Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Iceland
Iceland: Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 78,165 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered in Iceland is 78,165 An, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered in Iceland peaked at 85,301 An in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4,500 An, in 1961.
That places Iceland 111th out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Iceland, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,500 An | — |
| 1962 | 5,200 An | +15.6% |
| 1963 | 5,310 An | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 5,820 An | +9.6% |
| 1965 | 6,000 An | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 8,000 An | +33.3% |
| 1967 | 8,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 8,682 An | +8.5% |
| 1969 | 7,310 An | -15.8% |
| 1970 | 7,365 An | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 6,683 An | -9.3% |
| 1972 | 7,700 An | +15.2% |
| 1973 | 9,739 An | +26.5% |
| 1974 | 10,435 An | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 10,440 An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 11,675 An | +11.8% |
| 1977 | 12,300 An | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 17,000 An | +38.2% |
| 1979 | 18,000 An | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 18,421 An | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 19,470 An | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 16,600 An | -14.7% |
| 1983 | 22,353 An | +34.7% |
| 1984 | 26,133 An | +16.9% |
| 1985 | 28,800 An | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 34,058 An | +18.3% |
| 1987 | 36,940 An | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 44,278 An | +19.9% |
| 1989 | 48,044 An | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 45,483 An | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 45,153 An | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 45,285 An | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 48,502 An | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 52,682 An | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 53,478 An | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 58,365 An | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 58,734 An | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 57,015 An | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 65,476 An | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 64,305 An | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 69,002 An | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 72,945 An | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 79,474 An | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 72,440 An | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 71,013 An | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 75,614 An | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 81,321 An | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 85,301 An | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 83,799 An | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 79,667 An | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 75,820 An | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 73,421 An | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 77,470 An | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 78,529 An | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 80,342 An | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 76,122 An | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 75,992 An | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 81,442 An | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 79,046 An | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 79,973 An | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 77,892 An | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 74,458 An | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 73,352 An | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 78,165 An | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,536 An | 4,500 An | 8,682 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,134 An | 6,683 An | 18,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,510 An | 16,600 An | 48,044 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 53,017 An | 45,153 An | 65,476 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 75,521 An | 64,305 An | 85,301 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 77,785 An | 73,421 An | 81,442 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 76,768 An | 73,352 An | 79,973 An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Iceland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 19.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 3,593 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8983 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 3.65 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.65 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered in Iceland?
- Fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered in Iceland was 78,165 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 85,301 An in 2008.
- What is the lowest fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,500 An in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Iceland ranks 111th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. 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.