Fat of pigs — Production in Central America

Central America: Fat of pigs — Production was 142,195 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
142,195 t
Change on year
up 5.7%
Rank
15th
of 29 groups
All-time high
142,195 t
in 2024
All-time low
32,639 t
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Fat of pigs — Production in Central America, 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 Central America stood at 142,195 t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fat of pigs — production in Central America peaked at 142,195 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32,639 t, in 1962.

Central America ranks 15th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Fat of pigs — Production in Central America, year by year

Annual values for Fat of pigs — Production in Central America, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 32,701 t
1962 32,639 t -0.2%
1963 32,858 t +0.7%
1964 32,985 t +0.4%
1965 33,375 t +1.2%
1966 33,765 t +1.2%
1967 34,632 t +2.6%
1968 34,873 t +0.7%
1969 36,068 t +3.4%
1970 37,765 t +4.7%
1971 39,463 t +4.5%
1972 44,482 t +12.7%
1973 49,110 t +10.4%
1974 54,730 t +11.4%
1975 61,237 t +11.9%
1976 68,298 t +11.5%
1977 75,487 t +10.5%
1978 80,847 t +7.1%
1979 87,092 t +7.7%
1980 92,350 t +6.0%
1981 96,436 t +4.4%
1982 100,737 t +4.5%
1983 109,078 t +8.3%
1984 107,078 t -1.8%
1985 95,802 t -10.5%
1986 72,555 t -24.3%
1987 69,122 t -4.7%
1988 65,340 t -5.5%
1989 55,774 t -14.6%
1990 58,409 t +4.7%
1991 61,868 t +5.9%
1992 62,828 t +1.6%
1993 63,000 t +0.3%
1994 66,275 t +5.2%
1995 69,741 t +5.2%
1996 69,002 t -1.1%
1997 71,676 t +3.9%
1998 73,391 t +2.4%
1999 76,184 t +3.8%
2000 78,543 t +3.1%
2001 80,578 t +2.6%
2002 81,654 t +1.3%
2003 79,242 t -3.0%
2004 81,589 t +3.0%
2005 84,680 t +3.8%
2006 86,063 t +1.6%
2007 89,491 t +4.0%
2008 90,238 t +0.8%
2009 90,369 t +0.1%
2010 90,812 t +0.5%
2011 93,280 t +2.7%
2012 96,416 t +3.4%
2013 99,506 t +3.2%
2014 100,546 t +1.0%
2015 102,775 t +2.2%
2016 106,850 t +4.0%
2017 111,616 t +4.5%
2018 116,440 t +4.3%
2019 121,945 t +4.7%
2020 125,447 t +2.9%
2021 128,585 t +2.5%
2022 131,930 t +2.6%
2023 134,544 t +2.0%
2024 142,195 t +5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 33,766 t 32,639 t 36,068 t 9
1970s 59,851 t 37,765 t 87,092 t 10
1980s 86,427 t 55,774 t 109,078 t 10
1990s 67,237 t 58,409 t 76,184 t 10
2000s 84,245 t 78,543 t 90,369 t 10
2010s 104,019 t 90,812 t 121,945 t 10
2020s 132,540 t 125,447 t 142,195 t 5

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 12 Spain 136,038 t compare
  2. 13 Mexico 132,017 t compare
  3. 14 Romania 131,637 t compare
  4. 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 116,454 t compare
  5. 16 Republic of Korea 98,311 t compare
  6. 17 Denmark 91,943 t compare
  7. 18 Belgium 79,334 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fat of pigs — production in Central America?
Fat of pigs — production in Central America was 142,195 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fat of pigs — production recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 142,195 t in 2024.
What is the lowest fat of pigs — production recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 32,639 t in 1962.
How does Central America rank for fat of pigs — production?
Central America ranks 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is fat of pigs — production rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central America 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.