Sheep fat, unrendered production in Somalia
In 2024 Somalia produced 932 t of sheep fat, unrendered, the 50th largest in the world (0.15% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 33%. The record was 1,599 t in 2005.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 932 t
- World rank
- 50 of 141
- 10-year change
- −33%
- Record
- 1,599 t
- 2005
Sheep fat, unrendered in Somalia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Somalia compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.15%
- 0.26% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.05
- world 0.08
- 10-year change
- −33%
- world +21%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Peru | 1,046 | 0.16% |
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 1,041 | 0.16% |
| 50 | Somalia | 932 | 0.15% |
| 51 | Mauritania | 914 | 0.14% |
| 52 | Albania | 865 | 0.13% |
Map of world production of sheep fat, unrendered
Share of the world total; Somalia is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 932 | −10.0% |
| 2023 | 1,035 | −8.2% |
| 2022 | 1,128 | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 1,048 | −13% |
| 2020 | 1,206 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1,200 | −3.2% |
| 2018 | 1,240 | −2.3% |
| 2017 | 1,269 | −4.2% |
| 2016 | 1,324 | −4.4% |
| 2015 | 1,385 | −0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,388 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1,365 | 0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,365 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 1,326 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1,306 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1,287 | −0.6% |
| 2008 | 1,295 | −0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,299 | −10.0% |
| 2006 | 1,443 | −9.8% |
| 2005 | 1,599 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1,560 | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 1,443 | +19% |
| 2002 | 1,209 | −14% |
| 2001 | 1,404 | +33% |
| 2000 | 1,053 | +17% |
| 1999 | 897 | −23% |
| 1998 | 1,170 | +50% |
| 1997 | 780 | −9.1% |
| 1996 | 858 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 819 | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 780 | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 741 | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 702 | −22% |
| 1991 | 897 | −12% |
| 1990 | 1,014 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 1,002 | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 920 | −5.0% |
| 1987 | 968 | +24% |
| 1986 | 780 | −13% |
| 1985 | 898 | +13% |
| 1984 | 798 | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 750 | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 696 | −8.8% |
| 1981 | 763 | −5.0% |
| 1980 | 803 | +10% |
| 1979 | 727 | −1.4% |
| 1978 | 737 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 735 | +19% |
| 1976 | 618 | +24% |
| 1975 | 500 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 491 | −7.5% |
| 1973 | 531 | +8.4% |
| 1972 | 490 | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 465 | −0.9% |
| 1970 | 469 | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 435 | +11% |
| 1968 | 392 | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 377 | +7.4% |
| 1966 | 351 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 350 | +7.7% |
| 1964 | 325 | 0.0% |
| 1963 | 325 | +6.2% |
| 1962 | 306 | +5.9% |
| 1961 | 289 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sheep fat, unrendered in Somalia?
Somalia produced 932 t in 2024, 0.15% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Somalia rank in the world for production of sheep fat, unrendered?
Somalia ranked 50th 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 Somalia changed?
It fell by 33% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +21% for the world. The record was 1,599 t in 2005.
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 Somalia 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.