Cattle fat, unrendered — Production in Germany
Germany: Cattle fat, unrendered — Production was 75,085 t in 2017. ▼ Falling
Cattle fat, unrendered — Production in Germany, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle fat, unrendered — production in Germany is 75,085 t, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle fat, unrendered — production in Germany peaked at 144,009 t in 1991 and was at its lowest, 73,732 t, in 2013.
That places Germany 13th out of 190 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Cattle fat, unrendered — Production in Germany, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 85,598 t | — |
| 1962 | 90,663 t | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 92,585 t | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 90,003 t | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 87,896 t | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 95,193 t | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 97,041 t | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 100,516 t | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 103,030 t | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 109,834 t | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 110,563 t | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 100,300 t | -9.3% |
| 1973 | 103,983 t | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 115,493 t | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 113,507 t | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 113,446 t | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 111,908 t | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 117,844 t | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 122,460 t | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 124,982 t | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 126,975 t | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 122,528 t | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 122,445 t | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 130,899 t | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 131,622 t | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 139,330 t | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 138,581 t | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 131,282 t | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 128,998 t | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 139,470 t | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 144,009 t | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 118,188 t | -17.9% |
| 1993 | 103,702 t | -12.3% |
| 1994 | 93,793 t | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 92,968 t | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 97,855 t | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 95,596 t | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 90,274 t | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 90,736 t | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 86,080 t | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 89,910 t | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 86,930 t | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 80,978 t | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 83,076 t | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 77,059 t | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 78,795 t | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 78,302 t | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 79,208 t | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 78,560 t | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 79,576 t | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 77,289 t | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 75,696 t | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 73,732 t | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 75,455 t | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 74,777 t | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 76,306 t | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 75,085 t | -1.6% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 75,085 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,609 t, 46.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Germany's 75,085 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,210 t, 17.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93,614 t | 85,598 t | 103,030 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 111,934 t | 100,300 t | 122,460 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 129,764 t | 122,445 t | 139,330 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 106,659 t | 90,274 t | 144,009 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 81,890 t | 77,059 t | 89,910 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 75,989 t | 73,732 t | 79,576 t | 8 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 10 Spain 82,959 t compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,742 t compare
- 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 79,588 t compare
- 12 France 77,150 t compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 1,249 t compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 890 t compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 558.6 t compare
- 14 Japan 70,546 t compare
- 15 New Zealand 62,315 t compare
- 15 Melanesia 478.48 t compare
- 16 Russian Federation 56,433 t compare
- 16 Polynesia 79.16 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Germany
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 527.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1786 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle fat, unrendered — production in Germany?
- Cattle fat, unrendered — production in Germany was 75,085 t in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle fat, unrendered — production recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 144,009 t in 1991.
- What is the lowest cattle fat, unrendered — production recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 73,732 t in 2013.
- How does Germany rank for cattle fat, unrendered — production?
- Germany ranks 13th out of 190 countries with data for 2017.
- Is cattle fat, unrendered — production rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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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About this data
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.