Sheep fat, unrendered production in Mauritania
In 2024 Mauritania produced 914 t of sheep fat, unrendered, the 51st largest in the world (0.14% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 58%. This is the highest figure on record.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 914 t
- World rank
- 51 of 141
- 10-year change
- +58%
- Record
- 914 t
- 2024
Sheep fat, unrendered in Mauritania, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Mauritania compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.14%
- 0.11% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.18
- world 0.08
- 10-year change
- +58%
- world +21%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 1,041 | 0.16% |
| 50 | Somalia | 932 | 0.15% |
| 51 | Mauritania | 914 | 0.14% |
| 52 | Albania | 865 | 0.13% |
| 53 | Ghana | 776 | 0.12% |
Map of world production of sheep fat, unrendered
Share of the world total; Mauritania is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 914 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 887 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 860 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 837 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 830 | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 770 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 750 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 714 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 711 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 709 | +23% |
| 2014 | 577 | −11% |
| 2013 | 645 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 630 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 600 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 585 | +26% |
| 2009 | 465 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 459 | −7.3% |
| 2007 | 495 | 0.0% |
| 2006 | 495 | 0.0% |
| 2005 | 495 | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 495 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 480 | 0.0% |
| 2002 | 480 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 459 | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 435 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 414 | +10% |
| 1998 | 375 | +14% |
| 1997 | 330 | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 315 | +24% |
| 1995 | 254 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 252 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 243 | −1.2% |
| 1992 | 246 | −7.5% |
| 1991 | 266 | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 255 | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 240 | +19% |
| 1988 | 201 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 198 | 0.0% |
| 1986 | 198 | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 192 | 0.0% |
| 1984 | 192 | −1.5% |
| 1983 | 195 | −4.4% |
| 1982 | 204 | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 195 | −11% |
| 1980 | 219 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 216 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 213 | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 201 | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 195 | +14% |
| 1975 | 171 | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 165 | −8.3% |
| 1973 | 180 | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 168 | −16% |
| 1971 | 201 | −1.5% |
| 1970 | 204 | +9.7% |
| 1969 | 186 | −4.6% |
| 1968 | 195 | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 180 | 0.0% |
| 1966 | 180 | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 174 | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 171 | 0.0% |
| 1963 | 171 | +3.6% |
| 1962 | 165 | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 162 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sheep fat, unrendered in Mauritania?
Mauritania produced 914 t in 2024, 0.14% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Mauritania rank in the world for production of sheep fat, unrendered?
Mauritania ranked 51st 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 Mauritania changed?
It rose by 58% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +21% 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 Mauritania 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.