Pig fat, rendered production in El Salvador
In 2023 El Salvador produced 942 t of pig fat, rendered, the 66th largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 39%. The record was 3,277 t in 1980.
The 2023 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2023
- 942 t
- World rank
- 66 of 79
- 10-year change
- −39%
- Record
- 3,277 t
- 1980
Pig fat, rendered in El Salvador, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
El Salvador compared with the world, 2023
- Share of world total
- 0.02%
- 0.03% in 2013
- 10-year change
- −39%
- world +1.1%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Cuba | 1,087 | 0.02% |
| 65 | Barbados | 951 | 0.02% |
| 66 | El Salvador | 942 | 0.02% |
| 67 | Spain | 938 | 0.02% |
| 68 | Honduras | 931 | 0.02% |
Map of world production of pig fat, rendered
Share of the world total; El Salvador is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 942 | −43% |
| 2022 | 1,655 | −5.4% |
| 2021 | 1,750 | +12% |
| 2020 | 1,558 | −5.7% |
| 2019 | 1,652 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,648 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 1,564 | −1.5% |
| 2016 | 1,588 | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 1,449 | −15% |
| 2014 | 1,702 | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 1,552 | −18% |
| 2012 | 1,891 | +13% |
| 2011 | 1,671 | −0.9% |
| 2010 | 1,686 | −5.8% |
| 2009 | 1,789 | −1.7% |
| 2008 | 1,820 | −11% |
| 2007 | 2,040 | −30% |
| 2006 | 2,904 | +31% |
| 2005 | 2,220 | +41% |
| 2004 | 1,579 | −1.1% |
| 2003 | 1,597 | −3.3% |
| 2002 | 1,651 | −4.7% |
| 2001 | 1,732 | −19% |
| 2000 | 2,142 | −27% |
| 1999 | 2,942 | +39% |
| 1998 | 2,122 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 2,080 | −6.6% |
| 1996 | 2,227 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 2,184 | −14% |
| 1994 | 2,548 | +13% |
| 1993 | 2,257 | −6.2% |
| 1992 | 2,406 | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 2,197 | −6.2% |
| 1990 | 2,342 | +16% |
| 1989 | 2,027 | −24% |
| 1988 | 2,656 | −8.3% |
| 1987 | 2,895 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 2,850 | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 2,756 | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 2,604 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 2,600 | 0.0% |
| 1982 | 2,600 | 0.0% |
| 1981 | 2,600 | −21% |
| 1980 | 3,277 | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 3,069 | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 2,870 | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 2,787 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 2,735 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 2,710 | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 2,631 | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 2,571 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 2,496 | +17% |
| 1971 | 2,132 | −3.2% |
| 1970 | 2,203 | −2.0% |
| 1969 | 2,247 | −2.5% |
| 1968 | 2,304 | 0.0% |
| 1967 | 2,304 | −0.4% |
| 1966 | 2,313 | −0.2% |
| 1965 | 2,317 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 2,311 | −0.1% |
| 1963 | 2,313 | −0.1% |
| 1962 | 2,316 | −0.0% |
| 1961 | 2,317 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of pig fat, rendered in El Salvador?
El Salvador produced 942 t in 2023, 0.02% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does El Salvador rank in the world for production of pig fat, rendered?
El Salvador ranked 66th of 79 countries in 2023. The largest producer was China with 41.8% of the world total.
How has the production of pig fat, rendered in El Salvador changed?
It fell by 39% between 2013 and 2023, compared with +1.1% for the world. The record was 3,277 t in 1980.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2023 figure for El Salvador 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.

