Cream, fresh — Production in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Cream, fresh — Production was 2,793 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
2,793 t
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
24th
of 26 groups
All-time high
5,413 t
in 2009
All-time low
5.63 t
in 1967
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cream, fresh — Production in Southern Africa, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cream, fresh — production in Southern Africa is 2,793 t, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cream, fresh — production in Southern Africa peaked at 5,413 t in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.63 t, in 1967.

That places Southern Africa 24th 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 Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Cream, fresh — Production in Southern Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 7.98 t
1962 8.04 t +0.8%
1963 8.1 t +0.7%
1964 8.03 t -0.9%
1965 6.79 t -15.4%
1966 5.65 t -16.8%
1967 5.63 t -0.4%
1968 6.84 t +21.5%
1969 7.75 t +13.3%
1970 7 t -9.7%
1971 7.09 t +1.3%
1972 8 t +12.8%
1973 9 t +12.5%
1974 10 t +11.1%
1975 11 t +10.0%
1976 12 t +9.1%
1977 13 t +8.3%
1978 13.5 t +3.8%
1979 14 t +3.7%
1980 14 t +0.0%
1981 15 t +7.1%
1982 16 t +6.7%
1983 16.5 t +3.1%
1984 15 t -9.1%
1985 16 t +6.7%
1986 16.5 t +3.1%
1987 17 t +3.0%
1988 917.5 t +5297.1%
1989 918 t +0.1%
1990 918 t +0.0%
1991 1,998 t +117.6%
1992 915 t -54.2%
1993 912.5 t -0.3%
1994 1,362 t +49.3%
1995 1,364 t +0.1%
1996 1,272 t -6.7%
1997 1,632 t +28.3%
1998 3,162 t +93.7%
1999 2,712 t -14.2%
2000 2,712 t +0.0%
2001 2,712 t +0.0%
2002 2,712 t +0.0%
2003 2,712 t +0.0%
2004 2,712 t +0.0%
2005 2,712 t +0.0%
2006 2,712 t +0.0%
2007 2,713 t +0.0%
2008 3,613 t +33.2%
2009 5,413 t +49.8%
2010 3,140 t -42.0%
2011 3,182 t +1.3%
2012 3,344 t +5.1%
2013 3,529 t +5.5%
2014 2,310 t -34.5%
2015 2,212 t -4.2%
2016 2,359 t +6.6%
2017 2,370 t +0.5%
2018 4,064 t +71.5%
2019 2,430 t -40.2%
2020 2,661 t +9.5%
2021 2,679 t +0.7%
2022 2,728 t +1.8%
2023 2,793 t +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.2 t 5.63 t 8.1 t 9
1970s 10.46 t 7 t 14 t 10
1980s 196.15 t 14 t 918 t 10
1990s 1,625 t 912.5 t 3,162 t 10
2000s 3,072 t 2,712 t 5,413 t 10
2010s 2,894 t 2,212 t 4,064 t 10
2020s 2,715 t 2,661 t 2,793 t 4

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 21 Czechoslovakia 40,000 t compare
  2. 22 Switzerland 37,915 t compare
  3. 23 Slovakia 34,490 t compare
  4. 24 Kazakhstan 34,180 t compare
  5. 25 Croatia 32,110 t compare
  6. 26 Belarus 31,203 t compare
  7. 27 Norway 30,107 t compare

See the full ranking of 101 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cream, fresh — production in Southern Africa?
Cream, fresh — production in Southern Africa was 2,793 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cream, fresh — production recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 5,413 t in 2009.
What is the lowest cream, fresh — production recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 5.63 t in 1967.
How does Southern Africa rank for cream, fresh — production?
Southern Africa ranks 24th out of 26 groups with data for 2023.
Is cream, fresh — production rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Southern 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.