Pig fat, rendered — Production in Africa
Africa: Pig fat, rendered — Production was 15,789 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pig fat, rendered — Production in Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pig fat, rendered — production in Africa is 15,789 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 23.0% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pig fat, rendered — production in Africa peaked at 20,495 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4,214 t, in 1961.
Africa ranks 19th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Pig fat, rendered — Production in Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,214 t | — |
| 1962 | 4,369 t | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 4,248 t | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 4,548 t | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 5,242 t | +15.3% |
| 1966 | 5,314 t | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 5,192 t | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 5,756 t | +10.9% |
| 1969 | 6,372 t | +10.7% |
| 1970 | 6,236 t | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 6,203 t | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 7,166 t | +15.5% |
| 1973 | 7,886 t | +10.1% |
| 1974 | 7,438 t | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 7,194 t | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 7,389 t | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 7,381 t | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 6,838 t | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 6,844 t | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 7,508 t | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 8,209 t | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 8,638 t | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 8,315 t | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 8,801 t | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 8,197 t | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 8,300 t | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 8,704 t | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 8,932 t | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 9,485 t | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 9,672 t | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 9,466 t | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 9,986 t | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 9,821 t | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 11,666 t | +18.8% |
| 1995 | 15,535 t | +33.2% |
| 1996 | 15,983 t | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 15,544 t | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 14,508 t | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 16,134 t | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 14,899 t | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 15,608 t | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 15,351 t | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 14,174 t | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 14,569 t | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 15,950 t | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 13,651 t | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 15,458 t | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 17,036 t | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 16,603 t | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 8,984 t | -45.9% |
| 2011 | 9,352 t | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 10,379 t | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 11,197 t | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 12,082 t | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 12,015 t | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 10,280 t | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 13,909 t | +35.3% |
| 2018 | 12,662 t | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 12,993 t | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 14,221 t | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 14,713 t | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 20,495 t | +39.3% |
| 2023 | 15,789 t | -23.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,028 t | 4,214 t | 6,372 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,057 t | 6,203 t | 7,886 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,509 t | 7,508 t | 9,485 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,832 t | 9,466 t | 16,134 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,330 t | 13,651 t | 17,036 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,385 t | 8,984 t | 13,909 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,305 t | 14,221 t | 20,495 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pig fat, rendered — production in Africa?
- Pig fat, rendered — production in Africa was 15,789 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pig fat, rendered — production recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 20,495 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest pig fat, rendered — production recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,214 t in 1961.
- How does Africa rank for pig fat, rendered — production?
- Africa ranks 19th out of 26 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pig fat, rendered — production rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pig fat, rendered — 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.