Fat of pigs — Production in Western Africa

Western Africa: Fat of pigs — Production was 50,778 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
50,778 t
Change on year
up 4.1%
Rank
20th
of 29 groups
All-time high
58,553 t
in 2019
All-time low
2,573 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Fat of pigs — Production in Western Africa, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Western Africa recorded 50,778 t for fat of pigs — production in 2024.

That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fat of pigs — production in Western Africa peaked at 58,553 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,573 t, in 1961.

That places Western Africa 20th 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 Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Fat of pigs — Production in Western Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 2,573 t
1962 2,716 t +5.6%
1963 2,860 t +5.3%
1964 3,091 t +8.1%
1965 3,160 t +2.2%
1966 3,319 t +5.1%
1967 3,424 t +3.2%
1968 3,609 t +5.4%
1969 3,910 t +8.3%
1970 3,994 t +2.1%
1971 4,104 t +2.8%
1972 4,167 t +1.5%
1973 4,252 t +2.0%
1974 4,343 t +2.1%
1975 4,609 t +6.1%
1976 4,862 t +5.5%
1977 5,052 t +3.9%
1978 5,300 t +4.9%
1979 5,391 t +1.7%
1980 5,425 t +0.6%
1981 5,638 t +3.9%
1982 5,762 t +2.2%
1983 5,854 t +1.6%
1984 6,603 t +12.8%
1985 7,459 t +13.0%
1986 8,414 t +12.8%
1987 9,322 t +10.8%
1988 9,776 t +4.9%
1989 10,924 t +11.7%
1990 10,883 t -0.4%
1991 17,884 t +64.3%
1992 19,202 t +7.4%
1993 20,406 t +6.3%
1994 21,619 t +5.9%
1995 23,382 t +8.2%
1996 23,866 t +2.1%
1997 25,676 t +7.6%
1998 27,175 t +5.8%
1999 29,278 t +7.7%
2000 31,766 t +8.5%
2001 33,700 t +6.1%
2002 37,394 t +11.0%
2003 38,767 t +3.7%
2004 39,406 t +1.6%
2005 40,317 t +2.3%
2006 42,033 t +4.3%
2007 43,125 t +2.6%
2008 44,265 t +2.6%
2009 45,557 t +2.9%
2010 46,797 t +2.7%
2011 47,777 t +2.1%
2012 48,896 t +2.3%
2013 50,193 t +2.7%
2014 51,076 t +1.8%
2015 52,795 t +3.4%
2016 54,137 t +2.5%
2017 55,690 t +2.9%
2018 57,033 t +2.4%
2019 58,553 t +2.7%
2020 48,791 t -16.7%
2021 45,509 t -6.7%
2022 47,566 t +4.5%
2023 48,793 t +2.6%
2024 50,778 t +4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3,185 t 2,573 t 3,910 t 9
1970s 4,608 t 3,994 t 5,391 t 10
1980s 7,518 t 5,425 t 10,924 t 10
1990s 21,937 t 10,883 t 29,278 t 10
2000s 39,633 t 31,766 t 45,557 t 10
2010s 52,295 t 46,797 t 58,553 t 10
2020s 48,288 t 45,509 t 50,778 t 5

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 17 Denmark 91,943 t compare
  2. 18 Belgium 79,334 t compare
  3. 18 Türkiye 0.12 t compare
  4. 19 France 75,454 t compare
  5. 20 Belgium-Luxembourg 72,400 t compare
  6. 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 60,682 t compare
  7. 22 Italy 59,421 t compare
  8. 23 China, Taiwan Province of 56,177 t compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fat of pigs — production in Western Africa?
Fat of pigs — production in Western Africa was 50,778 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fat of pigs — production recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 58,553 t in 2019.
What is the lowest fat of pigs — production recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 2,573 t in 1961.
How does Western Africa rank for fat of pigs — production?
Western Africa ranks 20th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is fat of pigs — production rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Western Africa 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.