Margarine and shortening — Production in China, Taiwan Province of

China, Taiwan Province of: Margarine and shortening — Production was 3,074 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
3,074 t
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
77th
of 97 countries
All-time high
5,297 t
in 2006
All-time low
81.17 t
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Margarine and shortening — Production in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for margarine and shortening — production in China, Taiwan Province of is 3,074 t, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, margarine and shortening — production in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 5,297 t in 2006 and was at its lowest, 81.17 t, in 1962.

That places China, Taiwan Province of 77th out of 97 countries 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.

Margarine and shortening — Production in China, Taiwan Province of, year by year

Annual values for Margarine and shortening — Production in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 110.56 t
1962 81.17 t -26.6%
1963 108.34 t +33.5%
1964 147.46 t +36.1%
1965 118.27 t -19.8%
1966 124.58 t +5.3%
1967 242.79 t +94.9%
1968 245.12 t +1.0%
1969 270.05 t +10.2%
1970 386.09 t +43.0%
1971 355.93 t -7.8%
1972 429.85 t +20.8%
1973 386.99 t -10.0%
1974 359.16 t -7.2%
1975 523.7 t +45.8%
1976 523.24 t -0.1%
1977 529.65 t +1.2%
1978 643.5 t +21.5%
1979 660.01 t +2.6%
1980 715.02 t +8.3%
1981 797.75 t +11.6%
1982 913.03 t +14.5%
1983 1,024 t +12.2%
1984 1,027 t +0.3%
1985 1,175 t +14.4%
1986 1,253 t +6.6%
1987 1,309 t +4.5%
1988 1,402 t +7.1%
1989 1,509 t +7.6%
1990 1,708 t +13.2%
1991 1,882 t +10.2%
1992 1,885 t +0.2%
1993 2,090 t +10.9%
1994 1,972 t -5.7%
1995 2,087 t +5.9%
1996 2,222 t +6.4%
1997 2,034 t -8.4%
1998 2,076 t +2.1%
1999 2,367 t +14.0%
2000 2,403 t +1.5%
2001 2,137 t -11.1%
2002 2,213 t +3.5%
2003 3,099 t +40.1%
2004 2,212 t -28.6%
2005 4,682 t +111.7%
2006 5,297 t +13.1%
2007 2,508 t -52.6%
2008 2,320 t -7.5%
2009 2,414 t +4.0%
2010 2,916 t +20.8%
2011 2,865 t -1.7%
2012 2,841 t -0.8%
2013 2,619 t -7.8%
2014 2,780 t +6.2%
2015 3,087 t +11.0%
2016 3,182 t +3.1%
2017 3,101 t -2.6%
2018 3,176 t +2.4%
2019 3,256 t +2.5%
2020 3,253 t -0.1%
2021 3,219 t -1.0%
2022 3,139 t -2.5%
2023 3,074 t -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 160.93 t 81.17 t 270.05 t 9
1970s 479.81 t 355.93 t 660.01 t 10
1980s 1,112 t 715.02 t 1,509 t 10
1990s 2,032 t 1,708 t 2,367 t 10
2000s 2,928 t 2,137 t 5,297 t 10
2010s 2,982 t 2,619 t 3,256 t 10
2020s 3,171 t 3,074 t 3,253 t 4

Countries ranked near China, Taiwan Province of

  1. 74 Oman 3,320 t compare
  2. 75 Costa Rica 3,216 t compare
  3. 76 Mauritius 3,169 t compare
  4. 77 China 3,074 t compare
  5. 79 North Macedonia 2,900 t compare
  6. 80 Kyrgyzstan 2,349 t compare

See the full ranking of 137 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is margarine and shortening — production in China, Taiwan Province of?
Margarine and shortening — production in China, Taiwan Province of was 3,074 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest margarine and shortening — production recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
The highest recorded value was 5,297 t in 2006.
What is the lowest margarine and shortening — production recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
The lowest recorded value was 81.17 t in 1962.
How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for margarine and shortening — production?
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 77th out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
Is margarine and shortening — production rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China, Taiwan Province of 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.