Livestock pigs, 1981- 2020
| Periods | Pigs for fattening, 50 kg or more Pigs for fattening, total 50 kg or more (number x 1,000) | Pigs for fattening, 50 kg or more Pigs for fattening, 50 -< 80 kg (number x 1,000) | Pigs for fattening, 50 kg or more Pigs for fattening, 80 -< 110 kg (number x 1,000) | Pigs for fattening, 50 kg or more Pigs for fattening, 110 kg or more (number x 1,000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 1 April | 3,719 | 1,651 | 1,564 | 504 |
| 2020 1 December | 4,045 | 1,731 | 1,653 | 661 |
| Source: © Statistics Netherlands | ||||
Table explanation
This table provides twice-yearly information about the number of pigs on Dutch agricultural holdings.
The number of pigs is broken down into:
- type of pigs (piglets, pigs for fattening, breeding pigs);
- reference date (April, August and December).
N.B. the considerable difference between the figures for 1997 and the previous and subsequent years are caused by the swine fever outbreak in February 1997 and the following clear-outs.
Data available from: April 1981 to December 2020.
Status of the figures:
The numbers are final.
Changes as of April 30, 2021:
None, this table has been discontinued.
When will new figures be published?
This table is followed by Livestock on agricultural holdings: reference date 1 April and 1 December, see the links in section 3.
Description topics
- Pigs for fattening, 50 kg or more
- Fattening pigs (including rejected boars and sows) of at least 50 kg.
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Sows and boars for fattening: pigs taken out of breedingproduction for fattening to be slaughtered.- Pigs for fattening, total 50 kg or more
- Pigs for fattening, 50 -< 80 kg
- Fattening pigs between 50 and 80 kg.
- Pigs for fattening, 80 -< 110 kg
- Fattening pigs between 80 and 110 kg.
- Pigs for fattening, 110 kg or more
- Fattening pigs of at least 110 kg.