Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Mexico
Mexico: Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 8.92 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in Mexico stood at 8.92 million An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in Mexico peaked at 8.92 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.25 million An, in 1961.
That places Mexico 9th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Mexico, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.25 million An | — |
| 1962 | 2.66 million An | +18.2% |
| 1963 | 2.77 million An | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 2.89 million An | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 2.95 million An | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 3.01 million An | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 3.07 million An | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 3.12 million An | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 3.15 million An | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 3.05 million An | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 2.99 million An | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 3.05 million An | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 2.83 million An | -7.1% |
| 1974 | 2.87 million An | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 3.30 million An | +15.0% |
| 1976 | 3.84 million An | +16.3% |
| 1977 | 4.29 million An | +11.7% |
| 1978 | 4.09 million An | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 3.58 million An | -12.4% |
| 1980 | 3.94 million An | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 4.54 million An | +15.5% |
| 1982 | 4.82 million An | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 4.87 million An | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 4.75 million An | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 4.66 million An | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 6.30 million An | +35.1% |
| 1987 | 5.92 million An | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 5.41 million An | -8.5% |
| 1989 | 5.55 million An | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 5.30 million An | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 5.94 million An | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 5.93 million An | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 5.80 million An | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 6.49 million An | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 6.90 million An | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 6.45 million An | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 6.33 million An | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 6.58 million An | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 6.89 million An | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 6.98 million An | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 7.10 million An | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 7.11 million An | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 7.19 million An | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 7.65 million An | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 7.67 million An | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 7.86 million An | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 7.97 million An | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 8.07 million An | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 8.28 million An | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 8.52 million An | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 8.80 million An | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 8.92 million An | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 8.80 million An | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 8.61 million An | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 8.52 million An | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 7.96 million An | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 8.03 million An | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 8.14 million An | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 8.24 million An | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 8.41 million An | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 8.56 million An | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 8.67 million An | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 8.80 million An | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 8.92 million An | +1.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 8.92 million An is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 300,000 An, 29.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 8.92 million An is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 307,018 An, 29.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +35.1% | 4.66 million An | 6.30 million An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.87 million An | 2.25 million An | 3.15 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.39 million An | 2.83 million An | 4.29 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.08 million An | 3.94 million An | 6.30 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.26 million An | 5.30 million An | 6.90 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.59 million An | 6.98 million An | 8.28 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.45 million An | 7.96 million An | 8.92 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.67 million An | 8.41 million An | 8.92 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 6 Viet Nam 1.82 million An compare
- 6 Australia and New Zealand 13.37 million An compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.70 million An compare
- 7 Pakistan 10.50 million An compare
- 8 India 10.30 million An compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.67 million An compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.39 million An compare
- 10 Australia 8.69 million An compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 366,772 An compare
- 11 Russian Federation 7.54 million An compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 343,846 An compare
- 12 Uzbekistan 6.04 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mexico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4963 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 539.47 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5998 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1996 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in Mexico?
- Cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in Mexico was 8.92 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 8.92 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.25 million An in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Mexico ranks 9th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.