Margarine and shortening — Production in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: Margarine and shortening — Production was 317,551 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
317,551 t
Change on year
down 3.3%
Rank
20th
of 28 groups
All-time high
422,631 t
in 2016
All-time low
100,230 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Margarine and shortening — Production in Eastern Asia, 1961–2023

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

Eastern Asia recorded 317,551 t for margarine and shortening — production in 2023.

The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, margarine and shortening — production in Eastern Asia peaked at 422,631 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 100,230 t, in 1961.

That places Eastern Asia 20th out of 28 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Margarine and shortening — Production in Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Margarine and shortening — Production in Eastern Asia, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 100,230 t
1962 108,213 t +8.0%
1963 115,489 t +6.7%
1964 116,505 t +0.9%
1965 124,339 t +6.7%
1966 141,917 t +14.1%
1967 154,115 t +8.6%
1968 168,328 t +9.2%
1969 187,285 t +11.3%
1970 185,926 t -0.7%
1971 199,851 t +7.5%
1972 228,619 t +14.4%
1973 248,932 t +8.9%
1974 251,128 t +0.9%
1975 258,612 t +3.0%
1976 307,624 t +19.0%
1977 326,775 t +6.2%
1978 344,481 t +5.4%
1979 360,042 t +4.5%
1980 359,909 t -0.0%
1981 380,472 t +5.7%
1982 384,864 t +1.2%
1983 392,191 t +1.9%
1984 400,488 t +2.1%
1985 390,946 t -2.4%
1986 391,798 t +0.2%
1987 386,756 t -1.3%
1988 399,542 t +3.3%
1989 386,655 t -3.2%
1990 354,194 t -8.4%
1991 353,646 t -0.2%
1992 362,746 t +2.6%
1993 374,028 t +3.1%
1994 366,537 t -2.0%
1995 372,283 t +1.6%
1996 375,272 t +0.8%
1997 381,802 t +1.7%
1998 375,231 t -1.7%
1999 376,267 t +0.3%
2000 374,616 t -0.4%
2001 367,890 t -1.8%
2002 377,838 t +2.7%
2003 380,804 t +0.8%
2004 379,433 t -0.4%
2005 375,970 t -0.9%
2006 381,767 t +1.5%
2007 378,831 t -0.8%
2008 373,053 t -1.5%
2009 365,072 t -2.1%
2010 381,163 t +4.4%
2011 372,096 t -2.4%
2012 386,023 t +3.7%
2013 395,276 t +2.4%
2014 401,472 t +1.6%
2015 415,772 t +3.6%
2016 422,631 t +1.6%
2017 408,180 t -3.4%
2018 399,378 t -2.2%
2019 395,083 t -1.1%
2020 368,028 t -6.8%
2021 368,893 t +0.2%
2022 328,392 t -11.0%
2023 317,551 t -3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 135,158 t 100,230 t 187,285 t 9
1970s 271,199 t 185,926 t 360,042 t 10
1980s 387,362 t 359,909 t 400,488 t 10
1990s 369,201 t 353,646 t 381,802 t 10
2000s 375,527 t 365,072 t 381,767 t 10
2010s 397,707 t 372,096 t 422,631 t 10
2020s 345,716 t 317,551 t 368,893 t 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  1. 17 Spain 147,966 t compare
  2. 18 Malaysia 143,011 t compare
  3. 19 Italy 118,396 t compare
  4. 20 Australia and New Zealand 103,080 t compare
  5. 21 Canada 101,000 t compare
  6. 22 Ukraine 100,368 t compare
  7. 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 Eastern Asia?
Margarine and shortening — production in Eastern Asia was 317,551 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest margarine and shortening — production recorded in Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 422,631 t in 2016.
What is the lowest margarine and shortening — production recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 100,230 t in 1961.
How does Eastern Asia rank for margarine and shortening — production?
Eastern Asia ranks 20th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
Is margarine and shortening — production rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Asia 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.