Pigs in Malta
Malta had 37,210 pigs in 2024, the 129th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 22%. The record was 111,000 head in 1994.
- Animals, 2024
- 37,210 head
- World rank
- 129 of 171
- 10-year change
- −22%
- Record
- 111,000 head
- 1994
Pigs in Malta, 1961–2024 (head)
Malta compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- 10-year change
- −22%
- world −2.8%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Head | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 127 | Micronesia | 39,004 | 0.00% |
| 128 | Ethiopia | 37,330 | 0.00% |
| 129 | Malta | 37,210 | 0.00% |
| 130 | New Caledonia | 36,916 | 0.00% |
| 131 | Lesotho | 35,490 | 0.00% |
Map of pigs numbers by country
Share of the world total; Malta is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37,210 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 35,790 | +21% |
| 2022 | 29,550 | −26% |
| 2021 | 40,050 | −0.1% |
| 2020 | 40,090 | +13% |
| 2019 | 35,480 | −2.2% |
| 2018 | 36,290 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 34,011 | −16% |
| 2016 | 40,597 | −7.0% |
| 2015 | 43,634 | −8.1% |
| 2014 | 47,465 | −4.0% |
| 2013 | 49,450 | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 45,209 | −2.3% |
| 2011 | 46,287 | −34% |
| 2010 | 70,583 | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 65,918 | −14% |
| 2008 | 76,900 | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 73,683 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 73,025 | −5.0% |
| 2005 | 76,853 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 73,067 | −6.7% |
| 2003 | 78,303 | −3.2% |
| 2002 | 80,898 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 80,074 | 0.0% |
| 2000 | 80,074 | +14% |
| 1999 | 70,000 | 0.0% |
| 1998 | 70,000 | 0.0% |
| 1997 | 70,000 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 69,000 | −33% |
| 1995 | 103,000 | −7.2% |
| 1994 | 111,000 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 109,000 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 107,000 | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 101,500 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 101,200 | −0.0% |
| 1989 | 101,240 | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 98,000 | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 95,000 | 0.0% |
| 1986 | 95,000 | 0.0% |
| 1985 | 95,000 | +19% |
| 1984 | 80,000 | +50% |
| 1983 | 53,366 | +91% |
| 1982 | 27,889 | +69% |
| 1981 | 16,525 | +273% |
| 1980 | 4,425 | −71% |
| 1979 | 15,000 | −40% |
| 1978 | 25,000 | −11% |
| 1977 | 28,000 | +27% |
| 1976 | 22,000 | +10% |
| 1975 | 20,000 | −20% |
| 1974 | 25,000 | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 24,000 | 0.0% |
| 1972 | 24,000 | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 23,397 | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 22,649 | −28% |
| 1969 | 31,290 | +34% |
| 1968 | 23,351 | −0.4% |
| 1967 | 23,440 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 23,341 | +54% |
| 1965 | 15,166 | +13% |
| 1964 | 13,418 | −15% |
| 1963 | 15,757 | −1.5% |
| 1962 | 16,000 | −2.4% |
| 1961 | 16,392 | — |
Questions and answers
How many pigs are there in Malta?
Malta had 37,210 pigs in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Malta rank in the world by number of pigs?
Malta ranked 129th 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 Malta changed?
It fell by 22% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −2.8% for the world. The record was 111,000 head in 1994.
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.