Margarine and shortening — Production in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Margarine and shortening — Production was 2,488 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,488 t
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
9th
of 12 regions
All-time high
2,519 t
in 2020
All-time low
2,267 t
in 2019
Years of data
6
2018–2023

Margarine and shortening — Production in Middle Africa, 2018–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k2018202020232018: 2.4k t2019: 2.3k t2020: 2.5k t2021: 2.5k t2022: 2.5k t2023: 2.5k t

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for margarine and shortening — production in Middle Africa is 2,488 t, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Margarine and shortening — Production in Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Margarine and shortening — Production in Middle Africa, 2018 to 2023.
Year t Change
2018 2,363 t
2019 2,267 t -4.1%
2020 2,519 t +11.1%
2021 2,486 t -1.3%
2022 2,486 t +0.0%
2023 2,488 t +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2,315 t 2,267 t 2,363 t 2
2020s 2,495 t 2,486 t 2,519 t 4

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 6 India 445,000 t compare
  2. 7 Kenya 371,024 t compare
  3. 8 Belgium 336,802 t compare
  4. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,488 t compare
  5. 9 Germany 324,000 t compare
  6. 10 Japan 313,436 t compare
  7. 11 Poland 313,000 t compare
  8. 12 Belgium-Luxembourg 298,000 t

See the full ranking of 137 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is margarine and shortening — production in Middle Africa?
Margarine and shortening — production in Middle Africa was 2,488 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest margarine and shortening — production recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 2,519 t in 2020.
What is the lowest margarine and shortening — production recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 2,267 t in 2019.
How does Middle Africa rank for margarine and shortening — production?
Middle Africa ranks 9th out of 12 regions with data for 2023.
Is margarine and shortening — production rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle 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.