Pig fat, rendered — Production in Ecuador
Ecuador: Pig fat, rendered — Production was 34,245 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pig fat, rendered — Production in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 34,245 t for pig fat, rendered — production in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pig fat, rendered — production in Ecuador peaked at 47,953 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4,021 t, in 1963.
Ecuador ranks 29th of 85 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.
Pig fat, rendered — Production in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,824 t | — |
| 1962 | 5,076 t | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 4,021 t | -20.8% |
| 1964 | 4,255 t | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 4,486 t | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 4,536 t | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 4,572 t | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 4,658 t | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 4,680 t | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 4,788 t | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 4,896 t | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 5,058 t | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 5,437 t | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 5,832 t | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 6,282 t | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 6,753 t | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 7,225 t | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 8,222 t | +13.8% |
| 1979 | 9,072 t | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 10,008 t | +10.3% |
| 1981 | 8,529 t | -14.8% |
| 1982 | 9,048 t | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 9,367 t | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 9,925 t | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 10,407 t | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 10,865 t | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 10,800 t | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 10,475 t | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 10,290 t | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 11,308 t | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 12,209 t | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 13,098 t | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 12,980 t | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 13,450 t | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 14,239 t | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 16,527 t | +16.1% |
| 1997 | 17,183 t | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 16,120 t | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 17,663 t | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 18,168 t | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 22,489 t | +23.8% |
| 2002 | 23,371 t | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 24,751 t | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 26,022 t | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 26,258 t | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 26,386 t | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 30,527 t | +15.7% |
| 2008 | 34,588 t | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 29,205 t | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 30,577 t | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 32,718 t | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 33,354 t | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 35,448 t | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 47,953 t | +35.3% |
| 2015 | 47,105 t | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 40,935 t | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 41,209 t | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 44,485 t | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 38,550 t | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 35,198 t | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 35,016 t | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 33,024 t | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 34,245 t | +3.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 34,245 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,971 t, 8.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 34,245 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,411 t, 7.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pig fat, rendered — Production in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +35.3% | 35,448 t | 47,953 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,568 t | 4,021 t | 5,076 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,357 t | 4,788 t | 9,072 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,971 t | 8,529 t | 10,865 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,478 t | 11,308 t | 17,663 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,176 t | 18,168 t | 34,588 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,233 t | 30,577 t | 47,953 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,371 t | 33,024 t | 35,198 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 26 Russian Federation 35,400 t compare
- 27 Australia 35,000 t compare
- 27 Australia and New Zealand 35,000 t compare
- 30 China, Hong Kong SAR 33,524 t compare
- 31 Sweden 21,066 t compare
- 32 Philippines 20,442 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pig fat, rendered — production in Ecuador?
- Pig fat, rendered — production in Ecuador was 34,245 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pig fat, rendered — production recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 47,953 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest pig fat, rendered — production recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,021 t in 1963.
- How does Ecuador rank for pig fat, rendered — production?
- Ecuador ranks 29th out of 85 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pig fat, rendered — production rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.