Pig fat, rendered — Production in Australia
Australia: Pig fat, rendered — Production was 35,000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pig fat, rendered — Production in Australia, 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 Australia is 35,000 t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pig fat, rendered — production in Australia peaked at 35,000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,109 t, in 1983.
Australia ranks 27th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,737 t | 2,338 t | 3,136 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,826 t | 2,306 t | 3,400 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,912 t | 2,109 t | 3,773 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,040 t | 3,000 t | 3,300 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,000 t | 3,000 t | 3,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,600 t | 3,000 t | 31,800 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,075 t | 31,400 t | 35,000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 24 Portugal 39,210 t compare
- 25 China, Taiwan Province of 37,280 t compare
- 26 Russian Federation 35,400 t compare
- 27 Australia and New Zealand 35,000 t compare
- 29 Ecuador 34,245 t compare
- 30 China, Hong Kong SAR 33,524 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture share gdp 2.27 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.27 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 12.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 3.39 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 368,735 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pig fat, rendered — production in Australia?
- Pig fat, rendered — production in Australia was 35,000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pig fat, rendered — production recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 35,000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest pig fat, rendered — production recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,109 t in 1983.
- How does Australia rank for pig fat, rendered — production?
- Australia ranks 27th out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pig fat, rendered — production rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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.