Molasses — Production in China, mainland

China, mainland: Molasses — Production was 5.23 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
5.23 million t
Change on year
up 10.5%
World rank
4th
of 139 countries
All-time high
5.23 million t
in 2023
All-time low
132,000 t
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Molasses — Production in China, mainland, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, molasses — production in China, mainland stood at 5.23 million t. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, molasses — production in China, mainland peaked at 5.23 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 132,000 t, in 1962.

China, mainland ranks 4th of 139 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Molasses — Production in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Molasses — Production in China, mainland, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 136,000 t —
1962 132,000 t -2.9%
1963 191,000 t +44.7%
1964 471,000 t +146.6%
1965 538,000 t +14.2%
1966 491,000 t -8.7%
1967 533,000 t +8.6%
1968 437,000 t -18.0%
1969 450,000 t +3.0%
1970 530,000 t +17.8%
1971 534,000 t +0.8%
1972 656,000 t +22.8%
1973 688,000 t +4.9%
1974 655,000 t -4.8%
1975 670,000 t +2.3%
1976 686,000 t +2.4%
1977 707,000 t +3.1%
1978 833,700 t +17.9%
1979 861,000 t +3.3%
1980 1.00 million t +16.1%
1981 1.18 million t +17.7%
1982 1.25 million t +6.2%
1983 1.40 million t +12.0%
1984 1.43 million t +2.0%
1985 1.56 million t +9.2%
1986 1.52 million t -2.6%
1987 1.36 million t -10.2%
1988 1.53 million t +12.5%
1989 1.75 million t +13.9%
1990 2.12 million t +21.3%
1991 2.80 million t +32.1%
1992 2.44 million t -12.7%
1993 1.96 million t -20.0%
1994 1.87 million t -4.2%
1995 2.22 million t +18.4%
1996 2.18 million t -1.7%
1997 2.63 million t +20.9%
1998 2.84 million t +7.6%
1999 2.18 million t -23.1%
2000 1.95 million t -10.6%
2001 2.63 million t +35.1%
2002 3.30 million t +25.2%
2003 2.69 million t -18.5%
2004 2.47 million t -8.3%
2005 2.40 million t -2.9%
2006 4.14 million t +72.8%
2007 5.19 million t +25.5%
2008 4.35 million t -16.2%
2009 3.75 million t -13.8%
2010 3.65 million t -2.7%
2011 4.00 million t +9.6%
2012 4.50 million t +12.5%
2013 4.60 million t +2.2%
2014 3.60 million t -21.7%
2015 3.10 million t -13.9%
2016 3.50 million t +12.9%
2017 3.85 million t +10.0%
2018 3.90 million t +1.3%
2019 3.80 million t -2.6%
2020 3.90 million t +2.5%
2021 2.96 million t -24.0%
2022 4.73 million t +59.9%
2023 5.23 million t +10.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Molasses — Production in China, mainland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1964 +146.6% 191,000 t 471,000 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 375,444 t 132,000 t 538,000 t 9
1970s 682,070 t 530,000 t 861,000 t 10
1980s 1.40 million t 1.00 million t 1.75 million t 10
1990s 2.32 million t 1.87 million t 2.84 million t 10
2000s 3.29 million t 1.95 million t 5.19 million t 10
2010s 3.85 million t 3.10 million t 4.60 million t 10
2020s 4.21 million t 2.96 million t 5.23 million t 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 Brazil 18.30 million t compare
  2. 2 India 14.40 million t compare
  3. 3 China 5.24 million t compare
  4. 3 Türkiye 788,150 t compare
  5. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 683,376 t compare
  6. 5 Thailand 4.09 million t compare
  7. 6 USSR 3.13 million t compare
  8. 6 Viet Nam 358,000 t compare
  9. 7 Pakistan 3.12 million t compare
  10. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 247,768 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is molasses — production in China, mainland?
Molasses — production in China, mainland was 5.23 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest molasses — production recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 5.23 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest molasses — production recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 132,000 t in 1962.
How does China, mainland rank for molasses — production?
China, mainland ranks 4th out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
Is molasses — production rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China, mainland 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.