Fat of pigs — Production in Rwanda
Rwanda: Fat of pigs — Production was 476.93 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fat of pigs — Production in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, fat of pigs — production in Rwanda stood at 476.93 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fat of pigs — production in Rwanda peaked at 883.99 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19.52 t, in 1971.
Rwanda ranks 101st 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 65.52 t | — |
| 1962 | 71.82 t | +9.6% |
| 1963 | 59.4 t | -17.3% |
| 1964 | 45.23 t | -23.9% |
| 1965 | 32.76 t | -27.6% |
| 1966 | 37.8 t | +15.4% |
| 1967 | 49.69 t | +31.5% |
| 1968 | 38.73 t | -22.1% |
| 1969 | 28.98 t | -25.2% |
| 1970 | 24.83 t | -14.3% |
| 1971 | 19.52 t | -21.4% |
| 1972 | 40.32 t | +106.6% |
| 1973 | 41.15 t | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 59.35 t | +44.2% |
| 1975 | 68.72 t | +15.8% |
| 1976 | 58.77 t | -14.5% |
| 1977 | 104.73 t | +78.2% |
| 1978 | 124.19 t | +18.6% |
| 1979 | 143.04 t | +15.2% |
| 1980 | 151.2 t | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 176.4 t | +16.7% |
| 1982 | 181.44 t | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 173.88 t | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 110.88 t | -36.2% |
| 1985 | 111.89 t | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 120.96 t | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 142.33 t | +17.7% |
| 1988 | 172.12 t | +20.9% |
| 1989 | 163.8 t | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 158.76 t | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 158.76 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 161.28 t | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 163.8 t | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 168.84 t | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 136.08 t | -19.4% |
| 1996 | 151.2 t | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 158.76 t | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 136.08 t | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 176.4 t | +29.6% |
| 2000 | 196.56 t | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 199.08 t | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 231.84 t | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 234.36 t | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 360.36 t | +53.8% |
| 2005 | 383.04 t | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 375.48 t | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 365.4 t | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 340.2 t | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 415.8 t | +22.2% |
| 2010 | 433.68 t | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 447.6 t | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 476.28 t | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 534.3 t | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 612.6 t | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 808.34 t | +32.0% |
| 2016 | 883.99 t | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 798.92 t | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 615.51 t | -23.0% |
| 2019 | 579.99 t | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 526.78 t | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 440.47 t | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 309.21 t | -29.8% |
| 2023 | 492.43 t | +59.3% |
| 2024 | 476.93 t | -3.1% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 476.93 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 445.33 t, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 476.93 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 431.74 t, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.77 t | 28.98 t | 71.82 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 68.46 t | 19.52 t | 143.04 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 150.49 t | 110.88 t | 181.44 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 157 t | 136.08 t | 176.4 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 310.21 t | 196.56 t | 415.8 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 619.12 t | 433.68 t | 883.99 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 449.16 t | 309.21 t | 526.78 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 98 North Macedonia 541.37 t compare
- 99 El Salvador 540.46 t compare
- 100 Honduras 532.58 t compare
- 102 Madagascar 445.33 t compare
- 103 Iceland 444.47 t compare
- 104 Namibia 418.15 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6953 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6909 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fat of pigs — production in Rwanda?
- Fat of pigs — production in Rwanda was 476.93 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fat of pigs — production recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 883.99 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest fat of pigs — production recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.52 t in 1971.
- How does Rwanda rank for fat of pigs — production?
- Rwanda ranks 101st out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fat of pigs — production rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.