To provide: a production method using a catalyst which can substantially
suppress leaching of active metal components and exhibit high activity
for both reactions of transesterification of glycerides and
esterification of free fatty acids each contained in a fat or oil; and
the catalyst. A method for producing fatty acid alkyl esters and/or
glycerin comprising a step of bringing a fat or oil into contact with an
alcohol in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the catalyst is at least
one catalyst selected from the group consisting of the following (I) to
(V): (I) a metal oxide having an ilmenite structure and/or a slyrankite
structure; (II) an oxide containing a metallic element belonging to the
Group 12 and a metallic element belonging to the Group 4; (III) a mixed
oxide containing a metallic element belonging to the Group 12 and a
tetravalent transition metallic element; (IV) a metal oxide containing
zirconium and at least one metallic element selected from the group
consisting of metallic elements belonging to the Groups 4, 5 and 8; and
(V) a metal oxide containing anatase type titanium oxide and/or rutile
type titanium oxide, and the metal oxide containing a sulfur component of
700 ppm or less.