Sheep fat, unrendered production in Botswana
In 2024 Botswana produced 38 t of sheep fat, unrendered, the 100th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 40%. The record was 94 t in 1998.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 38 t
- World rank
- 100 of 141
- 10-year change
- −40%
- Record
- 94 t
- 1998
Sheep fat, unrendered in Botswana, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Botswana compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.01% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.02
- world 0.08
- 10-year change
- −40%
- world +21%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | Montenegro | 41 | 0.01% |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 39 | 0.01% |
| 100 | Botswana | 38 | 0.01% |
| 101 | Moldova | 38 | 0.01% |
| 102 | North Korea | 34 | 0.01% |
Map of world production of sheep fat, unrendered
Share of the world total; Botswana is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38 | −17% |
| 2023 | 46 | −13% |
| 2022 | 53 | −8.6% |
| 2021 | 58 | −3.3% |
| 2020 | 60 | −9.1% |
| 2019 | 66 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 63 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 60 | −6.3% |
| 2016 | 64 | −3.0% |
| 2015 | 66 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 63 | −18% |
| 2013 | 77 | −4.9% |
| 2012 | 81 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 80 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 78 | 0.0% |
| 2009 | 78 | −7.1% |
| 2008 | 84 | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 78 | 0.0% |
| 2006 | 78 | +13% |
| 2005 | 69 | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 63 | +11% |
| 2003 | 57 | −14% |
| 2002 | 66 | −8.3% |
| 2001 | 72 | −7.7% |
| 2000 | 78 | −14% |
| 1999 | 91 | −3.2% |
| 1998 | 94 | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 88 | +28% |
| 1996 | 69 | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 66 | +27% |
| 1994 | 52 | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 49 | −14% |
| 1992 | 57 | −12% |
| 1991 | 65 | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 62 | +11% |
| 1989 | 56 | +9.8% |
| 1988 | 51 | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 48 | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 45 | +13% |
| 1985 | 40 | +18% |
| 1984 | 34 | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 33 | +18% |
| 1982 | 28 | +33% |
| 1981 | 21 | −22% |
| 1980 | 27 | +13% |
| 1979 | 24 | 0.0% |
| 1978 | 24 | −4.0% |
| 1977 | 25 | −14% |
| 1976 | 29 | −15% |
| 1975 | 34 | −19% |
| 1974 | 42 | −6.7% |
| 1973 | 45 | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 44 | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 42 | 0.0% |
| 1970 | 42 | 0.0% |
| 1969 | 42 | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 39 | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 36 | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 33 | +22% |
| 1965 | 27 | −3.6% |
| 1964 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 27 | +13% |
| 1962 | 24 | +14% |
| 1961 | 21 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sheep fat, unrendered in Botswana?
Botswana produced 38 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Botswana rank in the world for production of sheep fat, unrendered?
Botswana ranked 100th of 141 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 17.6% of the world total.
How has the production of sheep fat, unrendered in Botswana changed?
It fell by 40% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +21% for the world. The record was 94 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 Botswana 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.