Cream, fresh — Production in Africa

Africa: Cream, fresh — Production was 69,909 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
69,909 t
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
7th
of 22 regions
All-time high
70,711 t
in 2022
All-time low
50.63 t
in 1967
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cream, fresh — Production in Africa, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Africa recorded 69,909 t for cream, fresh — production in 2023.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cream, fresh — production in Africa peaked at 70,711 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 50.63 t, in 1967.

Africa ranks 7th of 22 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 52.2 t 50.63 t 53.1 t 9
1970s 55.46 t 52 t 59 t 10
1980s 241.15 t 59 t 963 t 10
1990s 2,583 t 972 t 4,467 t 10
2000s 25,761 t 12,789 t 51,953 t 10
2010s 55,932 t 50,897 t 67,250 t 10
2020s 69,379 t 67,430 t 70,711 t 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 4 Italy 285,800 t compare
  2. 5 Belgium 274,690 t compare
  3. 6 Poland 262,650 t compare
  4. 7 Canada 240,161 t compare
  5. 8 Russian Federation 182,447 t compare
  6. 9 Australia and New Zealand 178,334 t compare
  7. 10 New Zealand 172,300 t compare

See the full ranking of 101 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cream, fresh — production in Africa?
Cream, fresh — production in Africa was 69,909 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cream, fresh — production recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 70,711 t in 2022.
What is the lowest cream, fresh — production recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 50.63 t in 1967.
How does Africa rank for cream, fresh — production?
Africa ranks 7th out of 22 regions with data for 2023.
Is cream, fresh — production rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cream, fresh — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cream, fresh — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
101 places, 4,731 data points, 1961–2023
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.