Sheep fat, unrendered — Production in Norway
Norway: Sheep fat, unrendered — Production was 767.93 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep fat, unrendered — Production in Norway, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep fat, unrendered — production in Norway stood at 767.93 t.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep fat, unrendered — production in Norway peaked at 975.82 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 522.74 t, in 1961.
Norway ranks 61st of 179 countries on this measure, 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 522.74 t | — |
| 1962 | 551.57 t | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 535.43 t | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 550.9 t | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 580.76 t | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 612.05 t | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 648.18 t | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 637.37 t | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 627.27 t | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 604.94 t | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 574.22 t | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 557.8 t | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 547.06 t | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 585.42 t | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 585.64 t | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 570.06 t | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 624.53 t | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 648.64 t | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 682.92 t | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 667.27 t | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 754.35 t | +13.1% |
| 1982 | 840.53 t | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 823.18 t | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 867.31 t | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 878.22 t | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 903.11 t | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 915.98 t | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 871.72 t | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 856.25 t | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 869.55 t | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 791.4 t | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 811.66 t | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 854.47 t | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 882.74 t | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 883.8 t | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 909.48 t | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 865.32 t | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 822.36 t | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 806.68 t | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 828.84 t | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 864.46 t | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 887.86 t | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 866.99 t | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 929.17 t | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 922.81 t | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 894.33 t | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 832.92 t | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 857.42 t | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 850.74 t | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 868.91 t | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 831.36 t | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 809.85 t | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 832.85 t | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 858.88 t | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 908.62 t | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 924.09 t | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 975.82 t | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 959.04 t | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 863.47 t | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 873.28 t | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 866.45 t | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 834.84 t | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 795.38 t | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 767.93 t | -3.5% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 767.93 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 157.45 t, 4.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Norway's 767.93 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 245.2 t, 3.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 585.14 t | 522.74 t | 648.18 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 598.12 t | 547.06 t | 682.92 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 837.79 t | 667.27 t | 915.98 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 849.75 t | 791.4 t | 909.48 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 873.55 t | 828.84 t | 929.17 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 883.29 t | 809.85 t | 975.82 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 827.58 t | 767.93 t | 873.28 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More agriculture & rural data for Norway
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,553 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7644 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1643 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep fat, unrendered — production in Norway?
- Sheep fat, unrendered — production in Norway was 767.93 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep fat, unrendered — production recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 975.82 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest sheep fat, unrendered — production recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 522.74 t in 1961.
- How does Norway rank for sheep fat, unrendered — production?
- Norway ranks 61st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep fat, unrendered — production rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.