Fat of pigs — Production in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Fat of pigs — Production was 282,302 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
282,302 t
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
12th
of 29 groups
All-time high
296,313 t
in 2021
All-time low
42,512 t
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Fat of pigs — Production in Southern Europe, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Southern Europe recorded 282,302 t for fat of pigs — production in 2024.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fat of pigs — production in Southern Europe peaked at 296,313 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 42,512 t, in 1962.

Southern Europe ranks 12th 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 Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Fat of pigs — Production in Southern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 43,518 t
1962 42,512 t -2.3%
1963 43,721 t +2.8%
1964 46,266 t +5.8%
1965 46,965 t +1.5%
1966 47,635 t +1.4%
1967 49,848 t +4.6%
1968 52,979 t +6.3%
1969 52,546 t -0.8%
1970 57,057 t +8.6%
1971 60,394 t +5.8%
1972 59,593 t -1.3%
1973 64,022 t +7.4%
1974 73,443 t +14.7%
1975 73,026 t -0.6%
1976 73,603 t +0.8%
1977 83,343 t +13.2%
1978 90,849 t +9.0%
1979 93,564 t +3.0%
1980 105,869 t +13.2%
1981 129,388 t +22.2%
1982 132,332 t +2.3%
1983 134,545 t +1.7%
1984 142,750 t +6.1%
1985 135,740 t -4.9%
1986 136,468 t +0.5%
1987 149,230 t +9.4%
1988 155,180 t +4.0%
1989 157,459 t +1.5%
1990 163,332 t +3.7%
1991 165,617 t +1.4%
1992 197,967 t +19.5%
1993 208,314 t +5.2%
1994 211,842 t +1.7%
1995 213,702 t +0.9%
1996 225,558 t +5.5%
1997 223,918 t -0.7%
1998 238,806 t +6.6%
1999 249,651 t +4.5%
2000 246,839 t -1.1%
2001 245,236 t -0.6%
2002 249,703 t +1.8%
2003 255,063 t +2.1%
2004 249,564 t -2.2%
2005 251,614 t +0.8%
2006 240,744 t -4.3%
2007 253,728 t +5.4%
2008 255,203 t +0.6%
2009 247,551 t -3.0%
2010 253,993 t +2.6%
2011 254,385 t +0.2%
2012 255,236 t +0.3%
2013 251,224 t -1.6%
2014 244,100 t -2.8%
2015 259,425 t +6.3%
2016 273,264 t +5.3%
2017 272,470 t -0.3%
2018 281,912 t +3.5%
2019 284,536 t +0.9%
2020 287,117 t +0.9%
2021 296,313 t +3.2%
2022 286,557 t -3.3%
2023 275,829 t -3.7%
2024 282,302 t +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 47,332 t 42,512 t 52,979 t 9
1970s 72,889 t 57,057 t 93,564 t 10
1980s 137,896 t 105,869 t 157,459 t 10
1990s 209,871 t 163,332 t 249,651 t 10
2000s 249,524 t 240,744 t 255,203 t 10
2010s 263,054 t 244,100 t 284,536 t 10
2020s 285,624 t 275,829 t 296,313 t 5

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 9 Canada 183,138 t compare
  2. 10 Japan 151,905 t compare
  3. 11 Argentina 139,252 t compare
  4. 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,776 t compare
  5. 12 Spain 136,038 t compare
  6. 13 Mexico 132,017 t compare
  7. 14 Romania 131,637 t compare
  8. 14 Timor-Leste 778.04 t compare
  9. 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 116,454 t compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fat of pigs — production in Southern Europe?
Fat of pigs — production in Southern Europe was 282,302 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fat of pigs — production recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 296,313 t in 2021.
What is the lowest fat of pigs — production recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 42,512 t in 1962.
How does Southern Europe rank for fat of pigs — production?
Southern Europe ranks 12th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is fat of pigs — production rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern 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.