Pig in Minecraft

Pig

PassiveOverworldJava 26.3

The Pig is a passive mob with 10 HP (5 ♥). It drops nothing, gives 1–3 XP and spawns in Birch Forest, Dark Forest, Old Growth Birch Forest. Below you'll find exact drop chances, spawn weights and behaviour from the Java 26.3 game files.

HP
105 ♥ hearts
XP dropped
1–3
Spawns in
Birch Forest+25 more biomes

Pig stats

Game data
HP
10
Movement speed
0.25
Follow range
16 blocks
Size (width × height)
0.9 × 0.9 blocks
XP when killed
1–3Babies 0
Immune to fire
No

What does the Pig drop?

Calculated

Exact chance per kill, with the Looting levels side by side. Rare drops need the kill to come from a player.

ItemChanceCountAverage
Raw Porkchopcooked if on fire100%1–62

XP and player-only drops need the player to have hit the mob within the last 5 seconds. Armor and weapons a mob spawned with drop separately (8.5% per item, +1% per Looting level).

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Where does the Pig spawn?

Game data

On Grass Block, light > 8

Share is the mob's slice of its group's spawn attempts in that biome (weight ÷ total weight).

Pig behaviour

Game data

Never attacks

Breeding, taming & riding

Breeds with
Rideable
Yes, with a saddle

Good to know

  • Steered with a carrot on a stick when saddled
  • Lightning turns it into a zombified piglin (not on Peaceful)

Pig variants (3)

3 variants (temperate/warm/cold) by biome

Pig variants (3)
VariantSpawns in
ColdSpawns Cold Variant Farm Animals biomes
TemperateAnywhere (default)
WarmSpawns Warm Variant Farm Animals biomes

Advancements with the Pig

Pig ID and summon command

The entity ID is minecraft:pig. Spawn egg: Pig Spawn Egg.

/summon minecraft:pig ~ ~ ~

Data: Minecraft Java Edition 26.3 game files. How we source this

The Pig is a passive mob with 10 health. It's one of the most widespread mobs, spawning in 26 biomes. Each kill gives 1–3 XP.

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Pig FAQ (Java 26.3)

How much health does the Pig have?

The Pig has 10 health points, which is 5 hearts, and 0 armor.

What does the Pig drop?

The Pig drops no items; it gives 1–3 XP.

Where does the Pig spawn?

It spawns naturally in 26 biomes, most often in Birch Forest, Dark Forest, Old Growth Birch Forest.

What do you feed a Pig to breed it?

Two adults bred with Carrot, Potato, Beetroot make a baby.