Margarine and shortening — Production in Belgium-Luxembourg

Belgium-Luxembourg: Margarine and shortening — Production was 298,000 t in 1999. ▲ Rising

Latest (1999)
298,000 t
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
12th
of 97 countries
All-time high
303,156 t
in 1995
All-time low
114,973 t
in 1961
Years of data
39
1961–1999

Margarine and shortening — Production in Belgium-Luxembourg, 1961–1999

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1961198019991961: 115.0k t1962: 117.3k t1963: 120.4k t1964: 127.1k t1965: 130.0k t1966: 127.9k t1967: 129.7k t1968: 130.9k t1969: 131.7k t1970: 135.8k t1971: 141.9k t1972: 150.3k t1973: 146.7k t1974: 154.3k t1975: 147.8k t1976: 145.3k t1977: 143.7k t1978: 145.4k t1979: 149.7k t1980: 158.3k t1981: 149.9k t1982: 161.4k t1983: 158.9k t1984: 169.6k t1985: 171.8k t1986: 171.3k t1987: 184.4k t1988: 184.0k t1989: 185.7k t1990: 188.8k t1991: 196.5k t1992: 201.3k t1993: 216.9k t1994: 202.6k t1995: 303.2k t1996: 280.0k t1997: 293.0k t1998: 287.0k t1999: 298.0k t

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for margarine and shortening — production in Belgium-Luxembourg is 298,000 t, measured in 1999.

The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 60.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, margarine and shortening — production in Belgium-Luxembourg peaked at 303,156 t in 1995 and was at its lowest, 114,973 t, in 1961.

Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 12th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

Margarine and shortening — Production in Belgium-Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for Margarine and shortening — Production in Belgium-Luxembourg, 1961 to 1999.
Year t Change
1961 114,973 t
1962 117,341 t +2.1%
1963 120,377 t +2.6%
1964 127,116 t +5.6%
1965 130,014 t +2.3%
1966 127,884 t -1.6%
1967 129,659 t +1.4%
1968 130,880 t +0.9%
1969 131,731 t +0.7%
1970 135,750 t +3.1%
1971 141,925 t +4.5%
1972 150,257 t +5.9%
1973 146,705 t -2.4%
1974 154,300 t +5.2%
1975 147,831 t -4.2%
1976 145,313 t -1.7%
1977 143,682 t -1.1%
1978 145,373 t +1.2%
1979 149,660 t +2.9%
1980 158,276 t +5.8%
1981 149,927 t -5.3%
1982 161,382 t +7.6%
1983 158,920 t -1.5%
1984 169,588 t +6.7%
1985 171,755 t +1.3%
1986 171,325 t -0.3%
1987 184,355 t +7.6%
1988 184,027 t -0.2%
1989 185,741 t +0.9%
1990 188,816 t +1.7%
1991 196,490 t +4.1%
1992 201,257 t +2.4%
1993 216,933 t +7.8%
1994 202,587 t -6.6%
1995 303,156 t +49.6%
1996 280,000 t -7.6%
1997 293,000 t +4.6%
1998 287,000 t -2.0%
1999 298,000 t +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 125,553 t 114,973 t 131,731 t 9
1970s 146,080 t 135,750 t 154,300 t 10
1980s 169,530 t 149,927 t 185,741 t 10
1990s 246,724 t 188,816 t 303,156 t 10

Countries ranked near Belgium-Luxembourg

  1. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,488 t
  2. 9 Germany 324,000 t compare
  3. 10 Japan 313,436 t compare
  4. 11 Poland 313,000 t compare
  5. 13 Indonesia 261,290 t compare
  6. 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 250,000 t compare
  7. 15 Sweden 156,432 t compare

See the full ranking of 137 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is margarine and shortening — production in Belgium-Luxembourg?
Margarine and shortening — production in Belgium-Luxembourg was 298,000 t in 1999, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest margarine and shortening — production recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 303,156 t in 1995.
What is the lowest margarine and shortening — production recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 114,973 t in 1961.
How does Belgium-Luxembourg rank for margarine and shortening — production?
Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 12th out of 97 countries with data for 1999.
Is margarine and shortening — production rising or falling in Belgium-Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium-Luxembourg 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.