FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Pigs in Switzerland
Switzerland had 1.3 million pigs in 2024, the 60th largest in the world (0.13% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 15%. The record was 2.2 million head in 1980.
- Animals, 2024
- 1.3 million head
- World rank
- 60 of 171
- 10-year change
- −15%
- Record
- 2.2 million head
- 1980
Pigs in Switzerland, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,274,949 | −3.7% |
| 2023 | 1,324,415 | −3.5% |
| 2022 | 1,372,772 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1,366,359 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1,348,306 | −0.8% |
| 2019 | 1,359,684 | −4.1% |
| 2018 | 1,417,549 | −1.9% |
| 2017 | 1,444,591 | −0.6% |
| 2016 | 1,453,602 | −2.8% |
| 2015 | 1,495,737 | −0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,498,321 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1,484,732 | −3.8% |
| 2012 | 1,544,017 | −2.2% |
| 2011 | 1,578,687 | −0.6% |
| 2010 | 1,588,998 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1,557,204 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1,540,129 | −2.1% |
| 2007 | 1,573,090 | −3.8% |
| 2006 | 1,634,700 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1,609,497 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 1,537,505 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1,528,933 | −1.8% |
| 2002 | 1,556,717 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1,547,711 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 1,498,223 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 1,453,250 | −2.3% |
| 1998 | 1,486,955 | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 1,394,900 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1,379,359 | −4.6% |
| 1995 | 1,445,624 | −13% |
| 1994 | 1,660,000 | −1.9% |
| 1993 | 1,691,781 | −0.8% |
| 1992 | 1,705,700 | −1.0% |
| 1991 | 1,722,600 | −3.6% |
| 1990 | 1,787,000 | −4.4% |
| 1989 | 1,869,400 | −3.7% |
| 1988 | 1,940,914 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 1,917,000 | −2.8% |
| 1986 | 1,972,800 | −0.8% |
| 1985 | 1,988,400 | −0.8% |
| 1984 | 2,003,700 | −8.6% |
| 1983 | 2,191,308 | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 2,092,700 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 2,071,000 | −6.1% |
| 1980 | 2,204,700 | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 2,062,400 | −2.5% |
| 1978 | 2,114,795 | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 2,065,200 | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 2,005,500 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 1,963,600 | −4.9% |
| 1974 | 2,064,600 | −3.3% |
| 1973 | 2,136,000 | +14% |
| 1972 | 1,878,900 | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 1,835,600 | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 1,752,700 | −2.6% |
| 1969 | 1,799,400 | −2.7% |
| 1968 | 1,849,140 | +14% |
| 1967 | 1,620,400 | +7.0% |
| 1966 | 1,513,800 | −9.5% |
| 1965 | 1,672,000 | +17% |
| 1964 | 1,426,000 | +8.6% |
| 1963 | 1,313,500 | +6.4% |
| 1962 | 1,235,000 | −7.5% |
| 1961 | 1,335,000 | — |
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.