Molasses — Production in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Molasses — Production was 994,719 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
994,719 t
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
14th
of 139 countries
All-time high
1.15 million t
in 1998
All-time low
272,448 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Molasses — Production in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Australia and New Zealand recorded 994,719 t for molasses — production in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, molasses — production in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 1.15 million t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 272,448 t, in 1961.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 14th of 139 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Molasses — Production in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Molasses — Production in Australia and New Zealand, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 272,448 t
1962 362,328 t +33.0%
1963 344,752 t -4.9%
1964 428,746 t +24.4%
1965 402,702 t -6.1%
1966 474,675 t +17.9%
1967 476,706 t +0.4%
1968 523,832 t +9.9%
1969 441,962 t -15.6%
1970 494,055 t +11.8%
1971 542,934 t +9.9%
1972 529,992 t -2.4%
1973 539,784 t +1.8%
1974 571,699 t +5.9%
1975 614,852 t +7.5%
1976 653,619 t +6.3%
1977 657,808 t +0.6%
1978 600,796 t -8.7%
1979 592,230 t -1.4%
1980 671,318 t +13.4%
1981 702,627 t +4.7%
1982 694,879 t -1.1%
1983 677,353 t -2.5%
1984 712,608 t +5.2%
1985 683,245 t -4.1%
1986 692,776 t +1.4%
1987 695,287 t +0.4%
1988 760,087 t +9.3%
1989 754,329 t -0.8%
1990 682,358 t -9.5%
1991 598,248 t -12.3%
1992 577,948 t -3.4%
1993 782,852 t +35.5%
1994 876,733 t +12.0%
1995 978,397 t +11.6%
1996 1.05 million t +7.1%
1997 1.12 million t +6.7%
1998 1.15 million t +2.8%
1999 1.11 million t -3.3%
2000 1.07 million t -3.9%
2001 787,245 t -26.3%
2002 879,872 t +11.8%
2003 1.04 million t +17.7%
2004 1.04 million t -0.0%
2005 1.06 million t +2.2%
2006 1.04 million t -1.8%
2007 1.02 million t -2.0%
2008 913,391 t -10.4%
2009 847,952 t -7.2%
2010 832,000 t -1.9%
2011 1.01 million t +21.4%
2012 904,000 t -10.5%
2013 918,000 t +1.5%
2014 1.03 million t +11.9%
2015 1.06 million t +3.7%
2016 1.10 million t +3.3%
2017 1.00 million t -9.1%
2018 1.12 million t +12.0%
2019 1.00 million t -10.7%
2020 1.02 million t +2.0%
2021 1.03 million t +1.1%
2022 1.01 million t -1.8%
2023 994,719 t -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 414,239 t 272,448 t 523,832 t 9
1970s 579,777 t 494,055 t 657,808 t 10
1980s 704,451 t 671,318 t 760,087 t 10
1990s 892,435 t 577,948 t 1.15 million t 10
2000s 968,647 t 787,245 t 1.07 million t 10
2010s 997,600 t 832,000 t 1.12 million t 10
2020s 1.01 million t 994,719 t 1.03 million t 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 11 Russian Federation 1.50 million t compare
  2. 12 Indonesia 1.17 million t compare
  3. 13 France 1.01 million t compare
  4. 14 Australia 994,719 t compare
  5. 16 Germany 761,017 t compare
  6. 17 South Africa 745,271 t compare

See the full ranking of 182 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is molasses — production in Australia and New Zealand?
Molasses — production in Australia and New Zealand was 994,719 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest molasses — production recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 1.15 million t in 1998.
What is the lowest molasses — production recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 272,448 t in 1961.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for molasses — production?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 14th out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
Is molasses — production rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Molasses — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Molasses — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
182 places, 10,100 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.