Sheep fat, unrendered — Production in USSR

USSR: Sheep fat, unrendered — Production was 40,384 t in 1991. ▼ Falling

Latest (1991)
40,384 t
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
6th
of 179 countries
All-time high
53,399 t
in 1963
All-time low
36,684 t
in 1982
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Sheep fat, unrendered — Production in USSR, 1961–1991

020.0k40.0k60.0k1961197619911961: 46.3k t1962: 49.1k t1963: 53.4k t1964: 51.8k t1965: 47.3k t1966: 48.9k t1967: 46.8k t1968: 44.3k t1969: 42.7k t1970: 42.2k t1971: 41.3k t1972: 39.9k t1973: 39.9k t1974: 41.3k t1975: 44.7k t1976: 37.1k t1977: 37.2k t1978: 38.0k t1979: 37.8k t1980: 37.3k t1981: 37.2k t1982: 36.7k t1983: 36.8k t1984: 39.1k t1985: 36.9k t1986: 39.6k t1987: 39.6k t1988: 41.9k t1989: 43.3k t1990: 43.9k t1991: 40.4k t

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for sheep fat, unrendered — production in USSR is 40,384 t, measured in 1991.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep fat, unrendered — production in USSR peaked at 53,399 t in 1963 and was at its lowest, 36,684 t, in 1982.

That places USSR 6th out of 179 countries with data for 1991, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Sheep fat, unrendered — Production in USSR, year by year

Annual values for Sheep fat, unrendered — Production in USSR, 1961 to 1991.
Year t Change
1961 46,327 t —
1962 49,097 t +6.0%
1963 53,399 t +8.8%
1964 51,836 t -2.9%
1965 47,338 t -8.7%
1966 48,911 t +3.3%
1967 46,824 t -4.3%
1968 44,288 t -5.4%
1969 42,720 t -3.5%
1970 42,175 t -1.3%
1971 41,257 t -2.2%
1972 39,901 t -3.3%
1973 39,925 t +0.1%
1974 41,313 t +3.5%
1975 44,743 t +8.3%
1976 37,056 t -17.2%
1977 37,238 t +0.5%
1978 37,953 t +1.9%
1979 37,777 t -0.5%
1980 37,293 t -1.3%
1981 37,157 t -0.4%
1982 36,684 t -1.3%
1983 36,823 t +0.4%
1984 39,073 t +6.1%
1985 36,852 t -5.7%
1986 39,638 t +7.6%
1987 39,605 t -0.1%
1988 41,887 t +5.8%
1989 43,295 t +3.4%
1990 43,911 t +1.4%
1991 40,384 t -8.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 47,860 t 42,720 t 53,399 t 9
1970s 39,934 t 37,056 t 44,743 t 10
1980s 38,831 t 36,684 t 43,295 t 10
1990s 42,148 t 40,384 t 43,911 t 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 3 Türkiye 33,583 t compare
  2. 4 Australia 103,850 t compare
  3. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 32,578 t compare
  4. 5 India 55,032 t compare
  5. 5 Syrian Arab Republic 26,890 t compare
  6. 7 New Zealand 27,876 t compare
  7. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 3,161 t compare
  8. 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2,023 t compare
  9. 8 Pakistan 19,971 t compare
  10. 9 Sudan (former) 15,428 t compare

See the full ranking of 224 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep fat, unrendered — production in USSR?
Sheep fat, unrendered — production in USSR was 40,384 t in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep fat, unrendered — production recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 53,399 t in 1963.
What is the lowest sheep fat, unrendered — production recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 36,684 t in 1982.
How does USSR rank for sheep fat, unrendered — production?
USSR ranks 6th out of 179 countries with data for 1991.
Is sheep fat, unrendered — production rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this USSR 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.