Cattle fat, unrendered — Production in Ireland
Ireland: Cattle fat, unrendered — Production was 54,581 t in 2017. ▲ Rising
Cattle fat, unrendered — Production in Ireland, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2017, cattle fat, unrendered — production in Ireland stood at 54,581 t.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle fat, unrendered — production in Ireland peaked at 56,952 t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9,978 t, in 1964.
That places Ireland 17th out of 190 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Cattle fat, unrendered — Production in Ireland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12,786 t | — |
| 1962 | 11,119 t | -13.0% |
| 1963 | 11,457 t | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 9,978 t | -12.9% |
| 1965 | 9,991 t | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 11,965 t | +19.8% |
| 1967 | 19,723 t | +64.8% |
| 1968 | 17,069 t | -13.5% |
| 1969 | 17,511 t | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 19,138 t | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 20,880 t | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 18,091 t | -13.4% |
| 1973 | 18,338 t | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 30,254 t | +65.0% |
| 1975 | 37,154 t | +22.8% |
| 1976 | 29,015 t | -21.9% |
| 1977 | 34,040 t | +17.3% |
| 1978 | 34,385 t | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 34,314 t | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 39,489 t | +15.1% |
| 1981 | 27,980 t | -29.1% |
| 1982 | 30,510 t | +9.0% |
| 1983 | 31,227 t | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 35,586 t | +14.0% |
| 1985 | 39,651 t | +11.4% |
| 1986 | 45,066 t | +13.7% |
| 1987 | 42,782 t | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 40,613 t | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 38,251 t | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 45,558 t | +19.1% |
| 1991 | 49,282 t | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 50,264 t | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 46,752 t | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 39,613 t | -15.3% |
| 1995 | 42,559 t | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 47,628 t | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 50,379 t | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 52,617 t | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 56,952 t | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 51,034 t | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 51,255 t | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 47,769 t | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 50,246 t | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 49,857 t | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 48,300 t | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 47,530 t | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 51,378 t | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 47,530 t | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 45,514 t | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 49,459 t | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 48,397 t | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 43,824 t | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 45,788 t | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 51,494 t | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 49,901 t | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 52,051 t | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 54,581 t | +4.9% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 54,581 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,609 t, 33.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 54,581 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,210 t, 13.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle fat, unrendered — Production in Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +64.8% | 11,965 t | 19,723 t |
| 1974 | +65.0% | 18,338 t | 30,254 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,511 t | 9,978 t | 19,723 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 27,561 t | 18,091 t | 37,154 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 37,116 t | 27,980 t | 45,066 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 48,160 t | 39,613 t | 56,952 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,041 t | 45,514 t | 51,378 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,437 t | 43,824 t | 54,581 t | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 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
- 17 Republic of Moldova 75.37 t compare
- 18 Canada 54,236 t compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 49.62 t compare
- 19 India 50,908 t compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 9.81 t compare
- 19 Micronesia 9.81 t compare
- 20 Poland 43,785 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ireland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,391 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.9559 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3541 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle fat, unrendered — production in Ireland?
- Cattle fat, unrendered — production in Ireland was 54,581 t in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle fat, unrendered — production recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 56,952 t in 1999.
- What is the lowest cattle fat, unrendered — production recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,978 t in 1964.
- How does Ireland rank for cattle fat, unrendered — production?
- Ireland ranks 17th out of 190 countries with data for 2017.
- Is cattle fat, unrendered — production rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.