Buffalo fat, unrendered production in Egypt
In 2024 Egypt produced 5,532 t of buffalo fat, unrendered, the 4th largest in the world (1.24% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 47%. The record was 11,261 t in 2015.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 5,532 t
- World rank
- 4 of 25
- 10-year change
- −47%
- Record
- 11,261 t
- 2015
Buffalo fat, unrendered in Egypt, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Egypt compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 1.2%
- 2.8% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.05
- world 0.05
- 10-year change
- −47%
- world +17%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pakistan | 88,883 | 20.0% |
| 3 | China | 55,402 | 12.5% |
| 4 | Egypt | 5,532 | 1.2% |
| 5 | Nepal | 2,765 | 0.62% |
| 6 | Vietnam | 2,205 | 0.50% |
Map of world production of buffalo fat, unrendered
Share of the world total; Egypt is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,532 | −2.0% |
| 2023 | 5,643 | −8.5% |
| 2022 | 6,168 | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 5,615 | +11% |
| 2020 | 5,062 | −16% |
| 2019 | 6,002 | −41% |
| 2018 | 10,238 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 10,215 | −1.6% |
| 2016 | 10,380 | −7.8% |
| 2015 | 11,261 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 10,511 | −2.5% |
| 2013 | 10,779 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 10,647 | −2.7% |
| 2011 | 10,948 | −0.6% |
| 2010 | 11,018 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 10,538 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 10,372 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 10,234 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 9,957 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 9,791 | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 9,128 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 8,962 | −4.0% |
| 2002 | 9,335 | +19% |
| 2001 | 7,855 | −1.4% |
| 2000 | 7,966 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 7,911 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 7,828 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 7,468 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 7,385 | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 6,860 | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 6,445 | +32% |
| 1993 | 4,896 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 4,785 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 4,674 | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 4,453 | +13% |
| 1989 | 3,928 | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 3,803 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 3,776 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 3,762 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 3,734 | −5.6% |
| 1984 | 3,955 | +13% |
| 1983 | 3,485 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 3,457 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 3,402 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 3,319 | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 3,236 | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 3,153 | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 2,960 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 2,932 | 0.0% |
| 1975 | 2,932 | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 2,877 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 2,849 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 2,794 | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 2,738 | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 2,572 | −3.1% |
| 1969 | 2,655 | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 2,574 | −3.1% |
| 1967 | 2,655 | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 2,600 | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 2,545 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 2,489 | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 2,434 | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 2,351 | +2.4% |
| 1961 | 2,296 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of buffalo fat, unrendered in Egypt?
Egypt produced 5,532 t in 2024, 1.2% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Egypt rank in the world for production of buffalo fat, unrendered?
Egypt ranked 4th of 25 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 63.0% of the world total.
How has the production of buffalo fat, unrendered in Egypt changed?
It fell by 47% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +17% for the world. The record was 11,261 t in 2015.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Egypt is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.