Statistics show pigs are hogging the market in Europe as the largest livestock category and outnumber people in Denmark by more than two-to-one.
FILE - In this July 10, 2017, file picture two pigs sit in their enclosure on an ecological farm in Lanke, Germany. (Maurizio Gambarini/dpa via AP,file)
European statistical agency Eurostat said Thursday that with a population of about 150 million in the European Union, pigs far outnumber cattle and other bovines, the second-largest livestock category with 89 million head.
Eurostat says 40 percent of the EU's pigs are in Spain and Germany, with significant numbers also in France, Denmark, Netherlands, and Poland.
Denmark is the only country where pigs outnumber people, with 215 pigs to every 100 residents. Not coincidentally, it's also a country known in Europe for its quality bacon.
The Netherlands is next with 70 pigs per 100 people, Spain with 63 to 100, and Belgium with 54 to 100.
April 19-25, 2024
French police evict migrants from a makeshift camp in Paris ahead of the Olympics, Portugal commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution, clean-up operations take place in South Africa during the Earth Day, and Estonians demonstrate in support of a military strategic plan for Ukraine.
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Malaria patient Funmilayo Kotun, 66-years-old, is photographed in her room in Makoko neighbourhood of Lagos, Nigeria, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
A power pole stands on a field in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
A person is silhouetted as the sun sets on a spring evening, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Inter Milan fans celebrate in Piazza Duomo square in front of the gothic cathedral after Inter Milan won the Serie A title against AC Milan in Milan, Italy, Monday, April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Inter Milan's Marcus Thuram, left, and Inter Milan's Federico Dimarco celebrate at the end of the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Inter Milan at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Monday, April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Celeste Caeiro, 90, hands red carnations to former army captain Manuel Correia Silva, in Lisbon, Thursday, April 25, 2024, during the reenactment of troops movements of fifty years ago, part of anniversary celebrations of the Carnation Revolution. (AP Photo/Ana Brigida)
A photo and flag are left at the grave of World War I Australian soldier Alan Humphrey Scott during an ANZAC Day dawn service at Buttes New British Cemetery in Zonnebeke, Belgium, Thursday, April 25, 2024. ANZAC Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand for those who served in all wars. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
Ukrainian young acting student Gleb Batonskiy plays piano in a public park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Two horses on the loose bolt through the streets of London near Aldwych, on Wednesday April 24, 2024. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)
A tourist sits on a bench at the Lycabettus hill as the city of Athens with the ancient Acropolis hill is seen at the background, on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. The Acropolis and other Athens landmarks took on Martian hues Tuesday as stifling dust clouds blown across the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa engulfed the Greek capital. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
A migrant packs his belongings in a makeshift camp, early Tuesday, April 23, 2024 in Paris. French police officers have evicted migrants from a makeshift camp in Paris a few steps away from the Seine River, as similar operations have been carried out by authorities ahead of the Olympics. (AP Photo/Nicolas Garriga)
A military cadet carries a figure of a Nazi German soldier during a military festival dedicated to the upcoming Victory Day in World War II in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
A Ukrainian serviceman with the 65th Brigade opens the door of his armored vehicle at the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko)
People perform during a demonstration in support of Estonian military strategic plan for Ukraine at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
People join a public clean-up operation on 'Earth Day' at the Muizenberg beach, in Cape Town, South Africa, Monday, April 22, 2024 . (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)
A man rides a bicycle past the tombs of Ukrainian soldiers killed during the war, at Lisove cemetery in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A woman holds a "Free Azov" sign during a rally aiming to raise awareness on the fate of Ukrainian prisoners of war in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Pope Francis arrives for an audience with Hungarian pilgrims in the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
People wearing Roman Centurion costumes attend a historical re-enactment at Rome's Circus Maximus on the occasion of the celebrations of Rome's birthday, Saturday, April 20, 2024. On Sunday April 21, Rome celebrates the anniversary of its legendary foundation by Romulus in 753 BC. The annual birthday celebrations include historical re-enactments of ancient Roman rituals, costumed parades, and gladiator fights, staged by the Rome Historical Group in the Circus Maximus. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
