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

Western Europe: Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 6.14 million An in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
6.14 million An
Change on year
down 7.2%
Rank
21st
of 29 groups
All-time high
13.57 million An
in 1990
All-time low
6.14 million An
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

Western Europe recorded 6.14 million An for sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in Western Europe peaked at 13.57 million An in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.14 million An, in 2024.

Western Europe ranks 21st of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.37 million An 6.82 million An 7.64 million An 9
1970s 9.35 million An 7.97 million An 11.49 million An 10
1980s 12.78 million An 12.62 million An 13.01 million An 10
1990s 12.34 million An 11.72 million An 13.57 million An 10
2000s 11.08 million An 9.86 million An 11.91 million An 10
2010s 8.40 million An 7.04 million An 9.65 million An 10
2020s 6.80 million An 6.14 million An 7.17 million An 5

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 18 Uzbekistan 10.22 million An compare
  2. 19 Ethiopia PDR 8.31 million An compare
  3. 20 Saudi Arabia 8.05 million An compare
  4. 21 Spain 7.90 million An compare
  5. 22 Mongolia 7.81 million An compare
  6. 23 Brazil 6.83 million An compare
  7. 24 Kazakhstan 6.53 million An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in Western Europe?
Sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in Western Europe was 6.14 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 Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 13.57 million An in 1990.
What is the lowest sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 6.14 million An in 2024.
How does Western Europe rank for sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered?
Western Europe ranks 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Western 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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