FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Pigs in Italy
Italy had 7.8 million pigs in 2024, the 22nd largest in the world (0.81% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 9.9%. The record was 9.4 million head in 1978.
- Animals, 2024
- 7.8 million head
- World rank
- 22 of 171
- 10-year change
- −9.9%
- Record
- 9.4 million head
- 1978
Pigs in Italy, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7,820,490 | −15% |
| 2023 | 9,171,000 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 8,739,000 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 8,407,970 | −1.6% |
| 2020 | 8,543,030 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 8,510,270 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 8,492,230 | −0.9% |
| 2017 | 8,570,807 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 8,477,930 | −2.3% |
| 2015 | 8,674,793 | −0.0% |
| 2014 | 8,676,100 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 8,561,683 | −1.2% |
| 2012 | 8,661,526 | −7.1% |
| 2011 | 9,321,119 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 9,157,100 | −1.0% |
| 2009 | 9,252,400 | −0.2% |
| 2008 | 9,273,000 | −0.1% |
| 2007 | 9,281,000 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 9,200,000 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 8,971,783 | −2.0% |
| 2004 | 9,156,724 | −0.1% |
| 2003 | 9,166,000 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 8,766,000 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 8,646,000 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 8,414,000 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 8,323,000 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 8,281,000 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 8,090,000 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 8,060,700 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 8,023,400 | −3.9% |
| 1994 | 8,348,000 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 8,244,000 | −3.6% |
| 1992 | 8,548,800 | −3.3% |
| 1991 | 8,837,000 | −4.5% |
| 1990 | 9,254,300 | −1.1% |
| 1989 | 9,359,300 | −0.3% |
| 1988 | 9,383,000 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 9,278,100 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 9,169,100 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 9,040,900 | −1.6% |
| 1984 | 9,187,400 | +10% |
| 1983 | 8,340,000 | −7.5% |
| 1982 | 9,015,000 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 8,928,000 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 8,806,700 | −1.3% |
| 1979 | 8,921,500 | −5.3% |
| 1978 | 9,420,000 | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 9,097,300 | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 8,887,500 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 8,813,900 | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 8,201,000 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 7,989,700 | −2.5% |
| 1972 | 8,195,880 | −8.7% |
| 1971 | 8,980,400 | −2.6% |
| 1970 | 9,224,000 | +26% |
| 1969 | 7,298,400 | +18% |
| 1968 | 6,185,000 | +17% |
| 1967 | 5,292,000 | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 5,176,000 | −4.3% |
| 1965 | 5,408,900 | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 5,029,000 | +7.4% |
| 1963 | 4,684,250 | +4.6% |
| 1962 | 4,478,300 | +3.3% |
| 1961 | 4,335,400 | — |
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.