Margarine and shortening — Production in Japan
Japan: Margarine and shortening — Production was 313,436 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Margarine and shortening — Production in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, margarine and shortening — production in Japan stood at 313,436 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, margarine and shortening — production in Japan peaked at 418,264 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 100,104 t, in 1961.
That places Japan 10th out of 97 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Margarine and shortening — Production in Japan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100,104 t | — |
| 1962 | 108,113 t | +8.0% |
| 1963 | 115,340 t | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 116,336 t | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 124,197 t | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 141,761 t | +14.1% |
| 1967 | 153,838 t | +8.5% |
| 1968 | 168,031 t | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 186,965 t | +11.3% |
| 1970 | 185,497 t | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 199,426 t | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 228,140 t | +14.4% |
| 1973 | 248,489 t | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 250,705 t | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 258,019 t | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 307,019 t | +19.0% |
| 1977 | 326,158 t | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 343,769 t | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 359,280 t | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 359,106 t | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 379,573 t | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 383,845 t | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 391,041 t | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 399,331 t | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 389,628 t | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 390,372 t | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 385,148 t | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 397,947 t | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 384,941 t | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 352,298 t | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 351,562 t | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 360,606 t | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 371,706 t | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 364,316 t | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 369,652 t | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 372,779 t | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 369,498 t | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 372,888 t | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 373,606 t | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 371,981 t | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 365,538 t | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 375,316 t | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 377,370 t | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 376,867 t | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 370,749 t | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 375,791 t | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 375,350 t | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 369,859 t | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 361,634 t | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 377,228 t | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 368,249 t | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 382,097 t | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 391,501 t | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 397,572 t | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 411,505 t | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 418,264 t | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 403,916 t | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 395,026 t | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 390,627 t | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 363,586 t | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 364,510 t | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 324,053 t | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 313,436 t | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 134,965 t | 100,104 t | 186,965 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 270,650 t | 185,497 t | 359,280 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 386,093 t | 359,106 t | 399,331 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 365,891 t | 351,562 t | 373,606 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 372,046 t | 361,634 t | 377,370 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 393,598 t | 368,249 t | 418,264 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 341,396 t | 313,436 t | 364,510 t | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 323.87 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.9583 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.9583 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is margarine and shortening — production in Japan?
- Margarine and shortening — production in Japan was 313,436 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest margarine and shortening — production recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 418,264 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest margarine and shortening — production recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,104 t in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for margarine and shortening — production?
- Japan ranks 10th out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is margarine and shortening — production rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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About this data
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.