Buffalo fat, unrendered production in Thailand
In 2024 Thailand produced 581 t of buffalo fat, unrendered, the 12th largest in the world (0.13% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 36%. The record was 5,667 t in 1982.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 581 t
- World rank
- 12 of 25
- 10-year change
- −36%
- Record
- 5,667 t
- 1982
Buffalo fat, unrendered in Thailand, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Thailand compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.13%
- 0.24% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.01
- world 0.05
- 10-year change
- −36%
- world +17%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Indonesia | 986 | 0.22% |
| 11 | Laos | 804 | 0.18% |
| 12 | Thailand | 581 | 0.13% |
| 13 | Colombia | 436 | 0.10% |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 356 | 0.08% |
Map of world production of buffalo fat, unrendered
Share of the world total; Thailand is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 581 | −11% |
| 2023 | 655 | −8.8% |
| 2022 | 718 | −9.9% |
| 2021 | 797 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 772 | −4.6% |
| 2019 | 809 | −3.6% |
| 2018 | 839 | −16% |
| 2017 | 995 | −8.4% |
| 2016 | 1,086 | +16% |
| 2015 | 936 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 906 | −4.9% |
| 2013 | 953 | −9.8% |
| 2012 | 1,057 | −15% |
| 2011 | 1,244 | −16% |
| 2010 | 1,475 | +37% |
| 2009 | 1,080 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 1,027 | −21% |
| 2007 | 1,308 | −9.6% |
| 2006 | 1,447 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1,404 | +19% |
| 2004 | 1,184 | +10% |
| 2003 | 1,072 | +21% |
| 2002 | 883 | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 803 | −65% |
| 2000 | 2,271 | +17% |
| 1999 | 1,933 | −13% |
| 1998 | 2,218 | −12% |
| 1997 | 2,532 | −13% |
| 1996 | 2,910 | −13% |
| 1995 | 3,352 | −6.0% |
| 1994 | 3,567 | −16% |
| 1993 | 4,256 | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 4,048 | −3.8% |
| 1991 | 4,210 | −3.7% |
| 1990 | 4,372 | −6.9% |
| 1989 | 4,696 | −3.3% |
| 1988 | 4,858 | −4.7% |
| 1987 | 5,100 | −4.5% |
| 1986 | 5,343 | 0.0% |
| 1985 | 5,343 | −1.5% |
| 1984 | 5,424 | −1.5% |
| 1983 | 5,505 | −2.9% |
| 1982 | 5,667 | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 5,262 | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 4,858 | −7.7% |
| 1979 | 5,262 | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 5,181 | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 5,100 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 5,020 | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 4,777 | 0.0% |
| 1974 | 4,777 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 4,696 | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 4,453 | −5.2% |
| 1971 | 4,696 | −3.3% |
| 1970 | 4,858 | 0.0% |
| 1969 | 4,858 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 4,777 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 4,696 | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 4,615 | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 4,534 | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 4,453 | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 4,372 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 4,291 | +6.0% |
| 1961 | 4,048 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of buffalo fat, unrendered in Thailand?
Thailand produced 581 t in 2024, 0.13% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Thailand rank in the world for production of buffalo fat, unrendered?
Thailand ranked 12th 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 Thailand changed?
It fell by 36% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +17% for the world. The record was 5,667 t in 1982.
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 Thailand 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.