Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 18.04 million An in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
18.04 million An
Change on year
down 11.2%
Rank
17th
of 29 groups
All-time high
44.81 million An
in 1990
All-time low
18.04 million An
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Southern Europe, 1961–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.

Analysis

In 2024, sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in Southern Europe stood at 18.04 million An. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in Southern Europe peaked at 44.81 million An in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18.04 million An, in 2024.

Southern Europe ranks 17th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Southern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 28.99 million An
1962 30.09 million An +3.8%
1963 28.83 million An -4.2%
1964 29.57 million An +2.6%
1965 28.54 million An -3.5%
1966 29.29 million An +2.6%
1967 30.90 million An +5.5%
1968 30.96 million An +0.2%
1969 31.73 million An +2.5%
1970 31.86 million An +0.4%
1971 32.27 million An +1.3%
1972 32.41 million An +0.5%
1973 31.33 million An -3.3%
1974 32.12 million An +2.5%
1975 32.59 million An +1.4%
1976 32.55 million An -0.1%
1977 32.33 million An -0.7%
1978 33.13 million An +2.5%
1979 31.93 million An -3.6%
1980 36.56 million An +14.5%
1981 36.21 million An -1.0%
1982 37.14 million An +2.6%
1983 39.38 million An +6.0%
1984 38.95 million An -1.1%
1985 39.63 million An +1.7%
1986 38.93 million An -1.8%
1987 40.64 million An +4.4%
1988 43.01 million An +5.8%
1989 43.08 million An +0.2%
1990 44.81 million An +4.0%
1991 44.55 million An -0.6%
1992 42.71 million An -4.1%
1993 42.19 million An -1.2%
1994 41.97 million An -0.5%
1995 41.91 million An -0.1%
1996 41.28 million An -1.5%
1997 40.95 million An -0.8%
1998 40.99 million An +0.1%
1999 39.74 million An -3.0%
2000 40.72 million An +2.5%
2001 40.61 million An -0.3%
2002 40.44 million An -0.4%
2003 40.28 million An -0.4%
2004 40.16 million An -0.3%
2005 39.07 million An -2.7%
2006 38.40 million An -1.7%
2007 37.69 million An -1.9%
2008 33.35 million An -11.5%
2009 30.91 million An -7.3%
2010 30.66 million An -0.8%
2011 30.02 million An -2.1%
2012 28.28 million An -5.8%
2013 26.41 million An -6.6%
2014 23.00 million An -12.9%
2015 22.58 million An -1.8%
2016 23.12 million An +2.4%
2017 22.11 million An -4.4%
2018 23.54 million An +6.5%
2019 23.53 million An -0.0%
2020 22.33 million An -5.1%
2021 22.59 million An +1.1%
2022 21.91 million An -3.0%
2023 20.31 million An -7.3%
2024 18.04 million An -11.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 29.88 million An 28.54 million An 31.73 million An 9
1970s 32.25 million An 31.33 million An 33.13 million An 10
1980s 39.35 million An 36.21 million An 43.08 million An 10
1990s 42.11 million An 39.74 million An 44.81 million An 10
2000s 38.16 million An 30.91 million An 40.72 million An 10
2010s 25.33 million An 22.11 million An 30.66 million An 10
2020s 21.04 million An 18.04 million An 22.59 million An 5

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12.87 million An compare
  2. 15 Chad 12.38 million An compare
  3. 16 Morocco 11.90 million An compare
  4. 17 Russian Federation 10.75 million An compare
  5. 18 Uzbekistan 10.22 million An compare
  6. 19 Ethiopia PDR 8.31 million An compare
  7. 20 Saudi Arabia 8.05 million An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in Southern Europe?
Sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in Southern Europe was 18.04 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 44.81 million An in 1990.
What is the lowest sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 18.04 million An in 2024.
How does Southern Europe rank for sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered?
Southern Europe ranks 17th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 12,899 data points, 1961–2024
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