Margarine and shortening — Production in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Margarine and shortening — Production was 1.36 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.36 million t
Change on year
up 3.0%
Rank
8th
of 28 groups
All-time high
3.38 million t
in 2005
All-time low
379,664 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Margarine and shortening — Production in Southern Asia, 1961–2023

01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, margarine and shortening — production in Southern Asia stood at 1.36 million t.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, margarine and shortening — production in Southern Asia peaked at 3.38 million t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 379,664 t, in 1961.

That places Southern Asia 8th out of 28 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Margarine and shortening — Production in Southern Asia, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 379,664 t
1962 424,578 t +11.8%
1963 454,205 t +7.0%
1964 448,284 t -1.3%
1965 527,891 t +17.8%
1966 467,696 t -11.4%
1967 484,572 t +3.6%
1968 573,546 t +18.4%
1969 586,225 t +2.2%
1970 654,618 t +11.7%
1971 736,267 t +12.5%
1972 774,134 t +5.1%
1973 658,263 t -15.0%
1974 618,359 t -6.1%
1975 702,765 t +13.6%
1976 828,928 t +18.0%
1977 928,830 t +12.1%
1978 1.01 million t +8.9%
1979 1.08 million t +6.8%
1980 1.14 million t +5.9%
1981 1.34 million t +17.4%
1982 1.45 million t +8.1%
1983 1.42 million t -1.8%
1984 1.37 million t -3.7%
1985 1.40 million t +2.1%
1986 1.44 million t +2.8%
1987 1.45 million t +1.1%
1988 1.68 million t +15.2%
1989 1.72 million t +2.6%
1990 1.70 million t -1.2%
1991 1.69 million t -0.8%
1992 1.80 million t +6.8%
1993 1.83 million t +1.7%
1994 2.00 million t +9.1%
1995 2.04 million t +2.1%
1996 2.16 million t +5.9%
1997 2.10 million t -2.9%
1998 2.07 million t -1.5%
1999 2.49 million t +20.6%
2000 2.44 million t -1.9%
2001 2.63 million t +7.6%
2002 2.59 million t -1.6%
2003 2.82 million t +9.2%
2004 2.95 million t +4.4%
2005 3.38 million t +14.7%
2006 2.67 million t -21.1%
2007 2.87 million t +7.6%
2008 2.93 million t +2.2%
2009 3.08 million t +5.0%
2010 2.21 million t -28.3%
2011 1.89 million t -14.4%
2012 1.97 million t +4.1%
2013 1.86 million t -5.3%
2014 1.88 million t +1.2%
2015 2.06 million t +9.6%
2016 1.95 million t -5.6%
2017 1.85 million t -5.0%
2018 1.56 million t -15.9%
2019 1.56 million t +0.4%
2020 1.46 million t -6.3%
2021 1.44 million t -1.7%
2022 1.32 million t -8.3%
2023 1.36 million t +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 482,962 t 379,664 t 586,225 t 9
1970s 799,432 t 618,359 t 1.08 million t 10
1980s 1.44 million t 1.14 million t 1.72 million t 10
1990s 1.99 million t 1.69 million t 2.49 million t 10
2000s 2.84 million t 2.44 million t 3.38 million t 10
2010s 1.88 million t 1.56 million t 2.21 million t 10
2020s 1.39 million t 1.32 million t 1.46 million t 4

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 5 Russian Federation 462,550 t compare
  2. 6 India 445,000 t compare
  3. 7 Kenya 371,024 t compare
  4. 8 Belgium 336,802 t compare
  5. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,488 t compare
  6. 9 Germany 324,000 t compare
  7. 10 Japan 313,436 t compare
  8. 11 Poland 313,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 137 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is margarine and shortening — production in Southern Asia?
Margarine and shortening — production in Southern Asia was 1.36 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest margarine and shortening — production recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 3.38 million t in 2005.
What is the lowest margarine and shortening — production recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 379,664 t in 1961.
How does Southern Asia rank for margarine and shortening — production?
Southern Asia ranks 8th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
Is margarine and shortening — production rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern 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.