Fat of pigs — Production in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Fat of pigs — Production was 1.87 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.87 million t
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
7th
of 29 groups
All-time high
2.17 million t
in 2016
All-time low
655,637 t
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Fat of pigs — Production in European Union (27), 1961–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

European Union (27) recorded 1.87 million t for fat of pigs — production in 2024.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fat of pigs — production in European Union (27) peaked at 2.17 million t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 655,637 t, in 1963.

European Union (27) ranks 7th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Fat of pigs — Production in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Fat of pigs — Production in European Union (27), 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 681,661 t
1962 693,980 t +1.8%
1963 655,637 t -5.5%
1964 700,297 t +6.8%
1965 749,429 t +7.0%
1966 779,914 t +4.1%
1967 810,564 t +3.9%
1968 835,194 t +3.0%
1969 832,391 t -0.3%
1970 863,617 t +3.8%
1971 911,657 t +5.6%
1972 992,806 t +8.9%
1973 1.05 million t +5.4%
1974 1.12 million t +6.9%
1975 1.11 million t -0.6%
1976 1.09 million t -1.8%
1977 1.12 million t +2.9%
1978 1.19 million t +5.7%
1979 1.23 million t +3.9%
1980 1.23 million t -0.3%
1981 1.22 million t -0.5%
1982 1.23 million t +0.3%
1983 1.24 million t +1.0%
1984 1.26 million t +2.2%
1985 1.29 million t +2.1%
1986 1.34 million t +4.1%
1987 1.38 million t +2.3%
1988 1.40 million t +2.0%
1989 1.39 million t -0.8%
1990 1.39 million t -0.1%
1991 1.82 million t +31.1%
1992 1.81 million t -0.7%
1993 1.93 million t +6.5%
1994 1.86 million t -3.7%
1995 1.89 million t +1.7%
1996 1.91 million t +1.2%
1997 1.85 million t -3.1%
1998 1.97 million t +6.2%
1999 2.01 million t +2.4%
2000 1.92 million t -4.4%
2001 1.88 million t -2.1%
2002 1.93 million t +2.5%
2003 1.99 million t +3.1%
2004 1.93 million t -3.4%
2005 1.96 million t +1.7%
2006 2.00 million t +2.2%
2007 2.09 million t +4.5%
2008 2.07 million t -1.1%
2009 2.04 million t -1.1%
2010 2.11 million t +3.3%
2011 2.15 million t +1.7%
2012 2.09 million t -2.6%
2013 2.06 million t -1.6%
2014 2.09 million t +1.6%
2015 2.15 million t +2.7%
2016 2.17 million t +1.1%
2017 2.16 million t -0.8%
2018 2.15 million t -0.4%
2019 2.11 million t -1.9%
2020 2.10 million t -0.4%
2021 2.10 million t +0.2%
2022 1.94 million t -7.5%
2023 1.82 million t -6.3%
2024 1.87 million t +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 748,785 t 655,637 t 835,194 t 9
1970s 1.07 million t 863,617 t 1.23 million t 10
1980s 1.30 million t 1.22 million t 1.40 million t 10
1990s 1.84 million t 1.39 million t 2.01 million t 10
2000s 1.98 million t 1.88 million t 2.09 million t 10
2010s 2.12 million t 2.06 million t 2.17 million t 10
2020s 1.97 million t 1.82 million t 2.10 million t 5

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 4 Brazil 635,412 t compare
  2. 5 USSR 375,000 t compare
  3. 6 Poland 343,217 t compare
  4. 7 Russian Federation 331,668 t compare
  5. 8 Philippines 193,940 t compare
  6. 9 Canada 183,138 t compare
  7. 10 Japan 151,905 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fat of pigs — production in European Union (27)?
Fat of pigs — production in European Union (27) was 1.87 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fat of pigs — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 2.17 million t in 2016.
What is the lowest fat of pigs — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 655,637 t in 1963.
How does European Union (27) rank for fat of pigs — production?
European Union (27) ranks 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is fat of pigs — production rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this European Union (27) 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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