Pig Fat; Rendered Production by Country

Russia fell 89.6 percent, losing 304,500 tonnes, while China added 108,385 tonnes. The figures below reproduce FAO Crops and Livestock Products records for item Pig fat; rendered, 2019-2023, reporting production quantity in tonnes. The table lists 79 countries, all of which reported a 2023 quantity, and the 2023 annual listed total is 6,172,503 tonnes. The 2023 country list runs from the largest listed quantity to the smallest.

In 2023, China ranked first in rendered pig fat production at 2,577,258 tonnes, followed by Brazil at 678,200 tonnes, the United States at 466,447 tonnes, and Germany at 464,927 tonnes. The 79 countries in the listed FAO data produced a combined 6,172,503 tonnes.

China produced 3.80 times as much as Brazil: 2,577,258 tonnes against 678,200, while the United States ranks third with 466,447 tonnes, 211,753 tonnes behind Brazil. The top two accounted for 52.7 percent of the listed total, with third and fourth at 466,447 and 464,927 tonnes respectively.

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#	Country	2023
1	China CN	2,577,258
2	Brazil BR	678,200
3	United States US	466,447
4	Germany DE	464,927
5	Canada CA	167,552
6	Italy IT	156,800
7	Poland PL	152,991
8	France FR	142,862
9	Romania RO	123,784
10	Mexico MX	122,144
11	Belgium BE	111,436
12	Argentina AR	107,588
13	Hungary HU	87,283
14	Austria AT	73,000
15	Netherlands NL	67,917
16	Japan JP	54,978
17	Denmark DK	48,451
18	Czech Republic CZ	46,674
19	Portugal PT	39,210
20	Taiwan TW	37,280
21	Russia RU	35,400
22	Australia AU	35,000
23	Ecuador EC	34,245
24	Hong Kong HK	33,524
25	Sweden SE	21,066
26	Philippines PH	20,442
27	India IN	20,294
28	Belarus BY	18,833
29	United Kingdom GB	16,200
30	Slovakia SK	16,098
31	Peru PE	13,892
32	Ireland IE	13,500
33	Costa Rica CR	12,960
34	Bulgaria BG	10,811
35	Dominican Republic DO	10,484
36	Ukraine UA	10,000
37	Latvia LV	9,749
38	Croatia HR	9,300
39	Slovenia SI	7,400
40	Colombia CO	7,339
41	Thailand TH	7,212
42	Panama PA	6,744
43	Switzerland CH	6,740
44	Angola AO	6,359
45	Uruguay UY	4,850
46	Mozambique MZ	4,850
47	Venezuela VE	4,500
48	Guatemala GT	3,971
49	Serbia RS	3,966
50	Chile CL	3,741
51	Jamaica JM	3,704
52	Lithuania LT	2,913
53	Nicaragua NI	2,884
54	Greece GR	2,851
55	South Africa ZA	2,484
56	Moldova MD	2,224
57	Kazakhstan KZ	2,115
58	Kenya KE	1870
59	Finland FI	1714
60	Haiti HT	1279
61	Malaysia MY	1275
62	North Macedonia MK	1198
63	Uzbekistan UZ	1143
64	Cuba CU	1087
65	Barbados BB	950.8
66	El Salvador SV	941.93
67	Spain ES	937.69
68	Honduras HN	930.53
69	Malta MT	834.71
70	Estonia EE	666.11
71	Israel IL	532.64
72	Iceland IS	449.38
73	Macau MO	412.76
74	Bosnia and Herzegovina BA	383.42
75	Trinidad and Tobago TT	190.34
76	Zimbabwe ZW	156.8
77	Fiji FJ	55.12
78	Botswana BW	39.79
79	Morocco MA	29.58

Pig Fat; Rendered Production by Country in 2023

China was the largest rendered pig fat producer in the 2023 listed data with 2,577,258 tonnes, followed by Brazil with 678,200 tonnes and the United States with 466,447 tonnes. Germany ranked fourth with 464,927 tonnes.

China holds 41.8 percent of the listed 2023 total. The top three together hold 60.3 percent of the 6,172,503-tonne listed total.

Russia Falls 304,500 Tonnes as Pig Fat; Rendered Production Drops 3.7 Percent

From 2022 to 2023 the common reporter universe (79 countries with data in both years) moved from 6,410,784 tonnes to 6,172,503 tonnes, a change of -238,281 tonnes (-3.7 percent). The totals listed for each year were 6,410,784 tonnes (79 reporters) and 6,172,503 tonnes (79 reporters); no country exited and no new reporter joined. Russia fell 304,500 tonnes (down 89.6 percent), while China added 108,385 tonnes (up 4.4 percent) and Germany fell 25,198 tonnes (down 5.1 percent).

China Adds 602,943 Tonnes as Pig Fat; Rendered Production Grows 5.6 Percent Since 2019

Between 2019 and 2023, the common reporter universe (79 countries with data in both years) rose from 5,846,528 tonnes to 6,172,503 tonnes, a change of 325,975 tonnes (5.6 percent). The totals listed for each year were 5,846,528 tonnes (79 reporters) and 6,172,503 tonnes (79 reporters); no reporter present in 2019 is absent in 2023, while no new reporters joined. China added 602,943 tonnes (up 30.5 percent), while Russia fell 259,900 tonnes (down 88.0 percent) and Brazil added 150,100 tonnes (up 28.4 percent).

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#	Country	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
1	China	1,974,315	1,891,886	2,452,400	2,468,873	2,577,258
2	Brazil	528,100	573,700	627,100	663,400	678,200
3	United States	470,225	482,145	471,404	460,431	466,447
4	Germany	576,692	553,400	537,649	490,125	464,927
5	Canada	158,207	164,464	161,559	158,196	167,552
6	Italy	188,200	165,200	173,600	161,000	156,800
7	Poland	162,175	164,867	166,742	156,267	152,991
8	France	145,942	145,908	146,173	148,121	142,862
9	Romania	131,069	130,213	131,134	125,265	123,784
10	Mexico	121,492	105,199	115,832	121,921	122,144
11	Belgium	109,849	120,536	123,530	114,955	111,436
12	Argentina	89,099	92,896	99,173	103,541	107,588
13	Hungary	101,140	95,736	98,063	91,952	87,283
14	Austria	72,300	73,000	74,000	73,700	73,000
15	Netherlands	69,814	77,694	71,499	70,991	67,917
16	Japan	57,115	58,385	58,905	54,937	54,978
17	Denmark	54,748	55,703	61,063	61,205	48,451
18	Czech Republic	41,826	43,799	45,231	46,925	46,674
19	Portugal	42,672	41,782	41,505	40,668	39,210
20	Taiwan	37,624	37,931	36,919	36,109	37,280
21	Russia	295,300	321,100	322,800	339,900	35,400
22	Australia	29,900	31,400	33,200	32,700	35,000
23	Ecuador	38,549	35,198	35,016	33,024	34,245
24	Hong Kong	35,029	36,587	36,728	35,216	33,524
25	Sweden	22,179	20,087	22,905	22,147	21,066
26	Philippines	24,042	20,526	19,054	19,942	20,442
27	India	19,399	17,715	17,638	20,370	20,294
28	Belarus	19,349	20,251	19,834	18,229	18,833
29	United Kingdom	16,800	17,200	18,100	18,200	16,200
30	Slovakia	17,100	15,775	16,964	16,653	16,098
31	Peru	11,526	11,246	11,991	12,279	13,892
32	Ireland	13,500	14,200	14,900	13,500	13,500
33	Costa Rica	11,748	11,354	12,188	12,542	12,960
34	Bulgaria	11,439	9,061	9,887	10,636	10,811
35	Dominican Republic	8,727	9,357	9,190	11,838	10,484
36	Ukraine	7,078	9,699	9,998	10,053	10,000
37	Latvia	5,369	9,012	9,093	9,130	9,749
38	Croatia	9,400	9,800	10,500	9,700	9,300
39	Slovenia	7,480	6,427	6,221	7,500	7,400
40	Colombia	5,167	5,460	6,346	6,819	7,339
41	Thailand	7,266	7,389	6,986	7,475	7,212
42	Panama	8,070	5,620	6,507	7,440	6,744
43	Switzerland	7,155	7,277	7,250	7,104	6,740
44	Angola	5,054	4,509	5,827	6,077	6,359
45	Uruguay	5,856	4,312	4,995	4,788	4,850
46	Mozambique	4,165	5,499	4,887	9,500	4,850
47	Venezuela	5,400	5,000	4,800	4,500	4,500
48	Guatemala	2,849	2,837	2,885	4,050	3,971
49	Serbia	4,572	4,740	4,563	4,156	3,966
50	Chile	1507	1877	2,169	1622	3,741
51	Jamaica	3,389	2,478	2,904	3,015	3,704
52	Lithuania	1078	2,161	2060	1981	2,913
53	Nicaragua	2,434	2,385	2,813	2,900	2,884
54	Greece	2,966	3,095	2,868	3,168	2,851
55	South Africa	2,908	2,830	2,751	1899	2,484
56	Moldova	6,865	6,865	3,592	2053	2,224
57	Kazakhstan	2,968	3,106	3,066	2,182	2,115
58	Kenya	673.65	1204	1079	2,818	1870
59	Finland	1121	1281	560.02	853.08	1714
60	Haiti	1331	1345	1316	1283	1279
61	Malaysia	1826	1824	1641	1520	1275
62	North Macedonia	1032	1031	1003	935.78	1198
63	Uzbekistan	2,534	1860	1136	1583	1143
64	Cuba	13,246	7,241	7,498	10,454	1087
65	Barbados	812.25	886.57	923.75	905.38	950.8
66	El Salvador	1652	1558	1750	1655	941.93
67	Spain	1249	446.53	1036	1397	937.69
68	Honduras	901.83	857.51	927.8	807.97	930.53
69	Malta	876.99	904.64	931.68	899.56	834.71
70	Estonia	770.04	1320	697.22	661.41	666.11
71	Israel	665.09	736.03	655.25	558.86	532.64
72	Iceland	379.31	374.94	365.78	397.32	449.38
73	Macau	351.79	394.68	421.33	383.07	412.76
74	Bosnia and Herzegovina	327.22	328.24	361.36	339.25	383.42
75	Trinidad and Tobago	194.16	174.13	198.6	191.28	190.34
76	Zimbabwe	98.61	94.96	108.08	152.54	156.8
77	Fiji	207.08	207.55	208.46	72.09	55.12
78	Botswana	15.84	9.7	9.84	18.78	39.79
79	Morocco	78.39	75.81	50.28	30.32	29.58

Methodology

Percentage changes use the corresponding value in the earlier year as the base. Yearly totals sum FAO Crops and Livestock Products production quantity (Element 5510) for item Pig fat; rendered, 2019-2023. For rendered pig fat production, quantities below 1,000 tonnes retain two decimals and larger quantities are shown as whole tonnes. The 2023 rendered pig fat production ranking and shares use 2023 listed quantities. In the rendered pig fat production data, zero means a reported nil or negligible flow; an empty cell means no quantity was reported. For rendered pig fat production changes, only countries with quantities in both endpoint years enter the arithmetic. Production quantities are reported to FAO by national statistical sources.