Goat fat, unrendered production in Kenya
In 2024 Kenya produced 2,695 t of goat fat, unrendered, the 15th largest in the world (0.86% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 43%. This is the highest figure on record.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 2,695 t
- World rank
- 15 of 135
- 10-year change
- +43%
- Record
- 2,695 t
- 2024
Goat fat, unrendered in Kenya, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Kenya compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.86%
- 0.79% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.05
- world 0.04
- 10-year change
- +43%
- world +31%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Sudan | 3,405 | 1.1% |
| 14 | Turkey | 3,167 | 1.0% |
| 15 | Kenya | 2,695 | 0.86% |
| 16 | Malawi | 2,587 | 0.83% |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 1,832 | 0.58% |
Map of world production of goat fat, unrendered
Share of the world total; Kenya is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,695 | +26% |
| 2023 | 2,144 | +39% |
| 2022 | 1,545 | −24% |
| 2021 | 2,021 | −9.5% |
| 2020 | 2,233 | +44% |
| 2019 | 1,547 | +51% |
| 2018 | 1,027 | +10% |
| 2017 | 931 | −33% |
| 2016 | 1,396 | −26% |
| 2015 | 1,881 | −0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,886 | +18% |
| 2013 | 1,602 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1,560 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1,537 | +19% |
| 2010 | 1,297 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1,281 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 1,236 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1,229 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 1,178 | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 1,076 | −3.2% |
| 2004 | 1,112 | −3.3% |
| 2003 | 1,150 | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 1,076 | −7.4% |
| 2001 | 1,162 | +12% |
| 2000 | 1,041 | 0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,041 | +27% |
| 1998 | 821 | −13% |
| 1997 | 943 | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 882 | −1.8% |
| 1995 | 898 | 0.0% |
| 1994 | 898 | 0.0% |
| 1993 | 898 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 882 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 852 | 0.0% |
| 1990 | 852 | +13% |
| 1989 | 753 | −1.4% |
| 1988 | 764 | +10% |
| 1987 | 692 | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 643 | −6.1% |
| 1985 | 685 | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 647 | +33% |
| 1983 | 485 | +11% |
| 1982 | 438 | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 426 | −13% |
| 1980 | 487 | −36% |
| 1979 | 756 | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 721 | +32% |
| 1977 | 548 | +30% |
| 1976 | 420 | +11% |
| 1975 | 380 | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 365 | +13% |
| 1973 | 323 | −4.7% |
| 1972 | 339 | −5.3% |
| 1971 | 358 | 0.0% |
| 1970 | 358 | −7.7% |
| 1969 | 388 | −14% |
| 1968 | 450 | −6.4% |
| 1967 | 481 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 479 | −0.2% |
| 1965 | 480 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 477 | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 456 | +3.6% |
| 1962 | 440 | +5.3% |
| 1961 | 418 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of goat fat, unrendered in Kenya?
Kenya produced 2,695 t in 2024, 0.86% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Kenya rank in the world for production of goat fat, unrendered?
Kenya ranked 15th of 135 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 32.4% of the world total.
How has the production of goat fat, unrendered in Kenya changed?
It rose by 43% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +31% for the world. 2024 was the highest figure on record.
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.