Pigs in Cyprus
Cyprus had 309,790 pigs in 2024, the 90th largest in the world (0.03% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 9.4%. The record was 491,374 head in 2002.
- Animals, 2024
- 309,790 head
- World rank
- 90 of 171
- 10-year change
- −9.4%
- Record
- 491,374 head
- 2002
Pigs in Cyprus, 1961–2024 (head)
Cyprus compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.03%
- 0.03% in 2014
- 10-year change
- −9.4%
- world −2.8%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Head | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | Timor-Leste | 385,128 | 0.04% |
| 89 | Moldova | 379,619 | 0.04% |
| 90 | Cyprus | 309,790 | 0.03% |
| 91 | Sierra Leone | 307,970 | 0.03% |
| 92 | Zimbabwe | 301,747 | 0.03% |
Map of pigs numbers by country
Share of the world total; Cyprus is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 309,790 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 309,760 | −6.4% |
| 2022 | 330,870 | −8.2% |
| 2021 | 360,590 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 359,060 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 351,760 | −2.9% |
| 2018 | 362,100 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 350,147 | −0.7% |
| 2016 | 352,769 | −1.5% |
| 2015 | 358,058 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 342,065 | −4.4% |
| 2013 | 357,895 | −9.3% |
| 2012 | 394,706 | −10% |
| 2011 | 439,236 | −5.3% |
| 2010 | 463,729 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 463,263 | −0.4% |
| 2008 | 464,932 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 450,296 | −0.5% |
| 2006 | 452,643 | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 429,719 | −8.7% |
| 2004 | 470,504 | −3.9% |
| 2003 | 489,558 | −0.4% |
| 2002 | 491,374 | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 451,274 | +10% |
| 2000 | 408,409 | −2.4% |
| 1999 | 418,475 | −3.0% |
| 1998 | 431,299 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 414,788 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 399,530 | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 374,474 | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 356,400 | −2.5% |
| 1993 | 365,403 | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 341,446 | +15% |
| 1991 | 296,228 | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 280,928 | −1.1% |
| 1989 | 283,957 | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 266,200 | +18% |
| 1987 | 225,377 | +12% |
| 1986 | 201,468 | −14% |
| 1985 | 234,700 | −3.6% |
| 1984 | 243,400 | +16% |
| 1983 | 209,800 | +13% |
| 1982 | 186,100 | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 173,400 | +17% |
| 1980 | 148,000 | −9.8% |
| 1979 | 164,000 | −8.5% |
| 1978 | 179,300 | +27% |
| 1977 | 141,000 | +17% |
| 1976 | 121,000 | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 114,000 | −30% |
| 1974 | 163,000 | +30% |
| 1973 | 125,000 | +11% |
| 1972 | 112,500 | −2.2% |
| 1971 | 115,000 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 113,000 | +36% |
| 1969 | 83,000 | +17% |
| 1968 | 71,000 | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 69,000 | +38% |
| 1966 | 50,000 | +14% |
| 1965 | 44,000 | +10% |
| 1964 | 40,000 | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 38,000 | +3.8% |
| 1962 | 36,600 | +39% |
| 1961 | 26,400 | — |
Questions and answers
How many pigs are there in Cyprus?
Cyprus had 309,790 pigs in 2024, 0.03% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Cyprus rank in the world by number of pigs?
Cyprus ranked 90th of 171 countries in 2024. The largest herd was in China with 44.4% of the world total.
How has the number of pigs in Cyprus changed?
It fell by 9.4% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −2.8% for the world. The record was 491,374 head in 2002.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.