Sheep fat, unrendered — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Sheep fat, unrendered — Production was 14,056 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
14,056 t
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
10th
of 179 countries
All-time high
21,282 t
in 1993
All-time low
11,006 t
in 1969
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep fat, unrendered — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for sheep fat, unrendered — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 14,056 t, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep fat, unrendered — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 21,282 t in 1993 and was at its lowest, 11,006 t, in 1969.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 10th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Sheep fat, unrendered — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Sheep fat, unrendered — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 14,198 t
1962 13,498 t -4.9%
1963 13,019 t -3.5%
1964 13,608 t +4.5%
1965 13,016 t -4.3%
1966 14,346 t +10.2%
1967 13,904 t -3.1%
1968 13,099 t -5.8%
1969 11,006 t -16.0%
1970 12,076 t +9.7%
1971 11,991 t -0.7%
1972 11,700 t -2.4%
1973 12,341 t +5.5%
1974 13,361 t +8.3%
1975 13,713 t +2.6%
1976 12,976 t -5.4%
1977 11,806 t -9.0%
1978 12,044 t +2.0%
1979 12,229 t +1.5%
1980 14,665 t +19.9%
1981 13,712 t -6.5%
1982 13,976 t +1.9%
1983 15,194 t +8.7%
1984 15,247 t +0.3%
1985 16,094 t +5.6%
1986 15,329 t -4.8%
1987 15,654 t +2.1%
1988 17,044 t +8.9%
1989 19,382 t +13.7%
1990 19,600 t +1.1%
1991 20,407 t +4.1%
1992 21,229 t +4.0%
1993 21,282 t +0.2%
1994 20,912 t -1.7%
1995 20,859 t -0.3%
1996 19,747 t -5.3%
1997 18,106 t -8.3%
1998 19,853 t +9.6%
1999 20,753 t +4.5%
2000 20,276 t -2.3%
2001 14,135 t -30.3%
2002 16,253 t +15.0%
2003 16,041 t -1.3%
2004 16,518 t +3.0%
2005 17,524 t +6.1%
2006 17,656 t +0.8%
2007 17,444 t -1.2%
2008 17,555 t +0.6%
2009 16,576 t -5.6%
2010 15,184 t -8.4%
2011 15,919 t +4.8%
2012 14,559 t -8.5%
2013 15,300 t +5.1%
2014 15,776 t +3.1%
2015 15,988 t +1.3%
2016 15,406 t -3.6%
2017 15,829 t +2.7%
2018 15,300 t -3.3%
2019 16,253 t +6.2%
2020 15,671 t -3.6%
2021 14,982 t -4.4%
2022 15,416 t +2.9%
2023 15,141 t -1.8%
2024 14,056 t -7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13,299 t 11,006 t 14,346 t 9
1970s 12,424 t 11,700 t 13,713 t 10
1980s 15,630 t 13,712 t 19,382 t 10
1990s 20,275 t 18,106 t 21,282 t 10
2000s 16,998 t 14,135 t 20,276 t 10
2010s 15,551 t 14,559 t 16,253 t 10
2020s 15,053 t 14,056 t 15,671 t 5

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 7 New Zealand 27,876 t compare
  2. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 3,161 t compare
  3. 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2,023 t compare
  4. 8 Pakistan 19,971 t compare
  5. 9 Sudan (former) 15,428 t compare
  6. 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 145.72 t compare
  7. 11 Saudi Arabia 13,358 t compare
  8. 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 92.67 t compare
  9. 12 Republic of Moldova 38.45 t compare
  10. 12 Spain 11,746 t compare
  11. 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 33.75 t compare
  12. 13 Uzbekistan 10,886 t compare

See the full ranking of 224 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep fat, unrendered — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Sheep fat, unrendered — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 14,056 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep fat, unrendered — production recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 21,282 t in 1993.
What is the lowest sheep fat, unrendered — production recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 11,006 t in 1969.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for sheep fat, unrendered — production?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 10th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
Is sheep fat, unrendered — production rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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Indicator
Sheep fat, unrendered — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 12,702 data points, 1961–2024
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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.