Pig fat, rendered — Production in Portugal
Portugal: Pig fat, rendered — Production was 39,210 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pig fat, rendered — Production in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, pig fat, rendered — production in Portugal stood at 39,210 t.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pig fat, rendered — production in Portugal peaked at 85,620 t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 15,661 t, in 1964.
That places Portugal 24th out of 88 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,278 t | 15,661 t | 20,064 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 24,910 t | 18,540 t | 30,984 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 38,553 t | 31,733 t | 47,585 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 64,582 t | 54,510 t | 76,917 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 78,401 t | 73,959 t | 85,620 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,854 t | 40,306 t | 44,859 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,791 t | 39,210 t | 41,782 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 21 Japan 54,978 t compare
- 22 Denmark 48,451 t compare
- 23 Czechia 46,674 t compare
- 25 China, Taiwan Province of 37,280 t compare
- 26 Russian Federation 35,400 t compare
- 27 Australia 35,000 t compare
- 27 Australia and New Zealand 35,000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Portugal
- Agriculture share gdp 1.96 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.96 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2025)
- Rural population 38.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 4.16 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 30,230 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pig fat, rendered — production in Portugal?
- Pig fat, rendered — production in Portugal was 39,210 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pig fat, rendered — production recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 85,620 t in 2008.
- What is the lowest pig fat, rendered — production recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,661 t in 1964.
- How does Portugal rank for pig fat, rendered — production?
- Portugal ranks 24th out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pig fat, rendered — production rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.