Margarine and shortening — Production in USSR

USSR: Margarine and shortening — Production was 1.10 million t in 1991. ▲ Rising

Latest (1991)
1.10 million t
Change on year
down 21.6%
World rank
1st
of 97 countries
All-time high
1.53 million t
in 1987
All-time low
474,000 t
in 1961
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Margarine and shortening — Production in USSR, 1961–1991

500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M1961197619911961: 474.0k t1962: 516.0k t1963: 566.0k t1964: 606.0k t1965: 670.0k t1966: 599.0k t1967: 624.0k t1968: 652.0k t1969: 691.0k t1970: 762.0k t1971: 850.0k t1972: 850.0k t1973: 883.0k t1974: 997.0k t1975: 999.0k t1976: 1.0M t1977: 1.2M t1978: 1.2M t1979: 1.3M t1980: 1.3M t1981: 1.4M t1982: 1.4M t1983: 1.5M t1984: 1.4M t1985: 1.4M t1986: 1.5M t1987: 1.5M t1988: 1.5M t1989: 1.5M t1990: 1.4M t1991: 1.1M t

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

Analysis

USSR recorded 1.10 million t for margarine and shortening — production in 1991.

The figure is down 21.6% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, margarine and shortening — production in USSR peaked at 1.53 million t in 1987 and was at its lowest, 474,000 t, in 1961.

That places USSR 1st out of 97 countries with data for 1991, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Margarine and shortening — Production in USSR, year by year

Annual values for Margarine and shortening — Production in USSR, 1961 to 1991.
Year t Change
1961 474,000 t
1962 516,000 t +8.9%
1963 566,000 t +9.7%
1964 606,000 t +7.1%
1965 670,000 t +10.6%
1966 599,000 t -10.6%
1967 624,000 t +4.2%
1968 652,000 t +4.5%
1969 691,000 t +6.0%
1970 762,000 t +10.3%
1971 850,000 t +11.5%
1972 850,000 t +0.0%
1973 883,000 t +3.9%
1974 997,000 t +12.9%
1975 999,000 t +0.2%
1976 1.04 million t +4.1%
1977 1.17 million t +12.3%
1978 1.23 million t +4.9%
1979 1.27 million t +3.9%
1980 1.26 million t -0.8%
1981 1.36 million t +7.8%
1982 1.43 million t +5.2%
1983 1.48 million t +3.6%
1984 1.43 million t -3.8%
1985 1.41 million t -1.1%
1986 1.46 million t +3.1%
1987 1.53 million t +5.5%
1988 1.49 million t -2.7%
1989 1.50 million t +0.6%
1990 1.40 million t -6.7%
1991 1.10 million t -21.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 599,778 t 474,000 t 691,000 t 9
1970s 1.00 million t 762,000 t 1.27 million t 10
1980s 1.44 million t 1.26 million t 1.53 million t 10
1990s 1.25 million t 1.10 million t 1.40 million t 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 2 Brazil 904,975 t compare
  2. 3 Pakistan 855,000 t compare
  3. 4 Mexico 538,699 t compare

See the full ranking of 137 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is margarine and shortening — production in USSR?
Margarine and shortening — production in USSR was 1.10 million t in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest margarine and shortening — production recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 1.53 million t in 1987.
What is the lowest margarine and shortening — production recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 474,000 t in 1961.
How does USSR rank for margarine and shortening — production?
USSR ranks 1st out of 97 countries with data for 1991.
Is margarine and shortening — production rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this USSR 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.