Fat of pigs — Production in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: Fat of pigs — Production was 3.67 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
3.67 million t
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
3rd
of 29 groups
All-time high
3.72 million t
in 2023
All-time low
128,155 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Fat of pigs — Production in Eastern Asia, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for fat of pigs — production in Eastern Asia is 3.67 million t, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fat of pigs — production in Eastern Asia peaked at 3.72 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 128,155 t, in 1961.

Eastern Asia ranks 3rd of 29 groups 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 Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Fat of pigs — Production in Eastern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 128,155 t
1962 165,881 t +29.4%
1963 253,630 t +52.9%
1964 333,579 t +31.5%
1965 387,491 t +16.2%
1966 437,198 t +12.8%
1967 460,763 t +5.4%
1968 453,306 t -1.6%
1969 444,145 t -2.0%
1970 462,913 t +4.2%
1971 531,732 t +14.9%
1972 584,000 t +9.8%
1973 599,221 t +2.6%
1974 610,121 t +1.8%
1975 611,863 t +0.3%
1976 616,106 t +0.7%
1977 635,352 t +3.1%
1978 695,555 t +9.5%
1979 845,005 t +21.5%
1980 924,593 t +9.4%
1981 945,634 t +2.3%
1982 1.00 million t +6.0%
1983 1.04 million t +3.4%
1984 1.12 million t +8.1%
1985 1.27 million t +12.9%
1986 1.30 million t +2.8%
1987 1.38 million t +6.3%
1988 1.48 million t +7.0%
1989 1.55 million t +4.6%
1990 1.63 million t +5.5%
1991 1.76 million t +7.6%
1992 1.87 million t +6.4%
1993 2.00 million t +6.9%
1994 2.20 million t +10.3%
1995 2.45 million t +11.4%
1996 2.17 million t -11.6%
1997 2.41 million t +11.2%
1998 2.58 million t +6.8%
1999 2.65 million t +2.7%
2000 2.62 million t -0.9%
2001 2.67 million t +2.0%
2002 2.72 million t +1.8%
2003 2.80 million t +2.9%
2004 2.85 million t +1.7%
2005 2.97 million t +4.2%
2006 3.03 million t +2.1%
2007 2.82 million t -7.0%
2008 3.01 million t +6.7%
2009 3.17 million t +5.5%
2010 3.28 million t +3.3%
2011 3.25 million t -0.8%
2012 3.44 million t +5.8%
2013 3.54 million t +2.9%
2014 3.63 million t +2.6%
2015 3.62 million t -0.4%
2016 3.50 million t -3.4%
2017 3.51 million t +0.4%
2018 3.49 million t -0.6%
2019 2.81 million t -19.3%
2020 2.74 million t -2.7%
2021 3.43 million t +25.3%
2022 3.57 million t +4.1%
2023 3.72 million t +4.1%
2024 3.67 million t -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 340,461 t 128,155 t 460,763 t 9
1970s 619,187 t 462,913 t 845,005 t 10
1980s 1.20 million t 924,593 t 1.55 million t 10
1990s 2.17 million t 1.63 million t 2.65 million t 10
2000s 2.87 million t 2.62 million t 3.17 million t 10
2010s 3.41 million t 2.81 million t 3.63 million t 10
2020s 3.43 million t 2.74 million t 3.72 million t 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  1. 1 China 3.41 million t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 3.35 million t compare
  3. 3 Germany 929,512 t compare
  4. 4 Brazil 635,412 t compare
  5. 5 USSR 375,000 t compare
  6. 6 Poland 343,217 t compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fat of pigs — production in Eastern Asia?
Fat of pigs — production in Eastern Asia was 3.67 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fat of pigs — production recorded in Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 3.72 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest fat of pigs — production recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 128,155 t in 1961.
How does Eastern Asia rank for fat of pigs — production?
Eastern Asia ranks 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is fat of pigs — production rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eastern Asia 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.