Tallow — Production in Africa
Africa: Tallow — Production was 81,868 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tallow — Production in Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tallow — production in Africa is 81,868 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tallow — production in Africa peaked at 83,228 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15,050 t, in 1963.
That places Africa 17th out of 23 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tallow — Production in Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,104 t | — |
| 1962 | 15,240 t | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 15,050 t | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 15,975 t | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 16,285 t | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 16,687 t | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 15,684 t | -6.0% |
| 1968 | 15,362 t | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 15,594 t | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 15,736 t | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 16,492 t | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 17,783 t | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 18,811 t | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 23,618 t | +25.6% |
| 1975 | 21,243 t | -10.1% |
| 1976 | 23,487 t | +10.6% |
| 1977 | 24,834 t | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 25,893 t | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 29,641 t | +14.5% |
| 1980 | 26,200 t | -11.6% |
| 1981 | 23,594 t | -9.9% |
| 1982 | 25,475 t | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 27,427 t | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 27,477 t | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 26,996 t | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 26,794 t | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 24,958 t | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 23,356 t | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 24,560 t | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 25,638 t | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 27,744 t | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 28,181 t | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 30,018 t | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 29,039 t | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 26,273 t | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 25,705 t | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 24,649 t | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 26,268 t | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 26,313 t | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 29,899 t | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 24,360 t | -18.5% |
| 2002 | 24,526 t | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 24,504 t | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 24,682 t | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 25,223 t | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 26,002 t | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 25,527 t | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 26,781 t | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 28,309 t | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 55,203 t | +95.0% |
| 2011 | 55,847 t | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 55,234 t | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 54,676 t | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 55,264 t | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 56,627 t | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 57,656 t | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 83,228 t | +44.4% |
| 2018 | 81,041 t | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 79,860 t | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 76,226 t | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 79,166 t | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 80,219 t | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 81,868 t | +2.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tallow — Production in Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +95.0% | 28,309 t | 55,203 t |
| 2017 | +44.4% | 57,656 t | 83,228 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,665 t | 15,050 t | 16,687 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 21,754 t | 15,736 t | 29,641 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,684 t | 23,356 t | 27,477 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,983 t | 24,649 t | 30,018 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,981 t | 24,360 t | 29,899 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,464 t | 54,676 t | 83,228 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 79,370 t | 76,226 t | 81,868 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 14 China, mainland 134,207 t compare
- 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 101,800 t compare
- 16 Uruguay 91,000 t compare
- 17 Paraguay 82,000 t compare
- 18 Germany 80,344 t compare
- 19 Ireland 74,100 t compare
- 20 South Africa 68,000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Africa
- Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.15 % 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)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tallow — production in Africa?
- Tallow — production in Africa was 81,868 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tallow — production recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 83,228 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest tallow — production recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,050 t in 1963.
- How does Africa rank for tallow — production?
- Africa ranks 17th out of 23 groups with data for 2023.
- Is tallow — production rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tallow — 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.