Cattle fat, unrendered — Production in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Cattle fat, unrendered — Production was 477,788 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
477,788 t
Change on year
up 3.0%
Rank
7th
of 29 groups
All-time high
620,094 t
in 1991
All-time low
338,625 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cattle fat, unrendered — Production in European Union (27), 1961–2024

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

Analysis

European Union (27) recorded 477,788 t for cattle fat, unrendered — production in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle fat, unrendered — production in European Union (27) peaked at 620,094 t in 1991 and was at its lowest, 338,625 t, in 1961.

European Union (27) ranks 7th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Cattle fat, unrendered — Production in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Cattle fat, unrendered — Production in European Union (27), 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 338,625 t
1962 358,393 t +5.8%
1963 367,634 t +2.6%
1964 357,639 t -2.7%
1965 351,681 t -1.7%
1966 378,431 t +7.6%
1967 406,778 t +7.5%
1968 423,899 t +4.2%
1969 432,886 t +2.1%
1970 453,046 t +4.7%
1971 462,425 t +2.1%
1972 423,818 t -8.3%
1973 441,734 t +4.2%
1974 522,986 t +18.4%
1975 519,898 t -0.6%
1976 508,559 t -2.2%
1977 500,610 t -1.6%
1978 501,376 t +0.2%
1979 524,176 t +4.5%
1980 541,768 t +3.4%
1981 521,206 t -3.8%
1982 521,565 t +0.1%
1983 527,482 t +1.1%
1984 560,396 t +6.2%
1985 565,056 t +0.8%
1986 587,661 t +4.0%
1987 585,509 t -0.4%
1988 558,154 t -4.7%
1989 541,454 t -3.0%
1990 594,925 t +9.9%
1991 620,094 t +4.2%
1992 600,109 t -3.2%
1993 587,330 t -2.1%
1994 539,898 t -8.1%
1995 536,327 t -0.7%
1996 555,214 t +3.5%
1997 560,889 t +1.0%
1998 536,380 t -4.4%
1999 533,117 t -0.6%
2000 512,845 t -3.8%
2001 504,122 t -1.7%
2002 508,191 t +0.8%
2003 506,758 t -0.3%
2004 507,247 t +0.1%
2005 493,777 t -2.7%
2006 487,390 t -1.3%
2007 485,814 t -0.3%
2008 487,090 t +0.3%
2009 476,873 t -2.1%
2010 483,227 t +1.3%
2011 476,620 t -1.4%
2012 458,337 t -3.8%
2013 445,893 t -2.7%
2014 455,739 t +2.2%
2015 470,085 t +3.1%
2016 483,338 t +2.8%
2017 487,749 t +0.9%
2018 493,960 t +1.3%
2019 489,546 t -0.9%
2020 486,709 t -0.6%
2021 486,653 t -0.0%
2022 477,670 t -1.8%
2023 463,681 t -2.9%
2024 477,788 t +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 379,552 t 338,625 t 432,886 t 9
1970s 485,863 t 423,818 t 524,176 t 10
1980s 551,025 t 521,206 t 587,661 t 10
1990s 566,428 t 533,117 t 620,094 t 10
2000s 497,011 t 476,873 t 512,845 t 10
2010s 474,449 t 445,893 t 493,960 t 10
2020s 478,500 t 463,681 t 486,709 t 5

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 4 Brazil 334,288 t compare
  2. 5 Argentina 250,186 t compare
  3. 6 Australia and New Zealand 217,701 t compare
  4. 7 Australia 155,386 t compare
  5. 8 Pakistan 103,214 t compare
  6. 9 Mexico 87,641 t compare
  7. 10 Spain 82,959 t compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle fat, unrendered — production in European Union (27)?
Cattle fat, unrendered — production in European Union (27) was 477,788 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle fat, unrendered — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 620,094 t in 1991.
What is the lowest cattle fat, unrendered — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 338,625 t in 1961.
How does European Union (27) rank for cattle fat, unrendered — production?
European Union (27) ranks 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is cattle fat, unrendered — production rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this European Union (27) 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.