Pigs by NUTS 2 region by country

Countries reporting
27
Highest
33.93 million Livestock unit (LSU)
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
Lowest
54,600 Livestock unit (LSU)
Slovenia
Median
453,440 Livestock unit (LSU)
Years covered
19
2005–2023
Data points
1,696

What the numbers show

Pigs by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 33.93 million Livestock unit (LSU) in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020); the lowest is 54,600 Livestock unit (LSU) in Slovenia.

The median across all reporting countries is 453,440 Livestock unit (LSU), and the mean is 2.45 million Livestock unit (LSU).

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 622.

Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Spain (up 32.3%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 45.1%).

Pigs by NUTS 2 region: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 33.93 million Livestock unit (LSU) 2020 down 7.5% falling
2 Spain 8.14 million Livestock unit (LSU) 2020 up 32.3% rising
3 Germany 5.03 million Livestock unit (LSU) 2023 down 23.4% falling
4 Poland 2.87 million Livestock unit (LSU) 2020 down 21.6% falling
5 France 2.70 million Livestock unit (LSU) 2023 down 11.9% falling
6 Denmark 2.32 million Livestock unit (LSU) 2023 down 14.6% falling
7 Italy 2.24 million Livestock unit (LSU) 2020 down 8.6% falling
8 Netherlands 2.08 million Livestock unit (LSU) 2023 down 14.9% falling
9 Belgium 1.28 million Livestock unit (LSU) 2023 down 16.0% falling
10 United Kingdom 1.12 million Livestock unit (LSU) 2016 down 7.5% falling
11 Romania 775,650 Livestock unit (LSU) 2023 down 23.6% falling
12 Austria 639,760 Livestock unit (LSU) 2023 down 12.6% falling
13 Hungary 613,420 Livestock unit (LSU) 2023 down 12.4% falling
14 Portugal 453,440 Livestock unit (LSU) 2023 up 5.4% rising
16 Czechia 324,790 Livestock unit (LSU) 2023 down 12.3% falling
17 Sweden 320,740 Livestock unit (LSU) 2023 down 5.6% falling
18 Croatia 210,560 Livestock unit (LSU) 2023 down 27.2% falling
19 Norway 181,900 Livestock unit (LSU) 2023 down 7.9% falling
20 Finland 180,880 Livestock unit (LSU) 2023 down 42.9% falling
21 Greece 180,100 Livestock unit (LSU) 2020 down 26.1% falling
22 Bulgaria 156,480 Livestock unit (LSU) 2020 down 11.8% falling
23 Lithuania 110,410 Livestock unit (LSU) 2020 down 45.1% falling
24 Slovakia 84,510 Livestock unit (LSU) 2023 down 34.4% falling
25 Latvia 76,320 Livestock unit (LSU) 2023 down 20.0% falling
26 Cyprus 75,740 Livestock unit (LSU) 2023 up 5.5% falling
27 Estonia 67,000 Livestock unit (LSU) 2023 down 13.7% falling
28 Slovenia 54,600 Livestock unit (LSU) 2020 down 40.9% falling

About this data

Indicator
Pigs by NUTS 2 region
Unit
Livestock unit (LSU)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
275 places, 1,696 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed