Cattle fat, unrendered production in Afghanistan
In 2024 Afghanistan produced 1,507 t of cattle fat, unrendered, the 79th largest in the world (0.04% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 49%. The record was 4,194 t in 1998.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 1,507 t
- World rank
- 79 of 158
- 10-year change
- −49%
- Record
- 4,194 t
- 1998
Cattle fat, unrendered in Afghanistan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Afghanistan compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.04%
- 0.10% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.04
- world 0.42
- 10-year change
- −49%
- world +10%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Senegal | 1,590 | 0.05% |
| 78 | Benin | 1,529 | 0.04% |
| 79 | Afghanistan | 1,507 | 0.04% |
| 80 | Jordan | 1,495 | 0.04% |
| 81 | Malawi | 1,473 | 0.04% |
Map of world production of cattle fat, unrendered
Share of the world total; Afghanistan is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,507 | −7.9% |
| 2023 | 1,636 | −7.3% |
| 2022 | 1,765 | −8.6% |
| 2021 | 1,931 | −19% |
| 2020 | 2,386 | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 2,183 | −7.4% |
| 2018 | 2,358 | −17% |
| 2017 | 2,839 | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 2,638 | −3.5% |
| 2015 | 2,733 | −7.6% |
| 2014 | 2,957 | −10% |
| 2013 | 3,287 | −3.6% |
| 2012 | 3,409 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 3,385 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 3,213 | −3.0% |
| 2009 | 3,311 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 3,262 | −2.9% |
| 2007 | 3,360 | +17% |
| 2006 | 2,877 | −17% |
| 2005 | 3,461 | −5.5% |
| 2004 | 3,662 | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 3,360 | −8.7% |
| 2002 | 3,679 | +39% |
| 2001 | 2,649 | −14% |
| 2000 | 3,091 | −15% |
| 1999 | 3,655 | −13% |
| 1998 | 4,194 | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 3,826 | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 3,508 | +10% |
| 1995 | 3,189 | +15% |
| 1994 | 2,782 | +17% |
| 1993 | 2,384 | +13% |
| 1992 | 2,119 | 0.0% |
| 1991 | 2,119 | 0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,119 | +22% |
| 1989 | 1,742 | 0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,742 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 1,717 | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 1,668 | 0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,668 | 0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,668 | 0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,668 | −1.4% |
| 1982 | 1,692 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 1,668 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 1,643 | −5.7% |
| 1979 | 1,742 | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 1,643 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 1,619 | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 1,528 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 1,496 | −1.6% |
| 1974 | 1,521 | −1.6% |
| 1973 | 1,545 | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 1,496 | −1.6% |
| 1971 | 1,521 | 0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,521 | −17% |
| 1969 | 1,840 | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 1,742 | +9.3% |
| 1967 | 1,594 | −4.4% |
| 1966 | 1,668 | +40% |
| 1965 | 1,195 | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 1,177 | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 1,159 | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 1,123 | +6.4% |
| 1961 | 1,055 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cattle fat, unrendered in Afghanistan?
Afghanistan produced 1,507 t in 2024, 0.04% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Afghanistan rank in the world for production of cattle fat, unrendered?
Afghanistan ranked 79th of 158 countries in 2024. The largest producer was United States with 21.5% of the world total.
How has the production of cattle fat, unrendered in Afghanistan changed?
It fell by 49% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +10% for the world. The record was 4,194 t in 1998.
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 Afghanistan 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.

