Margarine and shortening — Production in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Margarine and shortening — Production was 394,683 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
394,683 t
Change on year
down 3.8%
Rank
19th
of 28 groups
All-time high
427,001 t
in 2018
All-time low
74,048 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for margarine and shortening — production in Southern Europe is 394,683 t, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, margarine and shortening — production in Southern Europe peaked at 427,001 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 74,048 t, in 1961.

Southern Europe ranks 19th 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 Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Margarine and shortening — Production in Southern Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 74,048 t
1962 80,430 t +8.6%
1963 84,504 t +5.1%
1964 91,703 t +8.5%
1965 97,444 t +6.3%
1966 105,721 t +8.5%
1967 113,026 t +6.9%
1968 113,500 t +0.4%
1969 127,880 t +12.7%
1970 146,000 t +14.2%
1971 153,500 t +5.1%
1972 171,000 t +11.4%
1973 195,258 t +14.2%
1974 201,081 t +3.0%
1975 194,906 t -3.1%
1976 209,471 t +7.5%
1977 223,843 t +6.9%
1978 225,655 t +0.8%
1979 225,621 t -0.0%
1980 233,202 t +3.4%
1981 254,390 t +9.1%
1982 248,577 t -2.3%
1983 258,146 t +3.8%
1984 263,097 t +1.9%
1985 268,764 t +2.2%
1986 281,089 t +4.6%
1987 286,772 t +2.0%
1988 296,521 t +3.4%
1989 306,002 t +3.2%
1990 306,731 t +0.2%
1991 329,268 t +7.3%
1992 313,030 t -4.9%
1993 307,728 t -1.7%
1994 327,647 t +6.5%
1995 349,831 t +6.8%
1996 341,121 t -2.5%
1997 337,159 t -1.2%
1998 348,399 t +3.3%
1999 386,563 t +11.0%
2000 359,990 t -6.9%
2001 365,748 t +1.6%
2002 355,933 t -2.7%
2003 308,614 t -13.3%
2004 319,975 t +3.7%
2005 358,434 t +12.0%
2006 356,219 t -0.6%
2007 355,739 t -0.1%
2008 352,333 t -1.0%
2009 361,580 t +2.6%
2010 362,604 t +0.3%
2011 359,972 t -0.7%
2012 360,519 t +0.2%
2013 357,961 t -0.7%
2014 354,864 t -0.9%
2015 376,419 t +6.1%
2016 363,634 t -3.4%
2017 372,050 t +2.3%
2018 427,001 t +14.8%
2019 375,211 t -12.1%
2020 364,660 t -2.8%
2021 375,301 t +2.9%
2022 410,434 t +9.4%
2023 394,683 t -3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 98,695 t 74,048 t 127,880 t 9
1970s 194,634 t 146,000 t 225,655 t 10
1980s 269,656 t 233,202 t 306,002 t 10
1990s 334,748 t 306,731 t 386,563 t 10
2000s 349,456 t 308,614 t 365,748 t 10
2010s 371,024 t 354,864 t 427,001 t 10
2020s 386,270 t 364,660 t 410,434 t 4

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 16 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 156,184 t compare
  2. 17 Spain 147,966 t compare
  3. 18 Malaysia 143,011 t compare
  4. 19 Italy 118,396 t compare
  5. 20 Australia and New Zealand 103,080 t compare
  6. 21 Canada 101,000 t compare
  7. 22 Ukraine 100,368 t compare

See the full ranking of 137 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is margarine and shortening — production in Southern Europe?
Margarine and shortening — production in Southern Europe was 394,683 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest margarine and shortening — production recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 427,001 t in 2018.
What is the lowest margarine and shortening — production recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 74,048 t in 1961.
How does Southern Europe rank for margarine and shortening — production?
Southern Europe ranks 19th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
Is margarine and shortening — production rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern 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.