Fat of pigs — Production in South America

South America: Fat of pigs — Production was 898,796 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
898,796 t
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
9th
of 29 groups
All-time high
898,796 t
in 2024
All-time low
114,295 t
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Fat of pigs — Production in South America, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

South America recorded 898,796 t for fat of pigs — production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 65.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fat of pigs — production in South America peaked at 898,796 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 114,295 t, in 1963.

That places South America 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 South America, year by year

Annual values for Fat of pigs — Production in South America, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 114,950 t
1962 116,710 t +1.5%
1963 114,295 t -2.1%
1964 114,474 t +0.2%
1965 127,024 t +11.0%
1966 139,364 t +9.7%
1967 138,262 t -0.8%
1968 138,246 t -0.0%
1969 142,985 t +3.4%
1970 150,342 t +5.1%
1971 162,707 t +8.2%
1972 153,991 t -5.4%
1973 155,236 t +0.8%
1974 155,733 t +0.3%
1975 164,027 t +5.3%
1976 168,331 t +2.6%
1977 171,703 t +2.0%
1978 170,510 t -0.7%
1979 185,251 t +8.6%
1980 197,275 t +6.5%
1981 196,584 t -0.4%
1982 180,207 t -8.3%
1983 180,078 t -0.1%
1984 165,654 t -8.0%
1985 167,006 t +0.8%
1986 177,072 t +6.0%
1987 198,626 t +12.2%
1988 210,970 t +6.2%
1989 197,657 t -6.3%
1990 195,969 t -0.9%
1991 214,229 t +9.3%
1992 227,191 t +6.1%
1993 269,331 t +18.5%
1994 296,392 t +10.0%
1995 307,423 t +3.7%
1996 314,518 t +2.3%
1997 329,332 t +4.7%
1998 372,205 t +13.0%
1999 383,418 t +3.0%
2000 400,470 t +4.4%
2001 406,134 t +1.4%
2002 417,371 t +2.8%
2003 448,053 t +7.4%
2004 459,284 t +2.5%
2005 431,631 t -6.0%
2006 446,153 t +3.4%
2007 474,811 t +6.4%
2008 477,843 t +0.6%
2009 494,677 t +3.5%
2010 506,256 t +2.3%
2011 517,027 t +2.1%
2012 521,064 t +0.8%
2013 524,135 t +0.6%
2014 544,607 t +3.9%
2015 582,311 t +6.9%
2016 624,089 t +7.2%
2017 643,278 t +3.1%
2018 674,717 t +4.9%
2019 699,572 t +3.7%
2020 747,854 t +6.9%
2021 808,242 t +8.1%
2022 858,403 t +6.2%
2023 882,569 t +2.8%
2024 898,796 t +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 127,368 t 114,295 t 142,985 t 9
1970s 163,783 t 150,342 t 185,251 t 10
1980s 187,113 t 165,654 t 210,970 t 10
1990s 291,001 t 195,969 t 383,418 t 10
2000s 445,643 t 400,470 t 494,677 t 10
2010s 583,706 t 506,256 t 699,572 t 10
2020s 839,173 t 747,854 t 898,796 t 5

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 6 Poland 343,217 t compare
  2. 7 Russian Federation 331,668 t compare
  3. 8 Philippines 193,940 t compare
  4. 9 Canada 183,138 t compare
  5. 10 Japan 151,905 t compare
  6. 11 Argentina 139,252 t compare
  7. 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,776 t compare
  8. 12 Spain 136,038 t compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fat of pigs — production in South America?
Fat of pigs — production in South America was 898,796 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fat of pigs — production recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 898,796 t in 2024.
What is the lowest fat of pigs — production recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 114,295 t in 1963.
How does South America rank for fat of pigs — production?
South America ranks 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is fat of pigs — production rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South America 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.