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EU countries by number of pigs

Spain had the highest number of pigs of 27 EU countries in 2021, at 34,454,090 head. Malta had the lowest, at 40,050 head. The median was 1,493,440 head. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Highest34,454,090Spain
Lowest40,050Malta
Median1,493,44027 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2021

Austria: 2,785,590 headBelgium: 6,042,150 headBulgaria: 694,660 headCyprus: 360,590 headCzechia: 1,493,440 headGermany: 23,762,300 headDenmark: 13,152,000 headEstonia: 308,000 headSpain: 34,454,090 headFinland: 1,093,700 headFrance: 12,941,000 headGreece: 758,900 headCroatia: 972,000 headHungary: 2,725,900 headIreland: 1,713,590 headItaly: 8,407,970 headLithuania: 573,800 headLuxembourg: 78,330 headLatvia: 327,020 headMalta: 40,050 headNetherlands: 10,872,000 headPoland: 10,242,400 headPortugal: 2,221,020 headRomania: 3,619,600 headSweden: 1,372,500 headSlovenia: 215,710 headSlovakia: 453,080 head
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head, 2021. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2021

Spain: 34,454,090 headSpain34,454,090Germany: 23,762,300 headGermany23,762,300Denmark: 13,152,000 headDenmark13,152,000France: 12,941,000 headFrance12,941,000Netherlands: 10,872,000 headNetherlands10,872,000Poland: 10,242,400 headPoland10,242,400Italy: 8,407,970 headItaly8,407,970Belgium: 6,042,150 headBelgium6,042,150Romania: 3,619,600 headRomania3,619,600Austria: 2,785,590 headAustria2,785,590Hungary: 2,725,900 headHungary2,725,900Portugal: 2,221,020 headPortugal2,221,020Ireland: 1,713,590 headIreland1,713,590Czechia: 1,493,440 headCzechia1,493,440Sweden: 1,372,500 headSweden1,372,500Finland: 1,093,700 headFinland1,093,700Croatia: 972,000 headCroatia972,000Greece: 758,900 headGreece758,900Bulgaria: 694,660 headBulgaria694,660Lithuania: 573,800 headLithuania573,800Slovakia: 453,080 headSlovakia453,080Cyprus: 360,590 headCyprus360,590Latvia: 327,020 headLatvia327,020Estonia: 308,000 headEstonia308,000Slovenia: 215,710 headSlovenia215,710Luxembourg: 78,330 headLuxembourg78,330Malta: 40,050 headMalta40,050Spain: 34,454,090 headSpain34,454,090Germany: 23,762,300 headGermany23,762,300Denmark: 13,152,000 headDenmark13,152,000France: 12,941,000 headFrance12,941,000Netherlands: 10,872,000 headNetherlands10,872,000Poland: 10,242,400 headPoland10,242,400Italy: 8,407,970 headItaly8,407,970Belgium: 6,042,150 headBelgium6,042,150Romania: 3,619,600 headRomania3,619,600Austria: 2,785,590 headAustria2,785,590Hungary: 2,725,900 headHungary2,725,900Portugal: 2,221,020 headPortugal2,221,020Ireland: 1,713,590 headIreland1,713,590Czechia: 1,493,440 headCzechia1,493,440Sweden: 1,372,500 headSweden1,372,500Finland: 1,093,700 headFinland1,093,700Croatia: 972,000 headCroatia972,000Greece: 758,900 headGreece758,900Bulgaria: 694,660 headBulgaria694,660Lithuania: 573,800 headLithuania573,800Slovakia: 453,080 headSlovakia453,080Cyprus: 360,590 headCyprus360,590Latvia: 327,020 headLatvia327,020Estonia: 308,000 headEstonia308,000Slovenia: 215,710 headSlovenia215,710Luxembourg: 78,330 headLuxembourg78,330Malta: 40,050 headMalta40,050
head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2021
head		Change on 2020
1Spain34,454,090+5.1%
2Germany23,762,300-8.9%
3Denmark13,152,000-1.8%
4France12,941,000-3.4%
5Netherlands10,872,000-5.8%
6Poland10,242,400-12.7%
7Italy8,407,970-1.6%
8Belgium6,042,150-2.8%
9Romania3,619,600-4.4%
10Austria2,785,590-0.7%
11Hungary2,725,900-4.4%
12Portugal2,221,020-1.4%
13Ireland1,713,590+2.1%
14Czechia1,493,440-3.4%
15Sweden1,372,500-1.2%
16Finland1,093,700-0.9%
17Croatia972,000-5.9%
18Greece758,900+2.1%
19Bulgaria694,660+17.3%
20Lithuania573,800-1.1%
21Slovakia453,080-15.8%
22Cyprus360,590+0.4%
23Latvia327,020+6.6%
24Estonia308,000-2.7%
25Slovenia215,710-6%
26Luxembourg78,330-4.6%
27Malta40,050-0.1%

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest number of pigs?

Spain, with 34,454,090 head in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Which EU country has the lowest number of pigs?

Malta, with 40,050 head in 2021.

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