Cream, fresh — Production in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Cream, fresh — Production was 318,052 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
318,052 t
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
7th
of 26 groups
All-time high
436,855 t
in 2015
All-time low
169,000 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cream, fresh — Production in Northern Europe, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, cream, fresh — production in Northern Europe stood at 318,052 t.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cream, fresh — production in Northern Europe peaked at 436,855 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 169,000 t, in 1961.

That places Northern Europe 7th out of 26 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Cream, fresh — Production in Northern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Cream, fresh — Production in Northern Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 169,000 t
1962 171,000 t +1.2%
1963 173,200 t +1.3%
1964 175,090 t +1.1%
1965 177,100 t +1.1%
1966 195,876 t +10.6%
1967 205,253 t +4.8%
1968 214,949 t +4.7%
1969 223,012 t +3.8%
1970 227,357 t +1.9%
1971 229,558 t +1.0%
1972 234,652 t +2.2%
1973 234,465 t -0.1%
1974 240,445 t +2.6%
1975 238,764 t -0.7%
1976 243,061 t +1.8%
1977 242,206 t -0.4%
1978 239,545 t -1.1%
1979 246,050 t +2.7%
1980 258,347 t +5.0%
1981 262,659 t +1.7%
1982 264,768 t +0.8%
1983 252,182 t -4.8%
1984 246,916 t -2.1%
1985 241,102 t -2.4%
1986 236,258 t -2.0%
1987 237,674 t +0.6%
1988 245,899 t +3.5%
1989 244,759 t -0.5%
1990 285,933 t +16.8%
1991 302,101 t +5.7%
1992 338,523 t +12.1%
1993 309,860 t -8.5%
1994 317,040 t +2.3%
1995 316,774 t -0.1%
1996 322,576 t +1.8%
1997 349,997 t +8.5%
1998 375,812 t +7.4%
1999 370,009 t -1.5%
2000 357,224 t -3.5%
2001 360,524 t +0.9%
2002 367,010 t +1.8%
2003 389,772 t +6.2%
2004 365,850 t -6.1%
2005 380,080 t +3.9%
2006 378,572 t -0.4%
2007 387,394 t +2.3%
2008 381,482 t -1.5%
2009 391,965 t +2.7%
2010 392,470 t +0.1%
2011 394,190 t +0.4%
2012 426,850 t +8.3%
2013 397,920 t -6.8%
2014 416,441 t +4.7%
2015 436,855 t +4.9%
2016 429,922 t -1.6%
2017 430,538 t +0.1%
2018 365,374 t -15.1%
2019 359,964 t -1.5%
2020 336,980 t -6.4%
2021 334,497 t -0.7%
2022 320,668 t -4.1%
2023 318,052 t -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 189,387 t 169,000 t 223,012 t 9
1970s 237,610 t 227,357 t 246,050 t 10
1980s 249,056 t 236,258 t 264,768 t 10
1990s 328,862 t 285,933 t 375,812 t 10
2000s 375,987 t 357,224 t 391,965 t 10
2010s 405,052 t 359,964 t 436,855 t 10
2020s 327,549 t 318,052 t 336,980 t 4

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  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 Northern Europe?
Cream, fresh — production in Northern Europe was 318,052 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cream, fresh — production recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 436,855 t in 2015.
What is the lowest cream, fresh — production recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 169,000 t in 1961.
How does Northern Europe rank for cream, fresh — production?
Northern Europe ranks 7th out of 26 groups with data for 2023.
Is cream, fresh — production rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Europe 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.