Ireland vs South Africa: Tallow — Production
Tallow — Production over time
- Ireland
- South Africa
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 74,100 t against 68,000 t in South Africa, a difference of 6,100 t.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Ireland ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 20th of 71 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,600 t | 10,905 t | 1,305 t | South Africa |
| 1970s | 22,163 t | 12,374 t | 9,789 t | Ireland |
| 1980s | 31,984 t | 13,157 t | 18,827 t | Ireland |
| 1990s | 52,060 t | 12,245 t | 39,815 t | Ireland |
| 2000s | 39,587 t | 13,142 t | 26,445 t | Ireland |
| 2010s | 57,160 t | 48,610 t | 8,550 t | Ireland |
| 2020s | 75,875 t | 67,100 t | 8,775 t | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tallow — production, Ireland or South Africa?
- Ireland, at 74,100 t against 68,000 t in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tallow — production between Ireland and South Africa?
- 6,100 t, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and South Africa rank globally for tallow — production?
- Ireland ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 20th of 71 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Tallow — Production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.