Margarine and shortening — Production in South-Eastern Asia

South-Eastern Asia: Margarine and shortening — Production was 438,962 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
438,962 t
Change on year
down 17.8%
Rank
17th
of 28 groups
All-time high
989,581 t
in 2007
All-time low
3,339 t
in 1966
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Margarine and shortening — Production in South-Eastern Asia, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for margarine and shortening — production in South-Eastern Asia is 438,962 t, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.8% on the previous year and up 70.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, margarine and shortening — production in South-Eastern Asia peaked at 989,581 t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3,339 t, in 1966.

That places South-Eastern Asia 17th out of 28 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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-Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Margarine and shortening — Production in South-Eastern Asia, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 5,500 t
1962 5,694 t +3.5%
1963 3,792 t -33.4%
1964 6,703 t +76.8%
1965 5,404 t -19.4%
1966 3,339 t -38.2%
1967 4,693 t +40.6%
1968 4,773 t +1.7%
1969 5,706 t +19.6%
1970 7,188 t +26.0%
1971 5,940 t -17.4%
1972 5,416 t -8.8%
1973 9,459 t +74.7%
1974 10,585 t +11.9%
1975 9,621 t -9.1%
1976 9,967 t +3.6%
1977 9,559 t -4.1%
1978 12,918 t +35.1%
1979 13,946 t +8.0%
1980 19,774 t +41.8%
1981 14,883 t -24.7%
1982 13,644 t -8.3%
1983 15,990 t +17.2%
1984 28,584 t +78.8%
1985 31,884 t +11.5%
1986 63,262 t +98.4%
1987 58,687 t -7.2%
1988 64,262 t +9.5%
1989 56,992 t -11.3%
1990 76,020 t +33.4%
1991 110,853 t +45.8%
1992 132,279 t +19.3%
1993 176,428 t +33.4%
1994 185,393 t +5.1%
1995 216,046 t +16.5%
1996 216,504 t +0.2%
1997 278,046 t +28.4%
1998 330,002 t +18.7%
1999 450,025 t +36.4%
2000 536,263 t +19.2%
2001 621,807 t +16.0%
2002 616,581 t -0.8%
2003 476,705 t -22.7%
2004 681,396 t +42.9%
2005 655,887 t -3.7%
2006 714,646 t +9.0%
2007 989,581 t +38.5%
2008 588,396 t -40.5%
2009 415,462 t -29.4%
2010 221,858 t -46.6%
2011 243,361 t +9.7%
2012 259,332 t +6.6%
2013 257,265 t -0.8%
2014 243,049 t -5.5%
2015 408,098 t +67.9%
2016 451,515 t +10.6%
2017 506,934 t +12.3%
2018 510,132 t +0.6%
2019 591,316 t +15.9%
2020 527,258 t -10.8%
2021 487,522 t -7.5%
2022 534,127 t +9.6%
2023 438,962 t -17.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5,067 t 3,339 t 6,703 t 9
1970s 9,460 t 5,416 t 13,946 t 10
1980s 36,796 t 13,644 t 64,262 t 10
1990s 217,160 t 76,020 t 450,025 t 10
2000s 629,672 t 415,462 t 989,581 t 10
2010s 369,286 t 221,858 t 591,316 t 10
2020s 496,967 t 438,962 t 534,127 t 4

Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia

  1. 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 250,000 t compare
  2. 15 Sweden 156,432 t compare
  3. 16 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 156,184 t compare
  4. 17 Spain 147,966 t compare
  5. 18 Malaysia 143,011 t compare
  6. 19 Italy 118,396 t compare
  7. 20 Australia and New Zealand 103,080 t compare

See the full ranking of 137 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is margarine and shortening — production in South-Eastern Asia?
Margarine and shortening — production in South-Eastern Asia was 438,962 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest margarine and shortening — production recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 989,581 t in 2007.
What is the lowest margarine and shortening — production recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 3,339 t in 1966.
How does South-Eastern Asia rank for margarine and shortening — production?
South-Eastern Asia ranks 17th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
Is margarine and shortening — production rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 70.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South-Eastern Asia 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.