Fat of pigs — Production in China, mainland

China, mainland: Fat of pigs — Production was 3.35 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
3.35 million t
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
2nd
of 172 countries
All-time high
3.40 million t
in 2023
All-time low
80,373 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Fat of pigs — Production in China, mainland, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

China, mainland recorded 3.35 million t for fat of pigs — production in 2024.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fat of pigs — production in China, mainland peaked at 3.40 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80,373 t, in 1961.

China, mainland ranks 2nd of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Fat of pigs — Production in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Fat of pigs — Production in China, mainland, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 80,373 t
1962 104,427 t +29.9%
1963 193,600 t +85.4%
1964 264,000 t +36.4%
1965 308,000 t +16.7%
1966 334,400 t +8.6%
1967 352,000 t +5.3%
1968 346,133 t -1.7%
1969 334,400 t -3.4%
1970 330,587 t -1.1%
1971 384,267 t +16.2%
1972 428,267 t +11.5%
1973 428,267 t +0.0%
1974 425,333 t -0.7%
1975 437,653 t +2.9%
1976 430,027 t -1.7%
1977 428,267 t -0.4%
1978 472,149 t +10.2%
1979 587,547 t +24.4%
1980 665,339 t +13.2%
1981 697,195 t +4.8%
1982 746,123 t +7.0%
1983 772,112 t +3.5%
1984 847,557 t +9.8%
1985 970,757 t +14.5%
1986 1.01 million t +3.7%
1987 1.08 million t +6.9%
1988 1.17 million t +8.9%
1989 1.23 million t +5.2%
1990 1.31 million t +6.4%
1991 1.44 million t +9.7%
1992 1.55 million t +7.5%
1993 1.67 million t +8.3%
1994 1.88 million t +12.3%
1995 2.14 million t +13.8%
1996 1.85 million t -13.4%
1997 2.11 million t +13.9%
1998 2.28 million t +8.0%
1999 2.35 million t +3.1%
2000 2.33 million t -1.0%
2001 2.38 million t +2.2%
2002 2.42 million t +1.8%
2003 2.49 million t +2.8%
2004 2.55 million t +2.4%
2005 2.67 million t +4.9%
2006 2.73 million t +2.1%
2007 2.52 million t -7.8%
2008 2.71 million t +7.8%
2009 2.87 million t +5.8%
2010 2.98 million t +3.7%
2011 2.97 million t -0.2%
2012 3.13 million t +5.6%
2013 3.22 million t +2.8%
2014 3.33 million t +3.2%
2015 3.31 million t -0.5%
2016 3.18 million t -3.9%
2017 3.20 million t +0.5%
2018 3.17 million t -0.9%
2019 2.50 million t -21.3%
2020 2.41 million t -3.3%
2021 3.11 million t +28.8%
2022 3.25 million t +4.6%
2023 3.40 million t +4.6%
2024 3.35 million t -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 257,481 t 80,373 t 352,000 t 9
1970s 435,236 t 330,587 t 587,547 t 10
1980s 918,743 t 665,339 t 1.23 million t 10
1990s 1.86 million t 1.31 million t 2.35 million t 10
2000s 2.57 million t 2.33 million t 2.87 million t 10
2010s 3.10 million t 2.50 million t 3.33 million t 10
2020s 3.10 million t 2.41 million t 3.40 million t 5

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 China 3.41 million t compare
  2. 3 Germany 929,512 t compare
  3. 4 Brazil 635,412 t compare
  4. 5 USSR 375,000 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fat of pigs — production in China, mainland?
Fat of pigs — production in China, mainland was 3.35 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fat of pigs — production recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 3.40 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest fat of pigs — production recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 80,373 t in 1961.
How does China, mainland rank for fat of pigs — production?
China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
Is fat of pigs — production rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China, mainland 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.