Margarine and shortening — Production in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Margarine and shortening — Production was 154.1 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Margarine and shortening — Production in Saint Lucia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 154.1 t for margarine and shortening — production in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 58.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, margarine and shortening — production in Saint Lucia peaked at 1,188 t in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1961.
Saint Lucia ranks 89th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Margarine and shortening — Production in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 t | — |
| 1962 | 0 t | — |
| 1963 | 0 t | — |
| 1964 | 0 t | — |
| 1965 | 0 t | — |
| 1966 | 0 t | — |
| 1967 | 0 t | — |
| 1968 | 0 t | — |
| 1969 | 0 t | — |
| 1970 | 0 t | — |
| 1971 | 0 t | — |
| 1972 | 0 t | — |
| 1973 | 0 t | — |
| 1974 | 0 t | — |
| 1975 | 0 t | — |
| 1976 | 0 t | — |
| 1977 | 0 t | — |
| 1978 | 175 t | — |
| 1979 | 375 t | +114.3% |
| 1980 | 818.75 t | +118.3% |
| 1981 | 1,188 t | +45.0% |
| 1982 | 812.5 t | -31.6% |
| 1983 | 237.5 t | -70.8% |
| 1984 | 400 t | +68.4% |
| 1985 | 437.5 t | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 250 t | -42.9% |
| 1987 | 250 t | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 250 t | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 375 t | +50.0% |
| 1990 | 375 t | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 375 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 375 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 250 t | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 400 t | +60.0% |
| 1995 | 250 t | -37.5% |
| 1996 | 62.5 t | -75.0% |
| 1997 | 62.5 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 125 t | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 250 t | +100.0% |
| 2000 | 125 t | -50.0% |
| 2001 | 125 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 125 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 125 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 125 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 125 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 125 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 125 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 225 t | +80.0% |
| 2009 | 225 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 287.5 t | +27.8% |
| 2011 | 287.5 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 225 t | -21.7% |
| 2013 | 375 t | +66.7% |
| 2014 | 274.63 t | -26.8% |
| 2015 | 251.42 t | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 267.91 t | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 158.91 t | -40.7% |
| 2018 | 163.73 t | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 139.75 t | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 115.66 t | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 133.76 t | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 166.25 t | +24.3% |
| 2023 | 154.1 t | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 55 t | 0 t | 375 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 501.88 t | 237.5 t | 1,188 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 252.5 t | 62.5 t | 400 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 145 t | 125 t | 225 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 243.13 t | 139.75 t | 375 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 142.44 t | 115.66 t | 166.25 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 86 Mozambique 300.2 t compare
- 87 Suriname 246.4 t compare
- 88 Bosnia and Herzegovina 158.7 t compare
- 90 Estonia 100 t compare
- 91 Armenia 84 t compare
- 92 Tajikistan 60 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Saint Lucia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 244.45 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2268 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.709 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.66 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.66 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2020)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is margarine and shortening — production in Saint Lucia?
- Margarine and shortening — production in Saint Lucia was 154.1 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest margarine and shortening — production recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,188 t in 1981.
- What is the lowest margarine and shortening — production recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1961.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for margarine and shortening — production?
- Saint Lucia ranks 89th out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is margarine and shortening — production rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.