Spain’s pig sector is of key importance to our country’s economy, as it accounts for around 14% of Final Agricultural Production. Within livestock production, the pig sector ranks first in terms of economic importance, reaching close to 39% of Final Livestock Production.
Globally, the EU-28 is the second-largest producer of pork, after China. Individually, Spain is the fourth-largest producing power (after China, the USA, and Germany), while, at European level, Spain ranks second in production with 19% of the tonnes produced (2018 data, Source: EUROSTAT and SG Analysis, Coordination and Statistics, MAPA), behind Germany, and is the EU’s leading country by herd size, with close to 21% of the Community herd (2018 data, Source: EUROSTAT and SG Analysis, Coordination and Statistics, MAPA).
