Margarine and shortening — Production in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Margarine and shortening — Production was 567,867 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
567,867 t
Change on year
up 4.2%
Rank
15th
of 28 groups
All-time high
862,750 t
in 1997
All-time low
545,037 t
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Margarine and shortening — Production in Northern Europe, 1961–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for margarine and shortening — production in Northern Europe is 567,867 t, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, margarine and shortening — production in Northern Europe peaked at 862,750 t in 1997 and was at its lowest, 545,037 t, in 2022.

Northern Europe ranks 15th of 28 groups on this measure, 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 Northern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Margarine and shortening — Production in Northern Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 569,410 t
1962 582,430 t +2.3%
1963 586,633 t +0.7%
1964 607,894 t +3.6%
1965 581,143 t -4.4%
1966 584,326 t +0.5%
1967 588,111 t +0.6%
1968 594,662 t +1.1%
1969 607,682 t +2.2%
1970 620,658 t +2.1%
1971 658,459 t +6.1%
1972 685,713 t +4.1%
1973 668,491 t -2.5%
1974 606,188 t -9.3%
1975 620,050 t +2.3%
1976 655,528 t +5.7%
1977 687,636 t +4.9%
1978 671,679 t -2.3%
1979 670,047 t -0.2%
1980 695,069 t +3.7%
1981 728,832 t +4.9%
1982 721,211 t -1.0%
1983 688,661 t -4.5%
1984 699,006 t +1.5%
1985 675,905 t -3.3%
1986 762,178 t +12.8%
1987 754,954 t -0.9%
1988 756,762 t +0.2%
1989 787,865 t +4.1%
1990 764,000 t -3.0%
1991 800,238 t +4.7%
1992 816,898 t +2.1%
1993 823,273 t +0.8%
1994 812,037 t -1.4%
1995 855,313 t +5.3%
1996 855,191 t -0.0%
1997 862,750 t +0.9%
1998 831,500 t -3.6%
1999 750,900 t -9.7%
2000 727,750 t -3.1%
2001 748,000 t +2.8%
2002 798,753 t +6.8%
2003 801,700 t +0.4%
2004 831,150 t +3.7%
2005 819,000 t -1.5%
2006 790,300 t -3.5%
2007 752,890 t -4.7%
2008 728,969 t -3.2%
2009 724,332 t -0.6%
2010 709,915 t -2.0%
2011 699,359 t -1.5%
2012 659,573 t -5.7%
2013 652,878 t -1.0%
2014 689,315 t +5.6%
2015 639,410 t -7.2%
2016 639,390 t -0.0%
2017 666,682 t +4.3%
2018 640,559 t -3.9%
2019 598,490 t -6.6%
2020 571,454 t -4.5%
2021 575,008 t +0.6%
2022 545,037 t -5.2%
2023 567,867 t +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 589,143 t 569,410 t 607,894 t 9
1970s 654,445 t 606,188 t 687,636 t 10
1980s 727,044 t 675,905 t 787,865 t 10
1990s 817,210 t 750,900 t 862,750 t 10
2000s 772,284 t 724,332 t 831,150 t 10
2010s 659,557 t 598,490 t 709,915 t 10
2020s 564,842 t 545,037 t 575,008 t 4

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 12 Belgium-Luxembourg 298,000 t compare
  2. 13 Indonesia 261,290 t compare
  3. 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 250,000 t compare
  4. 15 Sweden 156,432 t compare
  5. 16 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 156,184 t compare
  6. 17 Spain 147,966 t compare
  7. 18 Malaysia 143,011 t compare

See the full ranking of 137 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is margarine and shortening — production in Northern Europe?
Margarine and shortening — production in Northern Europe was 567,867 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest margarine and shortening — production recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 862,750 t in 1997.
What is the lowest margarine and shortening — production recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 545,037 t in 2022.
How does Northern Europe rank for margarine and shortening — production?
Northern Europe ranks 15th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
Is margarine and shortening — production rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Europe 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.