EU-27: Slaughtered swine (tons)

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 and analysis of the relationship between pork exports and slaughterings.

The analysis is based on monthly data from Eurostat, expressed in tonnes (carcass weight; to view the number of heads) 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 Tons)
Country 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2025 2026 Var % Period
Austria 503 502 478 454 458 472 120 123 +1,9% Jan - Mar '26
Belgium 1.099 1.140 1.032 930 945 951 0 244 +inf% Jan - Mar '26
Bulgaria 64 79 82 79 83 96 23 23 -3,6% Jan - Mar '26
Cyprus 42 44 40 37 35 38 0 9 +inf% Jan - Mar '26
Croatia 81 87 81 77 83 83 0 24 +inf% Jan - Mar '26
Denmark 1.595 1.724 1.609 1.288 1.323 1.448 0 394 +inf% Jan - Mar '26
Estonia 45 44 43 39 42 40 11 10 -9,1% Jan - Mar '26
Finland 175 176 170 158 161 164 0 55 +inf% Jan - Apr '26
France 2.201 2.204 2.152 2.062 2.094 2.102 0 541 +inf% Jan - Mar '26
Germany 5.112 4.965 4.486 4.205 4.285 4.335 0 733 +inf% Jan - Feb '26
Greece 76 70 75 67 60 58 0 10 +inf% Jan - Feb '26
Ireland 320 335 333 301 312 320 0 57 +inf% Jan - Feb '26
Italy 1.271 1.335 1.239 1.206 1.245 1.296 0 343 +inf% Jan - Mar '26
Latvia 35 35 36 32 33 32 0 4 +inf% Jan - Feb '26
Lithuania 76 74 67 64 67 73 0 19 +inf% Jan - Mar '26
Luxembourg 12 12 13 11 10 10 0 3 +inf% Jan - Apr '26
Malta 5 5 4 4 4 4 1 1 -1,9% Jan - Mar '26
Netherlands 1.662 1.719 1.684 1.463 1.387 1.409 0 353 +inf% Jan - Mar '26
Poland 1.974 1.976 1.795 1.765 1.901 1.995 0 339 +inf% Jan - Feb '26
Portugal 358 359 349 336 355 378 0 99 +inf% Jan - Mar '26
Czech Republic 211 217 209 198 212 218 0 56 +inf% Jan - Mar '26
Romania 331 311 267 264 288 308 72 76 +6,2% Jan - Mar '26
Slovakia 61 61 52 47 38 41 0 12 +inf% Jan - Mar '26
Slovenia 23 23 21 19 18 19 3 3 +2,2% Jan - Feb '26
Spain 5.003 5.180 5.066 4.871 4.955 5.251 0 1.489 +inf% Jan - Mar '26
Sweden 247 253 254 243 246 250 0 67 +inf% Jan - Mar '26
Hungary 448 463 428 420 453 476 0 80 +inf% Jan - Feb '26
TOTAL EU 23.031 23.394 22.066 20.641 21.092 21.865 3.804 3.813 +0,2% Jan - Feb '26
Variazione % sull'anno precedente +1,6% -5,7% -6,5% +2,2% +3,7%      
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Source: Eurostat

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