Fat of pigs production in Kenya
In 2024 Kenya produced 2,129 t of fat of pigs, the 53rd largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 93%. The record was 3,726 t in 2022.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 2,129 t
- World rank
- 53 of 143
- 10-year change
- +93%
- Record
- 3,726 t
- 2022
Fat of pigs in Kenya, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Kenya compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.02%
- 0.01% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.04
- world 1.39
- 10-year change
- +93%
- world +9.2%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Guatemala | 2,372 | 0.02% |
| 52 | Panama | 2,368 | 0.02% |
| 53 | Kenya | 2,129 | 0.02% |
| 54 | Central African Republic | 1,862 | 0.02% |
| 55 | Georgia | 1,743 | 0.02% |
Map of world production of fat of pigs
Share of the world total; Kenya is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,129 | −14% |
| 2023 | 2,473 | −34% |
| 2022 | 3,726 | +161% |
| 2021 | 1,426 | −10% |
| 2020 | 1,592 | +79% |
| 2019 | 891 | −22% |
| 2018 | 1,141 | +42% |
| 2017 | 802 | +21% |
| 2016 | 665 | −59% |
| 2015 | 1,605 | +45% |
| 2014 | 1,104 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1,077 | +35% |
| 2012 | 799 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 790 | −16% |
| 2010 | 943 | −16% |
| 2009 | 1,119 | +12% |
| 2008 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,000 | −3.6% |
| 2006 | 1,037 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1,019 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 988 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 945 | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 889 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 852 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 817 | +19% |
| 1999 | 684 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 656 | −7.7% |
| 1997 | 711 | +10% |
| 1996 | 646 | +23% |
| 1995 | 524 | +15% |
| 1994 | 456 | −12% |
| 1993 | 519 | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 475 | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 432 | +24% |
| 1990 | 348 | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 331 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 321 | +11% |
| 1987 | 289 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 284 | −3.4% |
| 1985 | 294 | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 273 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 266 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 260 | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 241 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 238 | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 225 | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 213 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 212 | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 205 | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 189 | 0.0% |
| 1974 | 189 | −3.6% |
| 1973 | 196 | −1.5% |
| 1972 | 199 | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 193 | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 184 | −17% |
| 1969 | 223 | +16% |
| 1968 | 193 | +18% |
| 1967 | 164 | −7.3% |
| 1966 | 177 | 0.0% |
| 1965 | 177 | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 168 | +14% |
| 1963 | 148 | −11% |
| 1962 | 167 | −10% |
| 1961 | 186 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of fat of pigs in Kenya?
Kenya produced 2,129 t in 2024, 0.02% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Kenya rank in the world for production of fat of pigs?
Kenya ranked 53rd of 143 countries in 2024. The largest producer was United States with 29.7% of the world total.
How has the production of fat of pigs in Kenya changed?
It rose by 93% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +9.2% for the world. The record was 3,726 t in 2022.
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 Kenya 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.