Margarine and shortening — Production in South America
South America: Margarine and shortening — Production was 1.29 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Margarine and shortening — Production in South America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for margarine and shortening — production in South America is 1.29 million t, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, margarine and shortening — production in South America peaked at 1.33 million t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 28,198 t, in 1961.
South America ranks 9th of 28 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Margarine and shortening — Production in South America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28,198 t | — |
| 1962 | 33,587 t | +19.1% |
| 1963 | 34,406 t | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 50,882 t | +47.9% |
| 1965 | 58,893 t | +15.7% |
| 1966 | 65,154 t | +10.6% |
| 1967 | 75,268 t | +15.5% |
| 1968 | 72,539 t | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 100,912 t | +39.1% |
| 1970 | 100,956 t | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 118,135 t | +17.0% |
| 1972 | 142,839 t | +20.9% |
| 1973 | 177,429 t | +24.2% |
| 1974 | 201,193 t | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 212,715 t | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 239,746 t | +12.7% |
| 1977 | 273,351 t | +14.0% |
| 1978 | 288,318 t | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 304,737 t | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 328,702 t | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 338,044 t | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 352,412 t | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 380,773 t | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 370,399 t | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 358,507 t | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 379,682 t | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 431,715 t | +13.7% |
| 1988 | 430,438 t | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 498,656 t | +15.8% |
| 1990 | 434,508 t | -12.9% |
| 1991 | 466,266 t | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 482,410 t | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 506,218 t | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 533,676 t | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 561,858 t | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 580,206 t | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 602,542 t | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 595,476 t | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 595,822 t | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 670,941 t | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 696,578 t | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 697,034 t | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 711,113 t | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 726,289 t | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 713,630 t | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 735,655 t | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 728,345 t | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 818,120 t | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 858,853 t | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 924,722 t | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 900,857 t | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 923,980 t | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 927,449 t | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 977,078 t | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.03 million t | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 1.03 million t | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.33 million t | +29.3% |
| 2018 | 1.28 million t | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.10 million t | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 1.21 million t | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 1.25 million t | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 1.26 million t | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.29 million t | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57,760 t | 28,198 t | 100,912 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 205,942 t | 100,956 t | 304,737 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 386,933 t | 328,702 t | 498,656 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 535,898 t | 434,508 t | 602,542 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 735,656 t | 670,941 t | 858,853 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 million t | 900,857 t | 1.33 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 million t | 1.21 million t | 1.29 million t | 4 |
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- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.3049 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is margarine and shortening — production in South America?
- Margarine and shortening — production in South America was 1.29 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest margarine and shortening — production recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 million t in 2017.
- What is the lowest margarine and shortening — production recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,198 t in 1961.
- How does South America rank for margarine and shortening — production?
- South America ranks 9th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is margarine and shortening — production rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America 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.