Fat of pigs — Production in Iceland
Iceland: Fat of pigs — Production was 444.47 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fat of pigs — Production in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, fat of pigs — production in Iceland stood at 444.47 t.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fat of pigs — production in Iceland peaked at 448.22 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.45 t, in 1961.
Iceland ranks 103rd of 172 countries 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.45 t | — |
| 1962 | 18.42 t | +12.0% |
| 1963 | 19.08 t | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 21.05 t | +10.3% |
| 1965 | 21.71 t | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 28.95 t | +33.3% |
| 1967 | 28.95 t | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 31.64 t | +9.3% |
| 1969 | 26.64 t | -15.8% |
| 1970 | 26.84 t | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 26.32 t | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 28.29 t | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 36.84 t | +30.2% |
| 1974 | 39.47 t | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 39.47 t | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 44.74 t | +13.4% |
| 1977 | 47.37 t | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 51.32 t | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 59.21 t | +15.4% |
| 1980 | 69.08 t | +16.7% |
| 1981 | 73.03 t | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 64.61 t | -11.5% |
| 1983 | 83.36 t | +29.0% |
| 1984 | 94.41 t | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 107.24 t | +13.6% |
| 1986 | 122.89 t | +14.6% |
| 1987 | 132.04 t | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 162.76 t | +23.3% |
| 1989 | 176.71 t | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 166.64 t | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 170.66 t | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 173.88 t | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 188.22 t | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 211.32 t | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 219.08 t | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 246.05 t | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 259.08 t | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 255.66 t | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 309.61 t | +21.1% |
| 2000 | 314.67 t | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 347.63 t | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 395.46 t | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 408.22 t | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 368.22 t | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 348.68 t | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 377.89 t | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 400.53 t | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 437.17 t | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 419.41 t | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 405.13 t | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 397.63 t | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 385.2 t | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 421.32 t | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 425.79 t | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 447.76 t | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 400.59 t | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 412.17 t | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 447.17 t | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 429.8 t | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 448.22 t | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 432.89 t | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 419.01 t | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 408.88 t | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 444.47 t | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.65 t | 16.45 t | 31.64 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 39.99 t | 26.32 t | 59.21 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 108.61 t | 64.61 t | 176.71 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 220.02 t | 166.64 t | 309.61 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 381.79 t | 314.67 t | 437.17 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 417.26 t | 385.2 t | 447.76 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 430.69 t | 408.88 t | 448.22 t | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Iceland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 19.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 3,593 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8983 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 3.65 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.65 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fat of pigs — production in Iceland?
- Fat of pigs — production in Iceland was 444.47 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fat of pigs — production recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 448.22 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest fat of pigs — production recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.45 t in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for fat of pigs — production?
- Iceland ranks 103rd out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fat of pigs — production rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland 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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About this data
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.