Fat of pigs — Production in Spain

Spain: Fat of pigs — Production was 136,038 t in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
136,038 t
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
12th
of 170 countries
All-time high
136,038 t
in 2017
All-time low
7,572 t
in 1961
Years of data
57
1961–2017

Fat of pigs — Production in Spain, 1961–2017

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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 Spain is 136,038 t, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fat of pigs — production in Spain peaked at 136,038 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7,572 t, in 1961.

Spain ranks 12th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10,610 t 7,572 t 13,805 t 9
1970s 20,425 t 14,596 t 29,728 t 10
1980s 44,985 t 37,415 t 54,504 t 10
1990s 70,780 t 56,609 t 91,551 t 10
2000s 100,782 t 91,918 t 110,265 t 10
2010s 117,191 t 106,611 t 136,038 t 8

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 9 Canada 183,138 t compare
  2. 10 Japan 151,905 t compare
  3. 11 Argentina 139,252 t compare
  4. 13 Mexico 132,017 t compare
  5. 14 Romania 131,637 t compare
  6. 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 Spain?
Fat of pigs — production in Spain was 136,038 t in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fat of pigs — production recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 136,038 t in 2017.
What is the lowest fat of pigs — production recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 7,572 t in 1961.
How does Spain rank for fat of pigs — production?
Spain ranks 12th out of 170 countries with data for 2017.
Is fat of pigs — production rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Spain 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.