Fat of pigs — Production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Fat of pigs — Production was 146,458 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
146,458 t
Change on year
up 4.9%
Rank
3rd
of 19 regions
All-time high
169,577 t
in 2017
All-time low
10,340 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Fat of pigs — Production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 146,458 t.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fat of pigs — production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 169,577 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10,340 t, in 1961.

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

Fat of pigs — Production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for Fat of pigs — Production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 10,340 t
1962 10,730 t +3.8%
1963 11,554 t +7.7%
1964 12,730 t +10.2%
1965 13,722 t +7.8%
1966 14,729 t +7.3%
1967 16,201 t +10.0%
1968 16,457 t +1.6%
1969 17,841 t +8.4%
1970 18,769 t +5.2%
1971 19,354 t +3.1%
1972 19,446 t +0.5%
1973 19,589 t +0.7%
1974 18,940 t -3.3%
1975 18,829 t -0.6%
1976 19,269 t +2.3%
1977 19,139 t -0.7%
1978 19,743 t +3.2%
1979 19,819 t +0.4%
1980 19,914 t +0.5%
1981 20,289 t +1.9%
1982 22,418 t +10.5%
1983 23,256 t +3.7%
1984 24,273 t +4.4%
1985 25,021 t +3.1%
1986 25,981 t +3.8%
1987 27,893 t +7.4%
1988 28,341 t +1.6%
1989 30,126 t +6.3%
1990 32,425 t +7.6%
1991 38,575 t +19.0%
1992 42,832 t +11.0%
1993 45,551 t +6.3%
1994 48,169 t +5.7%
1995 51,523 t +7.0%
1996 53,881 t +4.6%
1997 57,748 t +7.2%
1998 60,058 t +4.0%
1999 63,356 t +5.5%
2000 67,011 t +5.8%
2001 70,886 t +5.8%
2002 75,020 t +5.8%
2003 81,781 t +9.0%
2004 87,208 t +6.6%
2005 95,097 t +9.0%
2006 98,858 t +4.0%
2007 103,271 t +4.5%
2008 110,356 t +6.9%
2009 116,703 t +5.8%
2010 121,060 t +3.7%
2011 126,563 t +4.5%
2012 134,615 t +6.4%
2013 142,832 t +6.1%
2014 153,784 t +7.7%
2015 158,024 t +2.8%
2016 162,095 t +2.6%
2017 169,577 t +4.6%
2018 128,711 t -24.1%
2019 129,528 t +0.6%
2020 126,528 t -2.3%
2021 131,496 t +3.9%
2022 135,654 t +3.2%
2023 139,579 t +2.9%
2024 146,458 t +4.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13,811 t 10,340 t 17,841 t 9
1970s 19,290 t 18,769 t 19,819 t 10
1980s 24,751 t 19,914 t 30,126 t 10
1990s 49,412 t 32,425 t 63,356 t 10
2000s 90,619 t 67,011 t 116,703 t 10
2010s 142,679 t 121,060 t 169,577 t 10
2020s 135,943 t 126,528 t 146,458 t 5

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Fat of pigs — production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 146,458 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fat of pigs — production recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 169,577 t in 2017.
What is the lowest fat of pigs — production recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 10,340 t in 1961.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for fat of pigs — production?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 3rd out of 19 regions with data for 2024.
Is fat of pigs — production rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.