Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Western Europe

Western Europe: Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 11.17 million An in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
11.17 million An
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
9th
of 10 groups
All-time high
21.13 million An
in 1984
All-time low
11.17 million An
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Western Europe, 1961–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.

Analysis

In 2024, cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in Western Europe stood at 11.17 million An. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in Western Europe peaked at 21.13 million An in 1984 and was at its lowest, 11.17 million An, in 2024.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 19.73 million An 18.44 million An 20.66 million An 9
1970s 19.56 million An 17.32 million An 20.70 million An 10
1980s 20.02 million An 18.00 million An 21.13 million An 10
1990s 16.80 million An 14.87 million An 20.03 million An 10
2000s 13.63 million An 12.90 million An 14.51 million An 10
2010s 12.64 million An 12.23 million An 13.24 million An 10
2020s 11.52 million An 11.17 million An 11.92 million An 5

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 6 Australia and New Zealand 13.37 million An compare
  2. 7 Pakistan 10.50 million An compare
  3. 8 India 10.30 million An compare
  4. 9 Mexico 8.92 million An compare
  5. 10 Australia 8.69 million An compare
  6. 11 Russian Federation 7.54 million An compare
  7. 12 Uzbekistan 6.04 million An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in Western Europe?
Cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in Western Europe was 11.17 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 Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 21.13 million An in 1984.
What is the lowest cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 11.17 million An in 2024.
How does Western Europe rank for cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered?
Western Europe ranks 9th out of 10 groups with data for 2024.
Is cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Western Europe 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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Indicator
Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 13,824 data points, 1961–2024
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