Cream, fresh — Production in South America

South America: Cream, fresh — Production was 23,764 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
23,764 t
Change on year
up 3.4%
Rank
21st
of 26 groups
All-time high
23,764 t
in 2023
All-time low
0 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cream, fresh — Production in South America, 1961–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

South America recorded 23,764 t for cream, fresh — production in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cream, fresh — production in South America peaked at 23,764 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1961.

That places South America 21st out of 26 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Cream, fresh — Production in South America, year by year

Annual values for Cream, fresh — Production in South America, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 0 t
1962 0 t
1963 0 t
1964 0 t
1965 0 t
1966 0 t
1967 0 t
1968 0 t
1969 0 t
1970 0 t
1971 0 t
1972 0 t
1973 0 t
1974 0 t
1975 0 t
1976 0 t
1977 0 t
1978 0 t
1979 0 t
1980 0 t
1981 0 t
1982 100 t
1983 100 t +0.0%
1984 100 t +0.0%
1985 348 t +248.0%
1986 413.9 t +18.9%
1987 442.5 t +6.9%
1988 1,482 t +235.0%
1989 2,444 t +64.8%
1990 3,215 t +31.6%
1991 7,656 t +138.1%
1992 10,946 t +43.0%
1993 13,801 t +26.1%
1994 11,680 t -15.4%
1995 19,352 t +65.7%
1996 16,426 t -15.1%
1997 14,796 t -9.9%
1998 16,008 t +8.2%
1999 14,646 t -8.5%
2000 13,146 t -10.2%
2001 14,980 t +13.9%
2002 18,728 t +25.0%
2003 18,234 t -2.6%
2004 17,632 t -3.3%
2005 18,339 t +4.0%
2006 15,238 t -16.9%
2007 22,402 t +47.0%
2008 22,256 t -0.7%
2009 20,968 t -5.8%
2010 20,624 t -1.6%
2011 18,686 t -9.4%
2012 19,146 t +2.5%
2013 20,788 t +8.6%
2014 20,032 t -3.6%
2015 21,859 t +9.1%
2016 19,231 t -12.0%
2017 18,646 t -3.0%
2018 19,288 t +3.4%
2019 19,292 t +0.0%
2020 20,179 t +4.6%
2021 21,420 t +6.1%
2022 22,978 t +7.3%
2023 23,764 t +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 t 0 t 0 t 9
1970s 0 t 0 t 0 t 10
1980s 543.06 t 0 t 2,444 t 10
1990s 12,852 t 3,215 t 19,352 t 10
2000s 18,192 t 13,146 t 22,402 t 10
2010s 19,759 t 18,646 t 21,859 t 10
2020s 22,085 t 20,179 t 23,764 t 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 18 Sweden 66,880 t compare
  2. 19 Czechia 60,750 t compare
  3. 20 Denmark 59,900 t compare
  4. 21 Czechoslovakia 40,000 t compare
  5. 22 Switzerland 37,915 t compare
  6. 23 Slovakia 34,490 t compare
  7. 24 Kazakhstan 34,180 t compare

See the full ranking of 101 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cream, fresh — production in South America?
Cream, fresh — production in South America was 23,764 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cream, fresh — production recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 23,764 t in 2023.
What is the lowest cream, fresh — production recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1961.
How does South America rank for cream, fresh — production?
South America ranks 21st out of 26 groups with data for 2023.
Is cream, fresh — production rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South America 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.