Spain breaks record, surpasses 5 million tons of pork produced

March 3, 2021/ 333 Staff with data from MAPA.

04-Mar-2021 (5 years 3 months 3 days ago)

Spain ended 2020 with a record production of 5,023,534 tonnes of pork, following in line with the trend over the last several years. This represents an 8.24% increase with respect to the previous year and a 20% increase compared to 5 years ago.

<p>Spanish pork production. Source: 333 based on data from the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture.</p>

The number of animals slaughtered is also exceptional, with a total of 56,461,219 head, an increase of 6.57% over the previous year.

Carcass weight has also been increasing over the last 5 years, from 85.18 kg in 2016 to almost 90 kg in 2020.