Pig fat, rendered — Production in South America
South America: Pig fat, rendered — Production was 854,354 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pig fat, rendered — Production in South America, 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 South America is 854,354 t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pig fat, rendered — production in South America peaked at 854,354 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 98,627 t, in 1963.
That places South America 7th out of 26 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 113,049 t | 98,627 t | 124,722 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 170,622 t | 133,323 t | 199,657 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 207,459 t | 189,850 t | 231,453 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 258,118 t | 206,559 t | 322,973 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 421,040 t | 339,177 t | 509,653 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 596,487 t | 516,550 t | 685,203 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 801,401 t | 729,687 t | 854,354 t | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for South America
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production 254,037 t (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested 138,942 ha (2024)
- Oranges — Production 19.24 million t (2024)
- Oranges — Area harvested 769,297 ha (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production 4.58 million t (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield 30,064 kg/ha (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 152,491 ha (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 15.37 million An (2024)
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production 22.31 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pig fat, rendered — production in South America?
- Pig fat, rendered — production in South America was 854,354 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pig fat, rendered — production recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 854,354 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest pig fat, rendered — production recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 98,627 t in 1963.
- How does South America rank for pig fat, rendered — production?
- South America ranks 7th out of 26 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pig fat, rendered — production rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America 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.