The EU's swine inventory continued to decrease in 2022
According to Eurostat data, in November/December 2022, the EU's swine inventory totaled 134 million pigs (down 5% from 2021).
All European Union member states with more than three million pigs saw decreases in their swine inventories with two exceptions: Italy (+330 thousand head, +4% compared to 2021) and Sweden (+50 thousand head, +3%).
Germany and Denmark reported decreases in their pig herds equivalent to over half of the overall reduction in the EU. Germany's decrease is equivalent to 33% of the overall EU reduction (-2.4 million head compared to 2021; -10%) and Denmark's decrease is equivalent to 22% of the overall EU reduction (-1.6 million head, -12%). In France, the reduction was 758,000 head. Spain, which had previously seen continuous increases since 2013, also suffered a decrease, albeit on a smaller scale (-379,000 head). Bulgaria and Malta (-26%) saw the largest relative decreases.
Evolution of the swine inventory in the European Union. Source: 333.
You can find more data on our "Pig production data" page.