EU-27: Slaughtered swine (heads)
Slaughterings are a key indicator for assessing the supply of pork.
On this page, you can track the evolution of pig slaughterings
across the EU-27, enabling comparison between Member States.
The analysis is based on monthly data from Eurostat, expressed in tonnes (carcass weight)click here.
Interactive tools allow to explore slaughterings across territories and their evolution over time, supporting market analysis and production assessment.
Other pages available to monitor the evolution of the European pig supply chain and the relationships between production, trade, and product availability:
- To view the monthly data, click on the chosen year on the table header
- To access further details for each Country, click on the Country of interest.
| EU-27: Pig Slaughtered (x1000 Heads) | ||||||||||||||
| Country | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | 2026 | Var % | Period | ||||
| Austria | 5.068 | 5.124 | 4.905 | 4.655 | 4.661 | 4.769 | 1.204 | 1.219 | +1,2% | Jan - Mar '26 | ||||
| Belgium | 11.150 | 11.585 | 10.520 | 9.361 | 9.395 | 9.420 | 0 | 2.402 | +inf% | Jan - Mar '26 | ||||
| Bulgaria | 947 | 1.156 | 1.202 | 1.154 | 1.206 | 1.352 | 323 | 314 | -2,8% | Jan - Mar '26 | ||||
| Cyprus | 568 | 589 | 553 | 516 | 491 | 538 | 0 | 130 | +inf% | Jan - Mar '26 | ||||
| Croatia | 1.103 | 1.214 | 1.147 | 1.062 | 1.121 | 1.116 | 0 | 267 | +inf% | Jan - Mar '26 | ||||
| Denmark | 17.279 | 18.530 | 17.789 | 14.464 | 14.229 | 15.571 | 0 | 4.187 | +inf% | Jan - Mar '26 | ||||
| Estonia | 559 | 548 | 506 | 486 | 507 | 489 | 131 | 112 | -14,5% | Jan - Mar '26 | ||||
| Finland | 1.906 | 1.929 | 1.861 | 1.724 | 1.740 | 1.777 | 0 | 581 | +inf% | Jan - Apr '26 | ||||
| France | 23.291 | 23.313 | 22.975 | 21.840 | 21.937 | 21.987 | 0 | 5.568 | +inf% | Jan - Mar '26 | ||||
| Germany | 53.318 | 51.816 | 47.114 | 44.081 | 44.614 | 44.874 | 0 | 7.506 | +inf% | Jan - Feb '26 | ||||
| Greece | 1.239 | 1.197 | 1.192 | 1.141 | 1.063 | 1.091 | 0 | 174 | +inf% | Jan - Feb '26 | ||||
| Ireland | 3.546 | 3.690 | 3.636 | 3.312 | 3.348 | 3.403 | 0 | 573 | +inf% | Jan - Feb '26 | ||||
| Italy | 10.608 | 10.944 | 10.348 | 9.890 | 9.969 | 9.924 | 0 | 2.564 | +inf% | Jan - Mar '26 | ||||
| Latvia | 422 | 416 | 439 | 387 | 394 | 385 | 0 | 51 | +inf% | Jan - Feb '26 | ||||
| Lithuania | 930 | 904 | 824 | 776 | 798 | 865 | 0 | 226 | +inf% | Jan - Mar '26 | ||||
| Luxembourg | 140 | 144 | 145 | 130 | 113 | 104 | 0 | 33 | +inf% | Jan - Apr '26 | ||||
| Malta | 54 | 54 | 51 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 12 | 12 | -1,8% | Jan - Mar '26 | ||||
| Netherlands | 16.666 | 17.237 | 16.932 | 14.713 | 13.860 | 14.104 | 0 | 3.514 | +inf% | Jan - Mar '26 | ||||
| Poland | 20.869 | 21.118 | 19.261 | 18.901 | 19.915 | 20.732 | 0 | 3.422 | +inf% | Jan - Feb '26 | ||||
| Portugal | 5.300 | 5.483 | 5.474 | 5.229 | 5.299 | 5.475 | 0 | 1.334 | +inf% | Jan - Mar '26 | ||||
| Czech Republic | 2.281 | 2.349 | 2.246 | 2.147 | 2.281 | 2.307 | 0 | 585 | +inf% | Jan - Mar '26 | ||||
| Romania | 3.695 | 3.451 | 3.057 | 3.022 | 3.260 | 3.411 | 773 | 814 | +5,3% | Jan - Mar '26 | ||||
| Slovakia | 647 | 648 | 558 | 499 | 412 | 424 | 0 | 124 | +inf% | Jan - Mar '26 | ||||
| Slovenia | 246 | 245 | 229 | 210 | 204 | 206 | 34 | 35 | +2,5% | Jan - Feb '26 | ||||
| Spain | 56.130 | 58.370 | 56.657 | 53.095 | 53.889 | 56.005 | 0 | 15.077 | +inf% | Jan - Mar '26 | ||||
| Sweden | 2.623 | 2.651 | 2.672 | 2.571 | 2.579 | 2.599 | 0 | 679 | +inf% | Jan - Mar '26 | ||||
| Hungary | 4.701 | 4.869 | 4.532 | 4.490 | 4.782 | 4.955 | 0 | 822 | +inf% | Jan - Feb '26 | ||||
| TOTAL EU | 245.287 | 249.573 | 236.826 | 219.905 | 222.117 | 227.929 | 38.550 | 38.534 | 0,0% | Jan - Feb '26 | ||||
| Variazione % sull'anno precedente | +1,7% | -5,1% | -7,1% | +1,0% | +2,6% | |||||||||
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Source: Eurostat |
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