Fat of pigs — Production in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Fat of pigs — Production was 189,617 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
189,617 t
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
13th
of 29 groups
All-time high
221,665 t
in 2021
All-time low
101,763 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Fat of pigs — Production in Northern Europe, 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 Northern Europe is 189,617 t, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fat of pigs — production in Northern Europe peaked at 221,665 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 101,763 t, in 1961.

Northern Europe ranks 13th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Fat of pigs — Production in Northern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Fat of pigs — Production in Northern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 101,763 t
1962 109,064 t +7.2%
1963 110,382 t +1.2%
1964 116,200 t +5.3%
1965 126,817 t +9.1%
1966 128,419 t +1.3%
1967 124,035 t -3.4%
1968 123,890 t -0.1%
1969 127,634 t +3.0%
1970 131,517 t +3.0%
1971 139,715 t +6.2%
1972 140,588 t +0.6%
1973 137,900 t -1.9%
1974 136,826 t -0.8%
1975 125,100 t -8.6%
1976 129,694 t +3.7%
1977 132,207 t +1.9%
1978 135,183 t +2.3%
1979 145,705 t +7.8%
1980 150,109 t +3.0%
1981 151,050 t +0.6%
1982 153,400 t +1.6%
1983 160,391 t +4.6%
1984 154,914 t -3.4%
1985 159,043 t +2.7%
1986 162,732 t +2.3%
1987 163,958 t +0.8%
1988 166,763 t +1.7%
1989 161,643 t -3.1%
1990 165,003 t +2.1%
1991 171,180 t +3.7%
1992 195,146 t +14.0%
1993 200,202 t +2.6%
1994 203,630 t +1.7%
1995 200,322 t -1.6%
1996 199,211 t -0.6%
1997 207,493 t +4.2%
1998 219,087 t +5.6%
1999 214,002 t -2.3%
2000 199,201 t -6.9%
2001 197,269 t -1.0%
2002 201,158 t +2.0%
2003 197,184 t -2.0%
2004 199,623 t +1.2%
2005 198,178 t -0.7%
2006 194,964 t -1.6%
2007 200,527 t +2.9%
2008 194,045 t -3.2%
2009 183,627 t -5.4%
2010 193,286 t +5.3%
2011 200,749 t +3.9%
2012 197,876 t -1.4%
2013 193,933 t -2.0%
2014 196,696 t +1.4%
2015 201,472 t +2.4%
2016 201,005 t -0.2%
2017 197,870 t -1.6%
2018 203,548 t +2.9%
2019 200,398 t -1.5%
2020 209,365 t +4.5%
2021 221,665 t +5.9%
2022 214,449 t -3.3%
2023 184,268 t -14.1%
2024 189,617 t +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 118,689 t 101,763 t 128,419 t 9
1970s 135,444 t 125,100 t 145,705 t 10
1980s 158,400 t 150,109 t 166,763 t 10
1990s 197,528 t 165,003 t 219,087 t 10
2000s 196,578 t 183,627 t 201,158 t 10
2010s 198,683 t 193,286 t 203,548 t 10
2020s 203,873 t 184,268 t 221,665 t 5

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 10 Japan 151,905 t compare
  2. 11 Argentina 139,252 t compare
  3. 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,776 t compare
  4. 12 Spain 136,038 t compare
  5. 13 Mexico 132,017 t compare
  6. 14 Romania 131,637 t compare
  7. 14 Timor-Leste 778.04 t compare
  8. 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 116,454 t compare
  9. 16 Republic of Korea 98,311 t compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fat of pigs — production in Northern Europe?
Fat of pigs — production in Northern Europe was 189,617 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fat of pigs — production recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 221,665 t in 2021.
What is the lowest fat of pigs — production recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 101,763 t in 1961.
How does Northern Europe rank for fat of pigs — production?
Northern Europe ranks 13th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is fat of pigs — production rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Europe 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.