Tallow — Production in Germany
Germany: Tallow — Production was 80,344 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tallow — Production in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tallow — production in Germany is 80,344 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 100.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tallow — production in Germany peaked at 111,000 t in 1991 and was at its lowest, 17,500 t, in 2003.
That places Germany 18th out of 71 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Tallow — Production in Germany, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 49,656 t | — |
| 1962 | 65,716 t | +32.3% |
| 1963 | 67,227 t | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 65,907 t | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 61,628 t | -6.5% |
| 1966 | 68,139 t | +10.6% |
| 1967 | 71,429 t | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 72,545 t | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 72,401 t | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 79,008 t | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 80,418 t | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 71,930 t | -10.6% |
| 1973 | 73,653 t | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 82,852 t | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 79,905 t | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 84,622 t | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 82,171 t | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 85,393 t | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 89,115 t | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 91,203 t | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 91,004 t | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 87,977 t | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 88,512 t | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 94,483 t | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 93,121 t | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 99,706 t | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 98,945 t | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 93,933 t | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 91,466 t | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 92,580 t | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 111,000 t | +19.9% |
| 1992 | 92,000 t | -17.1% |
| 1993 | 81,000 t | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 73,000 t | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 61,000 t | -16.4% |
| 1996 | 61,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 58,200 t | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 26,700 t | -54.1% |
| 1999 | 43,200 t | +61.8% |
| 2000 | 36,600 t | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 24,000 t | -34.4% |
| 2002 | 26,000 t | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 17,500 t | -32.7% |
| 2004 | 43,000 t | +145.7% |
| 2005 | 30,000 t | -30.2% |
| 2006 | 33,500 t | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 29,600 t | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 34,000 t | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 41,000 t | +20.6% |
| 2010 | 43,000 t | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 33,200 t | -22.8% |
| 2012 | 22,000 t | -33.7% |
| 2013 | 40,000 t | +81.8% |
| 2014 | 39,402 t | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 38,752 t | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 40,779 t | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 38,164 t | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 50,000 t | +31.0% |
| 2019 | 52,937 t | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 60,002 t | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 71,663 t | +19.4% |
| 2022 | 80,814 t | +12.8% |
| 2023 | 80,344 t | -0.6% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 80,344 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,900 t, 10.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Germany's 80,344 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,630 t, 12.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tallow — Production in Germany 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +145.7% | 17,500 t | 43,000 t |
| 2013 | +81.8% | 22,000 t | 40,000 t |
| 1999 | +61.8% | 26,700 t | 43,200 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66,072 t | 49,656 t | 72,545 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 80,907 t | 71,930 t | 89,115 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 93,035 t | 87,977 t | 99,706 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 69,968 t | 26,700 t | 111,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,520 t | 17,500 t | 43,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,823 t | 22,000 t | 52,937 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 73,206 t | 60,002 t | 80,814 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More agriculture & rural data for Germany
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 527.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1786 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tallow — production in Germany?
- Tallow — production in Germany was 80,344 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tallow — production recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 111,000 t in 1991.
- What is the lowest tallow — production recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,500 t in 2003.
- How does Germany rank for tallow — production?
- Germany ranks 18th out of 71 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tallow — production rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.