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EU countries by number of pigs

Spain had the highest number of pigs of 27 EU countries in 2022, at 34,073,380 head. Malta had the lowest, at 29,550 head. The median was 1,416,270 head. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Highest34,073,380Spain
Lowest29,550Malta
Median1,416,27027 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2022

Austria: 2,650,150 headBelgium: 5,751,180 headBulgaria: 601,700 headCyprus: 330,870 headCzechia: 1,328,820 headGermany: 21,366,300 headDenmark: 11,541,000 headEstonia: 269,380 headSpain: 34,073,380 headFinland: 997,670 headFrance: 12,182,590 headGreece: 741,600 headCroatia: 945,000 headHungary: 2,558,100 headIreland: 1,570,390 headItaly: 8,739,000 headLithuania: 517,420 headLuxembourg: 66,410 headLatvia: 307,950 headMalta: 29,550 headNetherlands: 10,706,000 headPoland: 9,624,250 headPortugal: 2,183,320 headRomania: 3,328,700 headSweden: 1,416,270 headSlovenia: 202,150 headSlovakia: 380,900 head
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head, 2022. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2022

Spain: 34,073,380 headSpain34,073,380Germany: 21,366,300 headGermany21,366,300France: 12,182,590 headFrance12,182,590Denmark: 11,541,000 headDenmark11,541,000Netherlands: 10,706,000 headNetherlands10,706,000Poland: 9,624,250 headPoland9,624,250Italy: 8,739,000 headItaly8,739,000Belgium: 5,751,180 headBelgium5,751,180Romania: 3,328,700 headRomania3,328,700Austria: 2,650,150 headAustria2,650,150Hungary: 2,558,100 headHungary2,558,100Portugal: 2,183,320 headPortugal2,183,320Ireland: 1,570,390 headIreland1,570,390Sweden: 1,416,270 headSweden1,416,270Czechia: 1,328,820 headCzechia1,328,820Finland: 997,670 headFinland997,670Croatia: 945,000 headCroatia945,000Greece: 741,600 headGreece741,600Bulgaria: 601,700 headBulgaria601,700Lithuania: 517,420 headLithuania517,420Slovakia: 380,900 headSlovakia380,900Cyprus: 330,870 headCyprus330,870Latvia: 307,950 headLatvia307,950Estonia: 269,380 headEstonia269,380Slovenia: 202,150 headSlovenia202,150Luxembourg: 66,410 headLuxembourg66,410Malta: 29,550 headMalta29,550Spain: 34,073,380 headSpain34,073,380Germany: 21,366,300 headGermany21,366,300France: 12,182,590 headFrance12,182,590Denmark: 11,541,000 headDenmark11,541,000Netherlands: 10,706,000 headNetherlands10,706,000Poland: 9,624,250 headPoland9,624,250Italy: 8,739,000 headItaly8,739,000Belgium: 5,751,180 headBelgium5,751,180Romania: 3,328,700 headRomania3,328,700Austria: 2,650,150 headAustria2,650,150Hungary: 2,558,100 headHungary2,558,100Portugal: 2,183,320 headPortugal2,183,320Ireland: 1,570,390 headIreland1,570,390Sweden: 1,416,270 headSweden1,416,270Czechia: 1,328,820 headCzechia1,328,820Finland: 997,670 headFinland997,670Croatia: 945,000 headCroatia945,000Greece: 741,600 headGreece741,600Bulgaria: 601,700 headBulgaria601,700Lithuania: 517,420 headLithuania517,420Slovakia: 380,900 headSlovakia380,900Cyprus: 330,870 headCyprus330,870Latvia: 307,950 headLatvia307,950Estonia: 269,380 headEstonia269,380Slovenia: 202,150 headSlovenia202,150Luxembourg: 66,410 headLuxembourg66,410Malta: 29,550 headMalta29,550
head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2022
head		Change on 2021
1Spain34,073,380-1.1%
2Germany21,366,300-10.1%
3France12,182,590-5.9%
4Denmark11,541,000-12.2%
5Netherlands10,706,000-1.5%
6Poland9,624,250-6%
7Italy8,739,000+3.9%
8Belgium5,751,180-4.8%
9Romania3,328,700-8%
10Austria2,650,150-4.9%
11Hungary2,558,100-6.2%
12Portugal2,183,320-1.7%
13Ireland1,570,390-8.4%
14Sweden1,416,270+3.2%
15Czechia1,328,820-11%
16Finland997,670-8.8%
17Croatia945,000-2.8%
18Greece741,600-2.3%
19Bulgaria601,700-13.4%
20Lithuania517,420-9.8%
21Slovakia380,900-15.9%
22Cyprus330,870-8.2%
23Latvia307,950-5.8%
24Estonia269,380-12.5%
25Slovenia202,150-6.3%
26Luxembourg66,410-15.2%
27Malta29,550-26.2%

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest number of pigs?

Spain, with 34,073,380 head in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Which EU country has the lowest number of pigs?

Malta, with 29,550 head in 2022.

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