FAOSTAT · 1961–2023
Tallow production in Australia
In 2023 Australia produced 592,600 t of tallow, the 3rd largest in the world (7.19% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 8.1%. The record was 605,000 t in 2015.
The 2023 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2023
- 592,600 t
- World rank
- 3 of 69
- 10-year change
- +8.1%
- Record
- 605,000 t
- 2015
Tallow in Australia, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 592,600 | +18% |
| 2022 | 501,500 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 495,800 | −3.0% |
| 2020 | 511,100 | −9.4% |
| 2019 | 564,400 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 563,200 | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 525,000 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 507,000 | −16% |
| 2015 | 605,000 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 585,200 | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 548,000 | +11% |
| 2012 | 494,000 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 493,000 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 487,800 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 483,000 | −3.2% |
| 2008 | 499,100 | −0.4% |
| 2007 | 501,300 | −0.4% |
| 2006 | 503,300 | +13% |
| 2005 | 444,050 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 437,400 | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 410,000 | −2.8% |
| 2002 | 422,000 | −7.5% |
| 2001 | 456,200 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 452,900 | −4.5% |
| 1999 | 474,200 | +14% |
| 1998 | 415,600 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 415,100 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 406,000 | −4.0% |
| 1995 | 423,000 | −0.9% |
| 1994 | 426,746 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 423,546 | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 401,772 | −2.9% |
| 1991 | 413,694 | −0.1% |
| 1990 | 414,165 | +10% |
| 1989 | 376,343 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 371,396 | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 351,269 | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 333,168 | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 314,393 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 308,621 | −8.9% |
| 1983 | 338,893 | +12% |
| 1982 | 302,789 | −4.3% |
| 1981 | 316,345 | −8.6% |
| 1980 | 346,150 | −16% |
| 1979 | 409,898 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 407,649 | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 378,628 | −0.7% |
| 1976 | 381,481 | +10% |
| 1975 | 346,709 | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 318,986 | −15% |
| 1973 | 373,377 | −2.9% |
| 1972 | 384,529 | +80% |
| 1971 | 213,300 | −35% |
| 1970 | 330,442 | +40% |
| 1969 | 236,605 | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 227,705 | −2.0% |
| 1967 | 232,412 | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 223,953 | −11% |
| 1965 | 250,893 | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 240,605 | −0.7% |
| 1963 | 242,246 | +16% |
| 1962 | 209,246 | +43% |
| 1961 | 146,398 | — |
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.