Margarine and shortening — Production in Africa
Africa: Margarine and shortening — Production was 635,402 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Margarine and shortening — Production in Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Africa recorded 635,402 t for margarine and shortening — production in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, margarine and shortening — production in Africa peaked at 758,364 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21,669 t, in 1964.
Africa ranks 13th of 28 groups 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.
Margarine and shortening — Production in Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35,427 t | — |
| 1962 | 37,889 t | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 46,824 t | +23.6% |
| 1964 | 21,669 t | -53.7% |
| 1965 | 74,681 t | +244.6% |
| 1966 | 84,385 t | +13.0% |
| 1967 | 69,691 t | -17.4% |
| 1968 | 68,377 t | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 67,673 t | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 93,917 t | +38.8% |
| 1971 | 102,113 t | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 115,345 t | +13.0% |
| 1973 | 139,921 t | +21.3% |
| 1974 | 156,464 t | +11.8% |
| 1975 | 191,295 t | +22.3% |
| 1976 | 186,689 t | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 201,604 t | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 226,586 t | +12.4% |
| 1979 | 227,894 t | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 249,739 t | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 276,568 t | +10.7% |
| 1982 | 260,003 t | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 223,551 t | -14.0% |
| 1984 | 222,800 t | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 217,662 t | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 235,743 t | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 217,515 t | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 251,455 t | +15.6% |
| 1989 | 233,090 t | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 246,097 t | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 253,179 t | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 274,803 t | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 263,949 t | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 296,918 t | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 293,241 t | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 308,829 t | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 316,312 t | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 349,256 t | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 359,340 t | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 337,713 t | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 318,503 t | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 384,980 t | +20.9% |
| 2003 | 347,908 t | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 389,328 t | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 382,243 t | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 396,735 t | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 389,112 t | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 417,394 t | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 387,786 t | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 442,152 t | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 265,715 t | -39.9% |
| 2012 | 296,705 t | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 484,588 t | +63.3% |
| 2014 | 340,288 t | -29.8% |
| 2015 | 347,256 t | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 330,935 t | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 600,294 t | +81.4% |
| 2018 | 588,695 t | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 689,774 t | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 758,364 t | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 639,796 t | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 619,002 t | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 635,402 t | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56,291 t | 21,669 t | 84,385 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 164,183 t | 93,917 t | 227,894 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 238,813 t | 217,515 t | 276,568 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 296,192 t | 246,097 t | 359,340 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 375,170 t | 318,503 t | 417,394 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 438,640 t | 265,715 t | 689,774 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 663,141 t | 619,002 t | 758,364 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 10 Japan 313,436 t compare
- 11 Poland 313,000 t compare
- 12 Belgium-Luxembourg 298,000 t compare
- 13 Indonesia 261,290 t compare
- 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 250,000 t compare
- 15 Sweden 156,432 t compare
- 16 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 156,184 t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is margarine and shortening — production in Africa?
- Margarine and shortening — production in Africa was 635,402 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest margarine and shortening — production recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 758,364 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest margarine and shortening — production recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,669 t in 1964.
- How does Africa rank for margarine and shortening — production?
- Africa ranks 13th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is margarine and shortening — production rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. 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 Margarine and shortening — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.