Margarine and shortening — Production in Mozambique
Mozambique: Margarine and shortening — Production was 300.2 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Margarine and shortening — Production in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 300.2 t for margarine and shortening — production in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, margarine and shortening — production in Mozambique peaked at 868.9 t in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.74 t, in 1985.
Mozambique ranks 86th of 97 countries on this measure, 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 520.88 t | — |
| 1962 | 605.16 t | +16.2% |
| 1963 | 303.26 t | -49.9% |
| 1964 | 576.6 t | +90.1% |
| 1965 | 325.93 t | -43.5% |
| 1966 | 557 t | +70.9% |
| 1967 | 638.9 t | +14.7% |
| 1968 | 612.49 t | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 319.77 t | -47.8% |
| 1970 | 742.82 t | +132.3% |
| 1971 | 579.69 t | -22.0% |
| 1972 | 691.5 t | +19.3% |
| 1973 | 510.47 t | -26.2% |
| 1974 | 572.06 t | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 611.14 t | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 448.39 t | -26.6% |
| 1977 | 378.8 t | -15.5% |
| 1978 | 505.39 t | +33.4% |
| 1979 | 196.56 t | -61.1% |
| 1980 | 322.56 t | +64.1% |
| 1981 | 379.34 t | +17.6% |
| 1982 | 283.92 t | -25.2% |
| 1983 | 117.6 t | -58.6% |
| 1984 | 115.08 t | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 8.74 t | -92.4% |
| 1986 | 49.48 t | +466.1% |
| 1987 | 129.19 t | +161.1% |
| 1988 | 99.88 t | -22.7% |
| 1989 | 140.28 t | +40.4% |
| 1990 | 121.8 t | -13.2% |
| 1991 | 207.31 t | +70.2% |
| 1992 | 263.42 t | +27.1% |
| 1993 | 247.46 t | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 266.95 t | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 252 t | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 246 t | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 336 t | +36.6% |
| 1998 | 426.72 t | +27.0% |
| 1999 | 414 t | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 250.2 t | -39.6% |
| 2001 | 535.05 t | +113.8% |
| 2002 | 630.26 t | +17.8% |
| 2003 | 511.25 t | -18.9% |
| 2004 | 663.05 t | +29.7% |
| 2005 | 516.71 t | -22.1% |
| 2006 | 741.24 t | +43.5% |
| 2007 | 758.16 t | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 816.34 t | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 868.9 t | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 91.76 t | -89.4% |
| 2011 | 189.83 t | +106.9% |
| 2012 | 447.43 t | +135.7% |
| 2013 | 422.73 t | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 213.2 t | -49.6% |
| 2015 | 217.77 t | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 189.47 t | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 250.31 t | +32.1% |
| 2018 | 280.69 t | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 277.47 t | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 342.86 t | +23.6% |
| 2021 | 272.29 t | -20.6% |
| 2022 | 280.48 t | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 300.2 t | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 495.55 t | 303.26 t | 638.9 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 523.68 t | 196.56 t | 742.82 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 164.61 t | 8.74 t | 379.34 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 278.17 t | 121.8 t | 426.72 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 629.12 t | 250.2 t | 868.9 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 258.07 t | 91.76 t | 447.43 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 298.96 t | 272.29 t | 342.86 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 83 Turkmenistan 1,752 t compare
- 84 Republic of Korea 1,041 t compare
- 85 Morocco 456.73 t compare
- 87 Suriname 246.4 t compare
- 88 Bosnia and Herzegovina 158.7 t compare
- 89 Saint Lucia 154.1 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 160.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6279 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is margarine and shortening — production in Mozambique?
- Margarine and shortening — production in Mozambique was 300.2 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest margarine and shortening — production recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 868.9 t in 2009.
- What is the lowest margarine and shortening — production recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.74 t in 1985.
- How does Mozambique rank for margarine and shortening — production?
- Mozambique ranks 86th out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is margarine and shortening — production rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.