Margarine and shortening — Production in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Margarine and shortening — Production was 103,080 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
103,080 t
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
20th
of 97 countries
All-time high
124,941 t
in 1991
All-time low
16,348 t
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Margarine and shortening — Production in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Australia and New Zealand recorded 103,080 t for margarine and shortening — production in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, margarine and shortening — production in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 124,941 t in 1991 and was at its lowest, 16,348 t, in 1962.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Margarine and shortening — Production in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Margarine and shortening — Production in Australia and New Zealand, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 16,642 t
1962 16,348 t -1.8%
1963 16,538 t +1.2%
1964 16,408 t -0.8%
1965 23,480 t +43.1%
1966 24,693 t +5.2%
1967 22,334 t -9.6%
1968 16,472 t -26.2%
1969 16,487 t +0.1%
1970 17,092 t +3.7%
1971 17,065 t -0.2%
1972 18,409 t +7.9%
1973 22,456 t +22.0%
1974 27,228 t +21.2%
1975 32,859 t +20.7%
1976 48,690 t +48.2%
1977 71,618 t +47.1%
1978 78,235 t +9.2%
1979 91,900 t +17.5%
1980 101,483 t +10.4%
1981 102,331 t +0.8%
1982 109,649 t +7.2%
1983 110,228 t +0.5%
1984 110,642 t +0.4%
1985 109,036 t -1.5%
1986 114,075 t +4.6%
1987 115,363 t +1.1%
1988 121,820 t +5.6%
1989 124,867 t +2.5%
1990 118,491 t -5.1%
1991 124,941 t +5.4%
1992 124,386 t -0.4%
1993 121,611 t -2.2%
1994 119,502 t -1.7%
1995 103,802 t -13.1%
1996 115,409 t +11.2%
1997 108,303 t -6.2%
1998 105,290 t -2.8%
1999 108,025 t +2.6%
2000 105,915 t -2.0%
2001 106,912 t +0.9%
2002 106,784 t -0.1%
2003 105,168 t -1.5%
2004 105,744 t +0.5%
2005 105,924 t +0.2%
2006 103,185 t -2.6%
2007 101,417 t -1.7%
2008 100,247 t -1.2%
2009 102,403 t +2.2%
2010 104,859 t +2.4%
2011 109,052 t +4.0%
2012 103,956 t -4.7%
2013 104,746 t +0.8%
2014 101,089 t -3.5%
2015 121,112 t +19.8%
2016 119,061 t -1.7%
2017 109,978 t -7.6%
2018 122,149 t +11.1%
2019 121,137 t -0.8%
2020 110,654 t -8.7%
2021 113,256 t +2.4%
2022 105,824 t -6.6%
2023 103,080 t -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 18,822 t 16,348 t 24,693 t 9
1970s 42,555 t 17,065 t 91,900 t 10
1980s 111,949 t 101,483 t 124,867 t 10
1990s 114,976 t 103,802 t 124,941 t 10
2000s 104,370 t 100,247 t 106,912 t 10
2010s 111,714 t 101,089 t 122,149 t 10
2020s 108,204 t 103,080 t 113,256 t 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 17 Spain 147,966 t compare
  2. 18 Malaysia 143,011 t compare
  3. 19 Italy 118,396 t compare
  4. 21 Canada 101,000 t compare
  5. 22 Ukraine 100,368 t compare
  6. 23 Peru 98,237 t compare

See the full ranking of 137 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is margarine and shortening — production in Australia and New Zealand?
Margarine and shortening — production in Australia and New Zealand was 103,080 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest margarine and shortening — production recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 124,941 t in 1991.
What is the lowest margarine and shortening — production recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 16,348 t in 1962.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for margarine and shortening — production?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
Is margarine and shortening — production rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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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Indicator
Margarine and shortening — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
137 places, 7,206 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.