Cattle fat, unrendered — Production in Africa

Africa: Cattle fat, unrendered — Production was 203,403 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
203,403 t
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
6th
of 41 regions
All-time high
203,403 t
in 2024
All-time low
55,773 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cattle fat, unrendered — Production in Africa, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Africa recorded 203,403 t for cattle fat, unrendered — production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle fat, unrendered — production in Africa peaked at 203,403 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55,773 t, in 1961.

Africa ranks 6th of 41 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 60,508 t 55,773 t 66,162 t 9
1970s 74,738 t 67,924 t 86,029 t 10
1980s 91,062 t 85,387 t 95,621 t 10
1990s 112,082 t 95,591 t 126,549 t 10
2000s 141,400 t 125,866 t 160,581 t 10
2010s 178,395 t 168,929 t 191,907 t 10
2020s 195,492 t 189,295 t 203,403 t 5

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 3 China, mainland 342,800 t compare
  2. 4 Brazil 334,288 t compare
  3. 5 Argentina 250,186 t compare
  4. 6 Australia and New Zealand 217,701 t compare
  5. 7 Australia 155,386 t compare
  6. 8 Pakistan 103,214 t compare
  7. 9 Mexico 87,641 t compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle fat, unrendered — production in Africa?
Cattle fat, unrendered — production in Africa was 203,403 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle fat, unrendered — production recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 203,403 t in 2024.
What is the lowest cattle fat, unrendered — production recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 55,773 t in 1961.
How does Africa rank for cattle fat, unrendered — production?
Africa ranks 6th out of 41 regions with data for 2024.
Is cattle fat, unrendered — production rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle fat, unrendered — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cattle fat, unrendered — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 13,630 data points, 1961–2024
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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.