Top Pig Producing Countries

Pigs were first domesticated around 9,000 years ago in the Near East and China, with archaeological evidence pointing to independent domestication events in both regions. Over centuries, pigs spread across Europe and Asia, becoming integral to many agricultural societies due to their adaptability and efficient conversion of feed into meat. Today, China overwhelmingly leads the world in pig production, accounting for nearly half of the global pig population, driven by pork's central role in Chinese cuisine. Other top pig-raising countries include the United States, Brazil, Vietnam, and Germany, each with highly developed pork industries that supply both domestic and international markets. These countries benefit from advanced breeding, feeding, and disease management practices, making pig farming a cornerstone of their agricultural economies.

Rank	Country	Head
1	China	454,807,281
2	United States of America	74,146,100
3	Brazil	42,538,652
4	Spain	34,454,090
5	Russia	25,850,147
6	Germany	23,762,300
7	Vietnam	23,533,400
8	Mexico	18,928,554
9	Canada	14,030,000
10	Denmark	13,152,000
11	France	12,941,000
12	South Korea	11,216,566
13	Netherlands	10,872,000
14	Poland	10,242,400
15	Philippines	9,943,119
16	Japan	9,290,000
17	India	8,828,127
18	Italy	8,407,970
19	Nigeria	8,092,066
20	Indonesia	8,011,776
21	Thailand	7,743,876
22	Malawi	7,009,133
23	Myanmar	6,780,000
24	Belgium	6,042,150
25	Ukraine	5,876,200
26	Colombia	5,804,241
27	Argentina	5,477,107
28	China Taiwan	5,471,588
29	United Kingdom	5,323,000
30	Laos	4,468,192
31	Angola	3,656,924
32	Romania	3,619,600
33	Peru	3,342,910
34	Bolivia	3,261,149
35	Venezuela	3,039,472
36	Guatemala	2,976,779
37	Chile	2,881,192
38	Serbia	2,868,121
39	Austria	2,785,590
40	Hungary	2,725,900
41	Burkina Faso	2,693,443
42	Uganda	2,600,009
43	Australia	2,577,597
44	Belarus	2,551,000
45	North Korea	2,262,965
46	Portugal	2,221,020
47	Papua New Guinea	2,117,579
48	Cambodia	2,073,815
49	Cuba	1,937,000
50	Cameroon	1,926,811
51	Malaysia	1,857,839
52	Ireland	1,713,590
53	Mozambique	1,681,933
54	Nepal	1,588,838
55	Czechia	1,493,440
56	Rwanda	1,384,852
57	Paraguay	1,373,647
58	Sweden	1,372,500
59	Switzerland	1,368,172
60	South Africa	1,344,307
61	Zambia	1,286,469
62	Madagascar	1,249,339
63	Togo	1,139,962
64	Finland	1,093,700
65	Central African Republic	1,060,125
66	Ecuador	1,053,923
67	Haiti	1,035,493
68	Congo	1,003,343
69	Croatia	972,000
70	Burundi	893,830
71	Ghana	881,909
72	Kazakhstan	776,117
73	Norway	772,688
74	Greece	733,000
75	Bulgaria	694,660
76	Kenya	674,746
77	Lithuania	573,800
78	Benin	565,141
79	Nicaragua	559,481
80	Bosnia and Herzegovina	555,792
81	Dominican Republic	549,039
82	Tanzania	529,259
83	Guinea-Bissau	474,602
84	Honduras	469,954
85	Senegal	469,828
86	Slovakia	453,080
87	Cote d Ivoire	430,683
88	Panama	403,700
89	Costa Rica	400,351
90	Cyprus	360,680
91	Moldova	339,500
92	Latvia	327,020
93	Liberia	314,582
94	Estonia	308,000
95	Zimbabwe	273,849
96	El Salvador	250,000
97	New Zealand	248,717
98	Timor-Leste	246,629
99	Sierra Leone	239,790
100	Gabon	224,062
101	Jamaica	218,379
102	Slovenia	215,710
103	Armenia	195,961
104	North Macedonia	186,146
105	Georgia	165,700
106	Israel	163,610
107	Guinea	161,834
108	Albania	159,237
109	Fiji	154,777
110	Samoa	129,507
111	Uruguay	128,793
112	Chad	113,110
113	China Hong Kong	111,493
114	Congo	103,321
115	Namibia	100,049
116	Sri Lanka	99,010
117	Vanuatu	91,291
118	Mali	88,262
119	Tonga	85,091
120	Luxembourg	78,330
121	Cabo Verde	69,044
122	Solomon Islands	55,498
123	Uzbekistan	49,460
124	Puerto Rico	45,165
125	Sao Tome and Principe	44,461
126	Niger	43,852
127	Malta	40,050
128	Micronesia	38,369
129	New Caledonia	37,451
130	Ethiopia	37,368
131	Eswatini	36,426
132	Suriname	34,982
133	Mongolia	30,577
134	French Polynesia	29,762
135	Kyrgyzstan	29,508
136	Lesotho	29,178
137	Trinidad and Tobago	29,065
138	Cook Islands	27,138
139	Iceland	26,000
140	Montenegro	24,182
141	Barbados	24,044
142	Belize	23,396
143	Bhutan	22,954
144	Mauritius	20,375
145	Kiribati	14,909
146	Tuvalu	14,617
147	Gambia	13,263
148	Egypt	11,000
149	Guyana	10,025
150	Saint Lucia	9,282
151	Morocco	7,959
152	Equatorial Guinea	7,246
153	Lebanon	6,874
154	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	6,158
155	Azerbaijan	5,954
156	Tunisia	5,340
157	Antigua and Barbuda	5,326
158	Dominica	5,063
159	Bahamas	5,028
160	Turkmenistan	4,878
161	Seychelles	4,826
162	Algeria	4,616
163	Saint Kitts and Nevis	4,285
164	Somalia	3,564
165	Nauru	3,030
166	Tokelau	3,000
167	Grenada	2,848
168	Niue	2,280
169	Turkey	1,353
170	Botswana	1,345

Data from United Nations FAO Stat