Molasses — Production in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Molasses — Production was 1.12 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.12 million t
Change on year
down 17.8%
Rank
22nd
of 33 groups
All-time high
1.55 million t
in 2019
All-time low
401,951 t
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Molasses — Production in Eastern Africa, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, molasses — production in Eastern Africa stood at 1.12 million t.

The figure is down 17.8% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, molasses — production in Eastern Africa peaked at 1.55 million t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 401,951 t, in 1962.

That places Eastern Africa 22nd out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 496,688 t 401,951 t 639,875 t 9
1970s 679,747 t 600,590 t 786,034 t 10
1980s 802,548 t 763,645 t 856,804 t 10
1990s 779,983 t 630,635 t 891,953 t 10
2000s 969,396 t 913,385 t 1.04 million t 10
2010s 1.30 million t 1.10 million t 1.55 million t 10
2020s 1.34 million t 1.12 million t 1.54 million t 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 19 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 683,376 t compare
  2. 20 Guatemala 620,285 t compare
  3. 21 Philippines 595,238 t compare
  4. 22 Argentina 499,302 t compare
  5. 23 Poland 488,191 t compare
  6. 25 Peru 386,904 t compare

See the full ranking of 182 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is molasses — production in Eastern Africa?
Molasses — production in Eastern Africa was 1.12 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest molasses — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.55 million t in 2019.
What is the lowest molasses — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 401,951 t in 1962.
How does Eastern Africa rank for molasses — production?
Eastern Africa ranks 22nd out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is molasses — production rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Africa 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.