The pig population in Denmark has fallen by almost 10%. There are 11 million pigs today. This is one of the lowest numbers in decades. Denmark was Europe’s fifth biggest pork producer in 2022.
- For more than 100 years, the production of pigs and pig meat has been a major source of income for Denmark. Approx. 90% of production is exported and is thereby essential to the Danish economy and the balance of trade.
- More than 70 percent of Danish pig meat production is exported to other EU countries, and the remaining part is exported to countries outside the EU.