Cattle fat, unrendered — Production in Japan
Japan: Cattle fat, unrendered — Production was 70,546 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle fat, unrendered — Production in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle fat, unrendered — production in Japan is 70,546 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle fat, unrendered — production in Japan peaked at 91,993 t in 1994 and was at its lowest, 21,802 t, in 1961.
Japan ranks 14th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle fat, unrendered — Production in Japan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21,802 t | — |
| 1962 | 22,317 t | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 28,396 t | +27.2% |
| 1964 | 36,222 t | +27.6% |
| 1965 | 33,029 t | -8.8% |
| 1966 | 23,552 t | -28.7% |
| 1967 | 24,239 t | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 26,845 t | +10.8% |
| 1969 | 36,103 t | +34.5% |
| 1970 | 42,460 t | +17.6% |
| 1971 | 45,234 t | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 48,482 t | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 37,536 t | -22.6% |
| 1974 | 49,036 t | +30.6% |
| 1975 | 53,861 t | +9.8% |
| 1976 | 45,495 t | -15.5% |
| 1977 | 55,161 t | +21.2% |
| 1978 | 61,601 t | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 61,345 t | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 63,850 t | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 71,891 t | +12.6% |
| 1982 | 73,455 t | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 75,590 t | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 81,871 t | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 84,803 t | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 85,316 t | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 86,273 t | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 87,024 t | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 83,688 t | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 83,920 t | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 87,843 t | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 90,363 t | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 90,773 t | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 91,993 t | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 91,774 t | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 84,688 t | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 80,983 t | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 80,846 t | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 82,530 t | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 81,012 t | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 70,041 t | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 81,954 t | +17.0% |
| 2003 | 75,753 t | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 78,441 t | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 76,283 t | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 75,904 t | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 76,960 t | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 79,400 t | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 78,963 t | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 78,648 t | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 76,420 t | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 79,212 t | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 77,583 t | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 76,690 t | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 73,465 t | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 70,919 t | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 71,644 t | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 72,597 t | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 71,922 t | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 72,921 t | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 72,948 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 75,030 t | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 76,606 t | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 70,546 t | -7.9% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 70,546 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,609 t, 43.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Japan's 70,546 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,364 t, 51.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle fat, unrendered — Production in Japan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +34.5% | 26,845 t | 36,103 t |
| 1966 | -28.7% | 33,029 t | 23,552 t |
| 1974 | +30.6% | 37,536 t | 49,036 t |
| 1964 | +27.6% | 28,396 t | 36,222 t |
| 1963 | +27.2% | 22,317 t | 28,396 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28,056 t | 21,802 t | 36,222 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 50,021 t | 37,536 t | 61,601 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 79,376 t | 63,850 t | 87,024 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 86,571 t | 80,846 t | 91,993 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 77,471 t | 70,041 t | 81,954 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 74,910 t | 70,919 t | 79,212 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 73,610 t | 70,546 t | 76,606 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 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
- 13 Germany 75,085 t compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 558.6 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 Ireland 54,581 t compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 75.37 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 323.87 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle fat, unrendered — production in Japan?
- Cattle fat, unrendered — production in Japan was 70,546 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle fat, unrendered — production recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 91,993 t in 1994.
- What is the lowest cattle fat, unrendered — production recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,802 t in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for cattle fat, unrendered — production?
- Japan ranks 14th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle fat, unrendered — production rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.