Molasses — Production in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Molasses — Production was 144,549 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
144,549 t
Change on year
up 4.0%
Rank
8th
of 15 groups
All-time high
170,379 t
in 2020
All-time low
37,930 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Molasses — Production in Middle Africa, 1961–2023

50.0k100.0k150.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, molasses — production in Middle Africa stood at 144,549 t.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, molasses — production in Middle Africa peaked at 170,379 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37,930 t, in 1961.

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

Molasses — Production in Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Molasses — Production in Middle Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 37,930 t —
1962 44,131 t +16.3%
1963 44,882 t +1.7%
1964 42,865 t -4.5%
1965 48,044 t +12.1%
1966 54,952 t +14.4%
1967 70,818 t +28.9%
1968 67,519 t -4.7%
1969 68,959 t +2.1%
1970 67,900 t -1.5%
1971 69,863 t +2.9%
1972 59,396 t -15.0%
1973 68,891 t +16.0%
1974 59,744 t -13.3%
1975 59,227 t -0.9%
1976 60,114 t +1.5%
1977 65,110 t +8.3%
1978 57,978 t -11.0%
1979 67,599 t +16.6%
1980 67,082 t -0.8%
1981 76,998 t +14.8%
1982 75,422 t -2.0%
1983 77,514 t +2.8%
1984 85,173 t +9.9%
1985 91,034 t +6.9%
1986 91,688 t +0.7%
1987 90,254 t -1.6%
1988 101,603 t +12.6%
1989 103,574 t +1.9%
1990 99,645 t -3.8%
1991 101,700 t +2.1%
1992 95,776 t -5.8%
1993 90,703 t -5.3%
1994 88,906 t -2.0%
1995 99,079 t +11.4%
1996 101,988 t +2.9%
1997 88,605 t -13.1%
1998 103,141 t +16.4%
1999 114,449 t +11.0%
2000 110,596 t -3.4%
2001 111,973 t +1.2%
2002 121,696 t +8.7%
2003 123,511 t +1.5%
2004 122,211 t -1.1%
2005 133,284 t +9.1%
2006 137,172 t +2.9%
2007 130,011 t -5.2%
2008 135,191 t +4.0%
2009 157,671 t +16.6%
2010 151,503 t -3.9%
2011 149,971 t -1.0%
2012 142,275 t -5.1%
2013 136,648 t -4.0%
2014 136,656 t +0.0%
2015 140,051 t +2.5%
2016 147,907 t +5.6%
2017 151,733 t +2.6%
2018 157,468 t +3.8%
2019 162,645 t +3.3%
2020 170,379 t +4.8%
2021 151,745 t -10.9%
2022 139,026 t -8.4%
2023 144,549 t +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 53,344 t 37,930 t 70,818 t 9
1970s 63,582 t 57,978 t 69,863 t 10
1980s 86,034 t 67,082 t 103,574 t 10
1990s 98,399 t 88,605 t 114,449 t 10
2000s 128,332 t 110,596 t 157,671 t 10
2010s 147,686 t 136,648 t 162,645 t 10
2020s 151,425 t 139,026 t 170,379 t 4

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  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 Middle Africa?
Molasses — production in Middle Africa was 144,549 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest molasses — production recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 170,379 t in 2020.
What is the lowest molasses — production recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 37,930 t in 1961.
How does Middle Africa rank for molasses — production?
Middle Africa ranks 8th out of 15 groups with data for 2023.
Is molasses — production rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle 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.