Goat fat, unrendered production in Malawi
In 2024 Malawi produced 2,587 t of goat fat, unrendered, the 16th largest in the world (0.83% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 115%. This is the highest figure on record.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 2,587 t
- World rank
- 16 of 135
- 10-year change
- +115%
- Record
- 2,587 t
- 2024
Goat fat, unrendered in Malawi, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Malawi compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.83%
- 0.50% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.12
- world 0.04
- 10-year change
- +115%
- world +31%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 18 | Afghanistan | 1,748 | 0.56% |
Map of world production of goat fat, unrendered
Share of the world total; Malawi is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,587 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 2,439 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 2,351 | +18% |
| 2021 | 1,984 | +11% |
| 2020 | 1,792 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 1,680 | −2.6% |
| 2018 | 1,724 | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 1,569 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 1,492 | +12% |
| 2015 | 1,327 | +10% |
| 2014 | 1,206 | +12% |
| 2013 | 1,080 | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 993 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 927 | +18% |
| 2010 | 788 | +10% |
| 2009 | 716 | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 652 | +14% |
| 2007 | 571 | +18% |
| 2006 | 483 | +41% |
| 2005 | 342 | −15% |
| 2004 | 403 | +23% |
| 2003 | 328 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 317 | −6.8% |
| 2001 | 340 | +23% |
| 2000 | 276 | +38% |
| 1999 | 200 | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 192 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 188 | +25% |
| 1996 | 151 | +50% |
| 1995 | 101 | −1.9% |
| 1994 | 103 | −12% |
| 1993 | 117 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 113 | +11% |
| 1991 | 102 | 0.0% |
| 1990 | 102 | −3.8% |
| 1989 | 106 | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 102 | −1.0% |
| 1987 | 103 | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 95 | −1.0% |
| 1985 | 96 | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 89 | +17% |
| 1983 | 76 | −16% |
| 1982 | 91 | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 86 | +10% |
| 1980 | 78 | −1.3% |
| 1979 | 79 | −17% |
| 1978 | 95 | −5.0% |
| 1977 | 100 | +12% |
| 1976 | 89 | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 83 | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 80 | +18% |
| 1973 | 68 | −11% |
| 1972 | 76 | −1.3% |
| 1971 | 77 | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 72 | −2.7% |
| 1969 | 74 | −7.5% |
| 1968 | 80 | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 75 | +34% |
| 1966 | 56 | 0.0% |
| 1965 | 56 | −3.4% |
| 1964 | 58 | +9.4% |
| 1963 | 53 | −10% |
| 1962 | 59 | −7.8% |
| 1961 | 64 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of goat fat, unrendered in Malawi?
Malawi produced 2,587 t in 2024, 0.83% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Malawi rank in the world for production of goat fat, unrendered?
Malawi ranked 16th 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 Malawi changed?
It rose by 115% 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 Malawi 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.