Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Namibia
Namibia: Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 99,997 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Namibia, 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 Namibia is 99,997 An, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered in Namibia peaked at 143,719 An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14,802 An, in 1961.
That places Namibia 107th 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14,802 An | — |
| 1962 | 16,270 An | +9.9% |
| 1963 | 16,000 An | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 17,000 An | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 17,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 18,000 An | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 19,000 An | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 20,000 An | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 21,000 An | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 22,000 An | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 23,000 An | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 24,000 An | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 25,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 28,000 An | +12.0% |
| 1975 | 30,995 An | +10.7% |
| 1976 | 32,890 An | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 35,075 An | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 35,810 An | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 31,864 An | -11.0% |
| 1980 | 31,669 An | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 33,140 An | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 33,814 An | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 37,684 An | +11.4% |
| 1984 | 35,343 An | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 37,226 An | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 41,511 An | +11.5% |
| 1987 | 45,559 An | +9.8% |
| 1988 | 51,801 An | +13.7% |
| 1989 | 53,899 An | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 46,000 An | -14.7% |
| 1991 | 44,498 An | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 33,372 An | -25.0% |
| 1993 | 30,212 An | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 34,577 An | +14.4% |
| 1995 | 33,111 An | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 30,267 An | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 26,534 An | -12.3% |
| 1998 | 18,000 An | -32.2% |
| 1999 | 24,000 An | +33.3% |
| 2000 | 32,000 An | +33.3% |
| 2001 | 30,000 An | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 32,000 An | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 35,000 An | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 45,000 An | +28.6% |
| 2005 | 50,000 An | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 57,000 An | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 65,000 An | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 69,000 An | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 75,000 An | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 80,000 An | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 86,000 An | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 84,500 An | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 85,000 An | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 108,103 An | +27.2% |
| 2015 | 98,621 An | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 100,925 An | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 99,489 An | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 114,202 An | +14.8% |
| 2019 | 126,687 An | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 143,719 An | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 114,617 An | -20.2% |
| 2022 | 111,461 An | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 99,625 An | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 99,997 An | +0.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 99,997 An is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,062 An, 83% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 99,997 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 221,030 An, 45% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,675 An | 14,802 An | 21,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 28,863 An | 22,000 An | 35,810 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 40,165 An | 31,669 An | 53,899 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 32,057 An | 18,000 An | 46,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,000 An | 30,000 An | 75,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 98,353 An | 80,000 An | 126,687 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 113,884 An | 99,625 An | 143,719 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0699 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 340.78 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4913 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered in Namibia?
- Fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered in Namibia was 99,997 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 143,719 An in 2020.
- What is the lowest fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,802 An in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Namibia ranks 107th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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.