Fat of pigs — Production in Africa

Africa: Fat of pigs — Production was 132,847 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
132,847 t
Change on year
up 5.4%
Rank
16th
of 29 groups
All-time high
132,847 t
in 2024
All-time low
7,789 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Fat of pigs — Production in Africa, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, fat of pigs — production in Africa stood at 132,847 t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fat of pigs — production in Africa peaked at 132,847 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,789 t, in 1961.

Africa ranks 16th of 29 groups on this measure, 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 — Production in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Fat of pigs — Production in Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 7,789 t
1962 8,052 t +3.4%
1963 8,304 t +3.1%
1964 8,704 t +4.8%
1965 9,058 t +4.1%
1966 9,256 t +2.2%
1967 9,710 t +4.9%
1968 10,399 t +7.1%
1969 10,954 t +5.3%
1970 11,247 t +2.7%
1971 11,779 t +4.7%
1972 12,336 t +4.7%
1973 12,670 t +2.7%
1974 12,892 t +1.8%
1975 13,360 t +3.6%
1976 14,178 t +6.1%
1977 14,768 t +4.2%
1978 15,404 t +4.3%
1979 15,361 t -0.3%
1980 15,837 t +3.1%
1981 16,359 t +3.3%
1982 16,474 t +0.7%
1983 16,758 t +1.7%
1984 17,613 t +5.1%
1985 18,919 t +7.4%
1986 20,966 t +10.8%
1987 23,066 t +10.0%
1988 23,676 t +2.6%
1989 26,498 t +11.9%
1990 30,925 t +16.7%
1991 37,450 t +21.1%
1992 39,936 t +6.6%
1993 41,749 t +4.5%
1994 43,906 t +5.2%
1995 47,341 t +7.8%
1996 48,575 t +2.6%
1997 51,234 t +5.5%
1998 53,092 t +3.6%
1999 55,258 t +4.1%
2000 58,503 t +5.9%
2001 60,655 t +3.7%
2002 63,901 t +5.4%
2003 64,758 t +1.3%
2004 67,109 t +3.6%
2005 69,192 t +3.1%
2006 70,606 t +2.0%
2007 73,294 t +3.8%
2008 77,454 t +5.7%
2009 79,291 t +2.4%
2010 81,527 t +2.8%
2011 85,018 t +4.3%
2012 89,208 t +4.9%
2013 92,365 t +3.5%
2014 96,060 t +4.0%
2015 98,732 t +2.8%
2016 101,735 t +3.0%
2017 107,080 t +5.3%
2018 115,481 t +7.8%
2019 114,143 t -1.2%
2020 112,325 t -1.6%
2021 116,563 t +3.8%
2022 122,461 t +5.1%
2023 126,004 t +2.9%
2024 132,847 t +5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9,136 t 7,789 t 10,954 t 9
1970s 13,400 t 11,247 t 15,404 t 10
1980s 19,616 t 15,837 t 26,498 t 10
1990s 44,946 t 30,925 t 55,258 t 10
2000s 68,476 t 58,503 t 79,291 t 10
2010s 98,135 t 81,527 t 115,481 t 10
2020s 122,040 t 112,325 t 132,847 t 5

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 13 Mexico 132,017 t compare
  2. 14 Romania 131,637 t compare
  3. 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 116,454 t compare
  4. 16 Republic of Korea 98,311 t compare
  5. 17 Denmark 91,943 t compare
  6. 18 Belgium 79,334 t compare
  7. 18 Türkiye 0.12 t compare
  8. 19 France 75,454 t compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fat of pigs — production in Africa?
Fat of pigs — production in Africa was 132,847 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fat of pigs — production recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 132,847 t in 2024.
What is the lowest fat of pigs — production recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 7,789 t in 1961.
How does Africa rank for fat of pigs — production?
Africa ranks 16th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is fat of pigs — production rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fat of pigs — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fat of pigs — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
220 places, 12,613 data points, 1961–2024
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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.