Sheep fat, unrendered — Production in World
World: Sheep fat, unrendered — Production was 641,601 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep fat, unrendered — Production in World, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep fat, unrendered — production in World is 641,601 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep fat, unrendered — production in World peaked at 645,880 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 308,931 t, in 1961.
World ranks 1st of 29 groups 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 World, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 308,931 t | — |
| 1962 | 316,608 t | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 318,599 t | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 319,778 t | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 318,881 t | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 329,209 t | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 329,989 t | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 339,732 t | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 338,700 t | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 352,133 t | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 359,527 t | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 368,402 t | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 340,640 t | -7.5% |
| 1974 | 315,215 t | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 329,670 t | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 332,134 t | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 333,475 t | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 335,062 t | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 336,268 t | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 353,064 t | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 366,527 t | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 366,634 t | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 379,145 t | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 379,612 t | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 389,756 t | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 394,148 t | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 402,108 t | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 414,295 t | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 422,123 t | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 441,018 t | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 433,677 t | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 432,744 t | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 433,762 t | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 442,515 t | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 437,783 t | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 424,731 t | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 433,556 t | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 448,722 t | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 449,508 t | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 465,360 t | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 481,990 t | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 466,810 t | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 469,178 t | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 471,521 t | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 483,894 t | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 497,945 t | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 519,331 t | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 503,597 t | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 501,495 t | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 494,765 t | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 498,363 t | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 498,396 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 515,794 t | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 532,266 t | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 543,582 t | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 549,791 t | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 545,761 t | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 547,950 t | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 552,136 t | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 569,464 t | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 591,825 t | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 614,196 t | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 645,880 t | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 641,601 t | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 324,492 t | 308,931 t | 339,732 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 340,253 t | 315,215 t | 368,402 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 386,741 t | 353,064 t | 422,123 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 437,802 t | 424,731 t | 449,508 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 486,112 t | 465,360 t | 519,331 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 527,880 t | 494,765 t | 552,136 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 612,593 t | 569,464 t | 645,880 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Australia and New Zealand 131,725 t compare
- 2 China 113,165 t compare
- 2 China, mainland 113,165 t compare
- 3 Türkiye 33,583 t compare
- 4 Australia 103,850 t compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 32,578 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep fat, unrendered — production in World?
- Sheep fat, unrendered — production in World was 641,601 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep fat, unrendered — production recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 645,880 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep fat, unrendered — production recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 308,931 t in 1961.
- How does World rank for sheep fat, unrendered — production?
- World ranks 1st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sheep fat, unrendered — production rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.