 9,078,250 headPortugal: 2,192,680 headRomania: 3,257,500 headSweden: 1,360,460 headSlovenia: 232,350 headSlovakia: 412,310 head
  • Under 300K
  • 300K to 900K
  • 900K to 2.4M
  • 2.4M to 8.8M
  • 8.8M and over
Number of pigs, 2024, head. Malta is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Number of pigs (swine) present in the country, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. FAO asks for the count on one day of the year, usually the census or survey date, so the reference day differs between countries.

FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

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FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111) (Number of pigs, Malta, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111), Number of pigs, Malta, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/pig-population/malta. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Number of pigs, Malta, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/pig-population/malta.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111), Number of pigs, Malta, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/pig-population/malta (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}
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What is the number of pigs in Malta?

Number of pigs in Malta was 37,210 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 4% from 2023. That is the 27th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest number of pigs in Malta?

111,000 head in 1994, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

Number of pigs elsewhere in European Union (27)

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