Pig fat, rendered — Production in Ireland
Ireland: Pig fat, rendered — Production was 13,500 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pig fat, rendered — Production in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 13,500 t for pig fat, rendered — production in 2023.
That represents a change of up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pig fat, rendered — production in Ireland peaked at 14,900 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4,500 t, in 2008.
Ireland ranks 38th 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,964 t | — |
| 1962 | 5,352 t | +7.8% |
| 1963 | 5,329 t | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 5,421 t | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 6,283 t | +15.9% |
| 1966 | 5,694 t | -9.4% |
| 1967 | 4,954 t | -13.0% |
| 1968 | 5,666 t | +14.4% |
| 1969 | 6,590 t | +16.3% |
| 1970 | 6,673 t | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 7,253 t | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 7,518 t | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 6,700 t | -10.9% |
| 1974 | 6,000 t | -10.4% |
| 1975 | 4,600 t | -23.3% |
| 1976 | 5,300 t | +15.2% |
| 1977 | 5,800 t | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 6,300 t | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 7,000 t | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 7,600 t | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 7,350 t | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 7,200 t | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 7,000 t | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 6,300 t | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 6,100 t | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 6,100 t | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 6,300 t | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 6,300 t | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 6,100 t | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 7,000 t | +14.8% |
| 1991 | 8,000 t | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 9,000 t | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 9,400 t | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 9,600 t | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 9,400 t | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 9,400 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 9,800 t | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 10,800 t | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 11,100 t | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 10,100 t | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 10,700 t | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 10,200 t | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 9,700 t | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 9,100 t | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 9,100 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9,300 t | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 9,100 t | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 4,500 t | -50.5% |
| 2009 | 8,700 t | +93.3% |
| 2010 | 9,500 t | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 10,400 t | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 10,700 t | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 10,600 t | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 11,300 t | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 12,300 t | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 12,600 t | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 13,100 t | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 13,500 t | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 13,500 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14,200 t | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 14,900 t | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 13,500 t | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 13,500 t | +0.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 13,500 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 10,811 t, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 13,500 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10,405 t, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pig fat, rendered — Production in Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +93.3% | 4,500 t | 8,700 t |
| 2008 | -50.5% | 9,100 t | 4,500 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,584 t | 4,954 t | 6,590 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,314 t | 4,600 t | 7,518 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,635 t | 6,100 t | 7,600 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,350 t | 7,000 t | 11,100 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,050 t | 4,500 t | 10,700 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,750 t | 9,500 t | 13,500 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,025 t | 13,500 t | 14,900 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 35 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 16,200 t compare
- 36 Slovakia 16,098 t compare
- 37 Peru 13,892 t compare
- 39 Costa Rica 12,960 t compare
- 40 Bulgaria 10,811 t compare
- 41 Dominican Republic 10,484 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ireland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,391 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.9559 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3541 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pig fat, rendered — production in Ireland?
- Pig fat, rendered — production in Ireland was 13,500 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pig fat, rendered — production recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 14,900 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest pig fat, rendered — production recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,500 t in 2008.
- How does Ireland rank for pig fat, rendered — production?
- Ireland ranks 38th out of 85 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pig fat, rendered — production rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.