Pig fat, rendered — Production in China, Hong Kong SAR

China, Hong Kong SAR: Pig fat, rendered — Production was 33,524 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
33,524 t
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
30th
of 85 countries
All-time high
40,106 t
in 2018
All-time low
9,600 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Pig fat, rendered — Production in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, pig fat, rendered — production in China, Hong Kong SAR stood at 33,524 t.

The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pig fat, rendered — production in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 40,106 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9,600 t, in 1961.

China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 30th of 85 countries 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 China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year

Annual values for Pig fat, rendered — Production in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 9,600 t
1962 10,000 t +4.2%
1963 11,800 t +18.0%
1964 12,500 t +5.9%
1965 13,200 t +5.6%
1966 15,000 t +13.6%
1967 14,300 t -4.7%
1968 15,200 t +6.3%
1969 15,000 t -1.3%
1970 15,200 t +1.3%
1971 18,100 t +19.1%
1972 19,000 t +5.0%
1973 19,700 t +3.7%
1974 19,600 t -0.5%
1975 19,800 t +1.0%
1976 20,000 t +1.0%
1977 20,400 t +2.0%
1978 20,500 t +0.5%
1979 22,000 t +7.3%
1980 24,000 t +9.1%
1981 26,000 t +8.3%
1982 29,000 t +11.5%
1983 29,000 t +0.0%
1984 30,000 t +3.4%
1985 34,000 t +13.3%
1986 35,100 t +3.2%
1987 35,400 t +0.9%
1988 35,800 t +1.1%
1989 36,700 t +2.5%
1990 31,500 t -14.2%
1991 31,400 t -0.3%
1992 31,500 t +0.3%
1993 32,000 t +1.6%
1994 33,500 t +4.7%
1995 33,500 t +0.0%
1996 33,500 t +0.0%
1997 33,500 t +0.0%
1998 33,500 t +0.0%
1999 31,500 t -6.0%
2000 31,200 t -1.0%
2001 33,200 t +6.4%
2002 33,700 t +1.5%
2003 33,500 t -0.6%
2004 34,500 t +3.0%
2005 34,000 t -1.4%
2006 34,000 t +0.0%
2007 33,500 t -1.5%
2008 34,000 t +1.5%
2009 33,000 t -2.9%
2010 33,500 t +1.5%
2011 33,700 t +0.6%
2012 35,800 t +6.2%
2013 35,900 t +0.3%
2014 25,913 t -27.8%
2015 33,270 t +28.4%
2016 37,665 t +13.2%
2017 38,412 t +2.0%
2018 40,106 t +4.4%
2019 35,029 t -12.7%
2020 36,587 t +4.4%
2021 36,728 t +0.4%
2022 35,216 t -4.1%
2023 33,524 t -4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12,956 t 9,600 t 15,200 t 9
1970s 19,430 t 15,200 t 22,000 t 10
1980s 31,500 t 24,000 t 36,700 t 10
1990s 32,540 t 31,400 t 33,500 t 10
2000s 33,460 t 31,200 t 34,500 t 10
2010s 34,929 t 25,913 t 40,106 t 10
2020s 35,514 t 33,524 t 36,728 t 4

Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR

  1. 27 Australia 35,000 t compare
  2. 27 Australia and New Zealand 35,000 t compare
  3. 29 Ecuador 34,245 t compare
  4. 31 Sweden 21,066 t compare
  5. 32 Philippines 20,442 t compare
  6. 33 India 20,294 t compare

See the full ranking of 118 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pig fat, rendered — production in China, Hong Kong SAR?
Pig fat, rendered — production in China, Hong Kong SAR was 33,524 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pig fat, rendered — production recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
The highest recorded value was 40,106 t in 2018.
What is the lowest pig fat, rendered — production recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
The lowest recorded value was 9,600 t in 1961.
How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for pig fat, rendered — production?
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 30th out of 85 countries with data for 2023.
Is pig fat, rendered — production rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR 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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Indicator
Pig fat, rendered — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
118 places, 6,609 data points, 1961–2023
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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.