Margarine and shortening — Production in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Margarine and shortening — Production was 418,164 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
418,164 t
Change on year
up 4.0%
Rank
18th
of 28 groups
All-time high
538,319 t
in 2020
All-time low
3,090 t
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Margarine and shortening — Production in Eastern 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 margarine and shortening — production in Eastern Africa is 418,164 t, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 44.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, margarine and shortening — production in Eastern Africa peaked at 538,319 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,090 t, in 1963.

That places Eastern Africa 18th out of 28 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Margarine and shortening — Production in Eastern Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 3,231 t
1962 3,319 t +2.7%
1963 3,090 t -6.9%
1964 3,599 t +16.5%
1965 3,748 t +4.1%
1966 3,851 t +2.8%
1967 4,113 t +6.8%
1968 6,637 t +61.4%
1969 7,851 t +18.3%
1970 10,006 t +27.5%
1971 16,212 t +62.0%
1972 18,059 t +11.4%
1973 21,530 t +19.2%
1974 20,278 t -5.8%
1975 15,739 t -22.4%
1976 32,091 t +103.9%
1977 36,548 t +13.9%
1978 42,582 t +16.5%
1979 39,186 t -8.0%
1980 59,051 t +50.7%
1981 76,569 t +29.7%
1982 75,140 t -1.9%
1983 74,603 t -0.7%
1984 76,026 t +1.9%
1985 77,086 t +1.4%
1986 86,016 t +11.6%
1987 86,354 t +0.4%
1988 91,686 t +6.2%
1989 99,188 t +8.2%
1990 116,097 t +17.0%
1991 128,477 t +10.7%
1992 129,352 t +0.7%
1993 123,238 t -4.7%
1994 142,071 t +15.3%
1995 151,010 t +6.3%
1996 158,636 t +5.0%
1997 165,883 t +4.6%
1998 147,211 t -11.3%
1999 175,556 t +19.3%
2000 174,862 t -0.4%
2001 174,588 t -0.2%
2002 175,595 t +0.6%
2003 175,061 t -0.3%
2004 172,099 t -1.7%
2005 171,347 t -0.4%
2006 173,167 t +1.1%
2007 180,359 t +4.2%
2008 199,329 t +10.5%
2009 220,301 t +10.5%
2010 249,575 t +13.3%
2011 96,342 t -61.4%
2012 113,057 t +17.4%
2013 290,018 t +156.5%
2014 129,409 t -55.4%
2015 163,716 t +26.5%
2016 144,096 t -12.0%
2017 411,535 t +185.6%
2018 373,141 t -9.3%
2019 429,118 t +15.0%
2020 538,319 t +25.4%
2021 421,252 t -21.7%
2022 402,216 t -4.5%
2023 418,164 t +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4,382 t 3,090 t 7,851 t 9
1970s 25,223 t 10,006 t 42,582 t 10
1980s 80,172 t 59,051 t 99,188 t 10
1990s 143,753 t 116,097 t 175,556 t 10
2000s 181,671 t 171,347 t 220,301 t 10
2010s 240,001 t 96,342 t 429,118 t 10
2020s 444,988 t 402,216 t 538,319 t 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 15 Sweden 156,432 t compare
  2. 16 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 156,184 t compare
  3. 17 Spain 147,966 t compare
  4. 18 Malaysia 143,011 t compare
  5. 19 Italy 118,396 t compare
  6. 20 Australia and New Zealand 103,080 t compare
  7. 21 Canada 101,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 137 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is margarine and shortening — production in Eastern Africa?
Margarine and shortening — production in Eastern Africa was 418,164 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest margarine and shortening — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 538,319 t in 2020.
What is the lowest margarine and shortening — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 3,090 t in 1963.
How does Eastern Africa rank for margarine and shortening — production?
Eastern Africa ranks 18th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
Is margarine and shortening — production rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eastern 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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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.