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EU countries by number of pigs

Spain had the highest number of pigs of 27 EU countries in 2020, at 32,796,070 head. Malta had the lowest, at 40,090 head. The median was 1,546,020 head. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Highest32,796,070Spain
Lowest40,090Malta
Median1,546,02027 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2020

Austria: 2,806,460 headBelgium: 6,218,270 headBulgaria: 592,100 headCyprus: 359,060 headCzechia: 1,546,020 headGermany: 26,069,900 headDenmark: 13,391,000 headEstonia: 316,600 headSpain: 32,796,070 headFinland: 1,103,900 headFrance: 13,393,000 headGreece: 743,000 headCroatia: 1,033,000 headHungary: 2,850,000 headIreland: 1,678,570 headItaly: 8,543,030 headLithuania: 580,400 headLuxembourg: 82,130 headLatvia: 306,820 headMalta: 40,090 headNetherlands: 11,541,000 headPoland: 11,727,400 headPortugal: 2,251,970 headRomania: 3,784,500 headSweden: 1,389,300 headSlovenia: 229,480 headSlovakia: 538,310 head
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head, 2020. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2020

Spain: 32,796,070 headSpain32,796,070Germany: 26,069,900 headGermany26,069,900France: 13,393,000 headFrance13,393,000Denmark: 13,391,000 headDenmark13,391,000Poland: 11,727,400 headPoland11,727,400Netherlands: 11,541,000 headNetherlands11,541,000Italy: 8,543,030 headItaly8,543,030Belgium: 6,218,270 headBelgium6,218,270Romania: 3,784,500 headRomania3,784,500Hungary: 2,850,000 headHungary2,850,000Austria: 2,806,460 headAustria2,806,460Portugal: 2,251,970 headPortugal2,251,970Ireland: 1,678,570 headIreland1,678,570Czechia: 1,546,020 headCzechia1,546,020Sweden: 1,389,300 headSweden1,389,300Finland: 1,103,900 headFinland1,103,900Croatia: 1,033,000 headCroatia1,033,000Greece: 743,000 headGreece743,000Bulgaria: 592,100 headBulgaria592,100Lithuania: 580,400 headLithuania580,400Slovakia: 538,310 headSlovakia538,310Cyprus: 359,060 headCyprus359,060Estonia: 316,600 headEstonia316,600Latvia: 306,820 headLatvia306,820Slovenia: 229,480 headSlovenia229,480Luxembourg: 82,130 headLuxembourg82,130Malta: 40,090 headMalta40,090Spain: 32,796,070 headSpain32,796,070Germany: 26,069,900 headGermany26,069,900France: 13,393,000 headFrance13,393,000Denmark: 13,391,000 headDenmark13,391,000Poland: 11,727,400 headPoland11,727,400Netherlands: 11,541,000 headNetherlands11,541,000Italy: 8,543,030 headItaly8,543,030Belgium: 6,218,270 headBelgium6,218,270Romania: 3,784,500 headRomania3,784,500Hungary: 2,850,000 headHungary2,850,000Austria: 2,806,460 headAustria2,806,460Portugal: 2,251,970 headPortugal2,251,970Ireland: 1,678,570 headIreland1,678,570Czechia: 1,546,020 headCzechia1,546,020Sweden: 1,389,300 headSweden1,389,300Finland: 1,103,900 headFinland1,103,900Croatia: 1,033,000 headCroatia1,033,000Greece: 743,000 headGreece743,000Bulgaria: 592,100 headBulgaria592,100Lithuania: 580,400 headLithuania580,400Slovakia: 538,310 headSlovakia538,310Cyprus: 359,060 headCyprus359,060Estonia: 316,600 headEstonia316,600Latvia: 306,820 headLatvia306,820Slovenia: 229,480 headSlovenia229,480Luxembourg: 82,130 headLuxembourg82,130Malta: 40,090 headMalta40,090
head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2020
head		Change on 2019
1Spain32,796,070+5%
2Germany26,069,900+0.1%
3France13,393,000-0.9%
4Denmark13,391,000+5.2%
5Poland11,727,400+4.6%
6Netherlands11,541,000-3.2%
7Italy8,543,030+0.4%
8Belgium6,218,270+2.2%
9Romania3,784,500-1.3%
10Hungary2,850,000+8.2%
11Austria2,806,460+1.2%
12Portugal2,251,970-0.2%
13Ireland1,678,570+4%
14Czechia1,546,020+2.5%
15Sweden1,389,300-6.2%
16Finland1,103,900+3.9%
17Croatia1,033,000+1.1%
18Greece743,000+1.4%
19Bulgaria592,100+20.4%
20Lithuania580,400+5.4%
21Slovakia538,310-8.6%
22Cyprus359,060+2.1%
23Estonia316,600+5%
24Latvia306,820-2.3%
25Slovenia229,480-4.4%
26Luxembourg82,130-2.3%
27Malta40,090+13%

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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) (EU countries by number of pigs, 2020) [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), EU countries by number of pigs, 2020. 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/rankings/pig-population/eu-countries?period=2020. 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). EU countries by number of pigs, 2020. 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/rankings/pig-population/eu-countries?period=2020.

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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), EU countries by number of pigs, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/pig-population/eu-countries?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest number of pigs?

Spain, with 32,796,070 head in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Which EU country has the lowest number of pigs?

Malta, with 40,090 head in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

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