Sheep fat, unrendered — Production in Africa
Africa: Sheep fat, unrendered — Production was 60,687 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep fat, unrendered — Production in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep fat, unrendered — production in Africa stood at 60,687 t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep fat, unrendered — production in Africa peaked at 60,687 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14,248 t, in 1962.
That places Africa 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep fat, unrendered — Production in Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14,381 t | — |
| 1962 | 14,248 t | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 14,374 t | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 14,906 t | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 15,582 t | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 16,332 t | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 16,554 t | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 16,838 t | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 17,833 t | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 17,294 t | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 17,863 t | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 18,466 t | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 18,302 t | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 17,728 t | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 18,877 t | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 19,532 t | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 20,052 t | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 20,416 t | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 20,512 t | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 21,611 t | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 22,565 t | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 22,098 t | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 23,190 t | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 23,805 t | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 24,664 t | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 23,640 t | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 25,342 t | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 26,881 t | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 27,468 t | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 27,753 t | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 25,061 t | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 26,124 t | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 28,722 t | +9.9% |
| 1994 | 29,248 t | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 30,640 t | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 31,549 t | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 33,340 t | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 36,123 t | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 37,969 t | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 38,695 t | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 40,545 t | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 41,268 t | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 41,297 t | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 42,308 t | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 44,092 t | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 49,561 t | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 50,672 t | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 51,066 t | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 51,202 t | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 53,955 t | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 55,933 t | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 47,557 t | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 48,690 t | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 49,756 t | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 51,251 t | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 52,334 t | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 52,496 t | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 53,494 t | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 55,938 t | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 58,009 t | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 58,644 t | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 58,829 t | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 60,222 t | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 60,687 t | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,672 t | 14,248 t | 17,833 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 18,904 t | 17,294 t | 20,512 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,126 t | 21,611 t | 27,468 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,653 t | 25,061 t | 37,969 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,071 t | 38,695 t | 51,202 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,140 t | 47,557 t | 55,938 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,278 t | 58,009 t | 60,687 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 6 USSR 40,384 t compare
- 7 New Zealand 27,876 t compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 3,161 t compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2,023 t compare
- 8 Pakistan 19,971 t compare
- 9 Sudan (former) 15,428 t compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 145.72 t compare
- 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14,056 t compare
- 11 Saudi Arabia 13,358 t compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 92.67 t compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 38.45 t compare
- 12 Spain 11,746 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Africa
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Non Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 4.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep fat, unrendered — production in Africa?
- Sheep fat, unrendered — production in Africa was 60,687 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep fat, unrendered — production recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 60,687 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep fat, unrendered — production recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,248 t in 1962.
- How does Africa rank for sheep fat, unrendered — production?
- Africa ranks 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sheep fat, unrendered — production rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep fat, unrendered — 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.