Molasses — Production in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Molasses — Production was 5.66 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5.66 million t
Change on year
up 4.3%
Rank
8th
of 28 groups
All-time high
6.00 million t
in 2021
All-time low
2.47 million t
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Molasses — Production in European Union (27), 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for molasses — production in European Union (27) is 5.66 million t, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 85.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, molasses — production in European Union (27) peaked at 6.00 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.47 million t, in 1962.

That places European Union (27) 8th out of 28 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.

Molasses — Production in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Molasses — Production in European Union (27), 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 2.55 million t —
1962 2.47 million t -3.1%
1963 2.77 million t +12.0%
1964 3.17 million t +14.6%
1965 2.87 million t -9.5%
1966 3.07 million t +6.8%
1967 3.37 million t +10.0%
1968 3.40 million t +0.8%
1969 3.37 million t -0.9%
1970 3.40 million t +0.8%
1971 3.71 million t +9.2%
1972 3.72 million t +0.3%
1973 4.18 million t +12.3%
1974 3.88 million t -7.2%
1975 4.52 million t +16.6%
1976 4.84 million t +7.1%
1977 5.17 million t +6.9%
1978 4.83 million t -6.6%
1979 4.73 million t -2.0%
1980 4.48 million t -5.3%
1981 5.54 million t +23.7%
1982 5.58 million t +0.7%
1983 4.96 million t -11.2%
1984 4.94 million t -0.4%
1985 4.86 million t -1.5%
1986 5.07 million t +4.3%
1987 4.88 million t -3.7%
1988 5.08 million t +4.2%
1989 5.52 million t +8.5%
1990 5.67 million t +2.8%
1991 5.06 million t -10.7%
1992 5.22 million t +3.1%
1993 5.45 million t +4.5%
1994 4.84 million t -11.3%
1995 5.12 million t +5.9%
1996 5.18 million t +1.2%
1997 5.42 million t +4.7%
1998 5.03 million t -7.2%
1999 4.97 million t -1.2%
2000 4.46 million t -10.3%
2001 4.29 million t -3.9%
2002 4.62 million t +7.8%
2003 4.12 million t -10.8%
2004 4.41 million t +6.8%
2005 4.53 million t +2.8%
2006 3.60 million t -20.5%
2007 3.47 million t -3.5%
2008 3.16 million t -9.1%
2009 3.40 million t +7.5%
2010 3.21 million t -5.3%
2011 3.51 million t +9.1%
2012 3.18 million t -9.4%
2013 3.06 million t -3.7%
2014 3.46 million t +13.2%
2015 3.20 million t -7.6%
2016 3.41 million t +6.7%
2017 4.13 million t +20.9%
2018 3.81 million t -7.7%
2019 3.45 million t -9.5%
2020 3.16 million t -8.2%
2021 6.00 million t +89.8%
2022 5.43 million t -9.6%
2023 5.66 million t +4.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Molasses — Production in European Union (27) 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
2021 +89.8% 3.16 million t 6.00 million t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.01 million t 2.47 million t 3.40 million t 9
1970s 4.30 million t 3.40 million t 5.17 million t 10
1980s 5.09 million t 4.48 million t 5.58 million t 10
1990s 5.20 million t 4.84 million t 5.67 million t 10
2000s 4.01 million t 3.16 million t 4.62 million t 10
2010s 3.44 million t 3.06 million t 4.13 million t 10
2020s 5.06 million t 3.16 million t 6.00 million t 4

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 683,376 t compare
  2. 5 Thailand 4.09 million t compare
  3. 6 USSR 3.13 million t compare
  4. 6 Viet Nam 358,000 t compare
  5. 7 Pakistan 3.12 million t compare
  6. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 247,768 t compare
  7. 8 Denmark 2.26 million t compare
  8. 9 Mexico 1.96 million t compare
  9. 9 United Republic of Tanzania 101,240 t compare
  10. 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 86,124 t compare
  11. 10 Egypt 1.52 million t compare
  12. 11 Russian Federation 1.50 million t compare
  13. 11 Melanesia 80,577 t compare

See the full ranking of 182 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is molasses — production in European Union (27)?
Molasses — production in European Union (27) was 5.66 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest molasses — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 6.00 million t in 2021.
What is the lowest molasses — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.47 million t in 1962.
How does European Union (27) rank for molasses — production?
European Union (27) ranks 8th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
Is molasses — production rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is up 85.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this European Union (27) 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.