Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 44,606 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico is 44,606 An, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered in Puerto Rico peaked at 668,950 An in 1991 and was at its lowest, 39,932 An, in 2022.
That places Puerto Rico 118th 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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 221,807 An | — |
| 1962 | 225,145 An | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 231,391 An | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 221,147 An | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 245,341 An | +10.9% |
| 1966 | 243,545 An | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 241,798 An | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 252,118 An | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 274,066 An | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 251,743 An | -8.1% |
| 1971 | 243,661 An | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 266,861 An | +9.5% |
| 1973 | 319,887 An | +19.9% |
| 1974 | 311,539 An | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 332,024 An | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 400,350 An | +20.6% |
| 1977 | 430,077 An | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 556,344 An | +29.4% |
| 1979 | 485,698 An | -12.7% |
| 1980 | 350,523 An | -27.8% |
| 1981 | 405,298 An | +15.6% |
| 1982 | 450,249 An | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 367,978 An | -18.3% |
| 1984 | 340,691 An | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 427,897 An | +25.6% |
| 1986 | 616,383 An | +44.0% |
| 1987 | 593,338 An | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 548,563 An | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 574,500 An | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 647,450 An | +12.7% |
| 1991 | 668,950 An | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 375,000 An | -43.9% |
| 1993 | 359,000 An | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 324,000 An | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 320,000 An | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 311,000 An | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 274,000 An | -11.9% |
| 1998 | 291,000 An | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 195,000 An | -33.0% |
| 2000 | 197,000 An | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 210,000 An | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 145,000 An | -31.0% |
| 2003 | 72,087 An | -50.3% |
| 2004 | 72,917 An | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 72,113 An | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 72,613 An | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 69,446 An | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 69,621 An | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 67,284 An | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 65,128 An | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 63,088 An | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 62,787 An | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 58,828 An | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 56,540 An | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 54,278 An | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 52,051 An | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 49,975 An | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 46,559 An | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 49,528 An | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 48,688 An | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 48,258 An | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 39,932 An | -17.3% |
| 2023 | 45,626 An | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 44,606 An | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 239,595 An | 221,147 An | 274,066 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 359,818 An | 243,661 An | 556,344 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 467,542 An | 340,691 An | 616,383 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 376,540 An | 195,000 An | 668,950 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 104,808 An | 67,284 An | 210,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,876 An | 46,559 An | 65,128 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,422 An | 39,932 An | 48,688 An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4415 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 278.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 887.20 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 180,246 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered in Puerto Rico?
- Fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered in Puerto Rico was 44,606 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 668,950 An in 1991.
- What is the lowest fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,932 An in 2022.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Puerto Rico ranks 118th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.