Animal fats — Import quantity in United States
United States: Animal fats — Import quantity was 1,207 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Animal fats — Import quantity in United States, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
United States recorded 1,207 1000 t for animal fats — import quantity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 38.9% on the previous year and up 654.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, animal fats — import quantity in United States peaked at 1,207 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 129 1000 t, in 2010.
That places United States 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Animal fats — Import quantity in United States, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 129 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 137 1000 t | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 173 1000 t | +26.3% |
| 2013 | 160 1000 t | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 161 1000 t | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 188 1000 t | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 207 1000 t | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 214 1000 t | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 303 1000 t | +41.6% |
| 2019 | 396 1000 t | +30.7% |
| 2020 | 431 1000 t | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 556 1000 t | +29.0% |
| 2022 | 869 1000 t | +56.3% |
| 2023 | 1,207 1000 t | +38.9% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1,207 1000 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.5 1000 t, 45.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 206.8 1000 t | 129 1000 t | 396 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 765.75 1000 t | 431 1000 t | 1,207 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 1 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1,856 1000 t compare
- 3 China 826 1000 t compare
- 4 France 797 1000 t compare
- 5 China, mainland 714 1000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for United States
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.96 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 673.66 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1981 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2021)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is animal fats — import quantity in United States?
- Animal fats — import quantity in United States was 1,207 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest animal fats — import quantity recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1,207 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest animal fats — import quantity recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 129 1000 t in 2010.
- How does United States rank for animal fats — import quantity?
- United States ranks 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is animal fats — import quantity rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 654.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Animal fats — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.