Number of pigs in Austria
Austria: Number of pigs was 2.53 million animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of pigs in Austria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Austria recorded 2.53 million animals for number of pigs in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pigs in Austria peaked at 4.03 million animals in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2.52 million animals, in 2023.
Austria ranks 39th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.91 million animals | 2.64 million animals | 3.09 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.51 million animals | 3.09 million animals | 4.01 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.92 million animals | 3.71 million animals | 4.03 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.72 million animals | 3.64 million animals | 3.82 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.26 million animals | 3.06 million animals | 3.44 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.92 million animals | 2.77 million animals | 3.14 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.66 million animals | 2.52 million animals | 2.81 million animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More agriculture & rural data for Austria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 2.79 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 30.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 726,060 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pigs in Austria?
- Number of pigs in Austria was 2.53 million animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of pigs recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.03 million animals in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of pigs recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.52 million animals in 2023.
- How does Austria rank for number of pigs?
- Austria ranks 39th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of pigs rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of pigs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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