Pig fat, rendered — Production in Kenya
Kenya: Pig fat, rendered — Production was 1,870 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pig fat, rendered — Production in Kenya, 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 Kenya is 1,870 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 33.6% on the previous year and up 129.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pig fat, rendered — production in Kenya peaked at 2,818 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 117.76 t, in 1963.
That places Kenya 63rd out of 85 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 148.48 t | — |
| 1962 | 133.12 t | -10.3% |
| 1963 | 117.76 t | -11.5% |
| 1964 | 133.76 t | +13.6% |
| 1965 | 141.12 t | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 140.8 t | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 130.56 t | -7.3% |
| 1968 | 153.92 t | +17.9% |
| 1969 | 177.6 t | +15.4% |
| 1970 | 146.88 t | -17.3% |
| 1971 | 153.6 t | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 158.72 t | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 156.16 t | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 151.04 t | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 150.4 t | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 163.2 t | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 168.96 t | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 169.6 t | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 179.2 t | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 189.44 t | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 192 t | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 207.36 t | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 211.84 t | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 217.73 t | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 234.24 t | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 226.56 t | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 230.15 t | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 237.49 t | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 245.12 t | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 257.38 t | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 320 t | +24.3% |
| 1992 | 352 t | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 384 t | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 337.94 t | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 387.76 t | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 473.95 t | +22.2% |
| 1997 | 526.7 t | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 489.11 t | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 506.56 t | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 605.6 t | +19.6% |
| 2001 | 684.8 t | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 534.4 t | -22.0% |
| 2003 | 560 t | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 550.4 t | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 576 t | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 563.2 t | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 533.44 t | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 632 t | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 707.2 t | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 713.82 t | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 597.97 t | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 605.11 t | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 815.98 t | +34.8% |
| 2014 | 834.88 t | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1,218 t | +45.8% |
| 2016 | 503.67 t | -58.6% |
| 2017 | 605.63 t | +20.2% |
| 2018 | 863 t | +42.5% |
| 2019 | 673.65 t | -21.9% |
| 2020 | 1,204 t | +78.7% |
| 2021 | 1,079 t | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 2,818 t | +161.2% |
| 2023 | 1,870 t | -33.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1,870 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,279 t, 1.5× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1,870 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,177 t, 86% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pig fat, rendered — Production in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +161.2% | 1,079 t | 2,818 t |
| 2020 | +78.7% | 673.65 t | 1,204 t |
| 2016 | -58.6% | 1,218 t | 503.67 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 141.9 t | 117.76 t | 177.6 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 159.78 t | 146.88 t | 179.2 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 219.19 t | 189.44 t | 245.12 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 403.54 t | 257.38 t | 526.7 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 594.7 t | 533.44 t | 707.2 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 743.13 t | 503.67 t | 1,218 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,743 t | 1,079 t | 2,818 t | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pig fat, rendered — production in Kenya?
- Pig fat, rendered — production in Kenya was 1,870 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pig fat, rendered — production recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2,818 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest pig fat, rendered — production recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 117.76 t in 1963.
- How does Kenya rank for pig fat, rendered — production?
- Kenya ranks 63rd out of 85 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pig fat, rendered — production rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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.