FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Pigs in Germany
Germany had 21.3 million pigs in 2024, the 7th largest in the world (2.21% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 25%. The record was 37.3 million head in 1987.
- Animals, 2024
- 21.3 million head
- World rank
- 7 of 171
- 10-year change
- −25%
- Record
- 37.3 million head
- 1987
Pigs in Germany, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21,292,300 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 21,223,700 | −0.7% |
| 2022 | 21,366,300 | −10% |
| 2021 | 23,762,300 | −8.9% |
| 2020 | 26,069,900 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 26,053,400 | −1.5% |
| 2018 | 26,445,400 | −4.1% |
| 2017 | 27,577,600 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 27,376,100 | −1.0% |
| 2015 | 27,652,416 | −2.4% |
| 2014 | 28,338,990 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 27,690,100 | −1.6% |
| 2012 | 28,131,700 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 26,758,100 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 26,509,000 | −1.6% |
| 2009 | 26,948,300 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 26,686,800 | −1.6% |
| 2007 | 27,125,300 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 26,521,300 | −1.3% |
| 2005 | 26,857,800 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 25,659,300 | −2.6% |
| 2003 | 26,334,320 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 26,103,040 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 25,783,930 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 25,633,360 | −2.5% |
| 1999 | 26,293,992 | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 24,795,244 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 24,282,980 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 23,736,564 | −3.9% |
| 1995 | 24,698,120 | −5.3% |
| 1994 | 26,075,150 | −1.7% |
| 1993 | 26,514,000 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 26,063,408 | −15% |
| 1991 | 30,818,832 | −9.8% |
| 1990 | 34,177,504 | −2.5% |
| 1989 | 35,053,440 | −3.1% |
| 1988 | 36,172,192 | −3.1% |
| 1987 | 37,342,448 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 37,227,600 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 36,807,632 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 36,506,816 | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 34,584,496 | −1.7% |
| 1982 | 35,179,008 | −0.7% |
| 1981 | 35,424,016 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 34,505,488 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 34,375,104 | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 33,143,264 | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 31,880,560 | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 31,306,240 | −1.4% |
| 1975 | 31,752,528 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 31,300,880 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 30,388,912 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 29,980,096 | −2.2% |
| 1971 | 30,652,480 | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 28,560,304 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 28,254,608 | −0.1% |
| 1968 | 28,286,384 | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 26,994,192 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 26,600,688 | −1.1% |
| 1965 | 26,905,600 | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 25,931,488 | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 24,914,608 | −4.4% |
| 1962 | 26,071,296 | +8.2% |
| 1961 | 24,102,592 | — |
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.