Molasses — Production in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Molasses — Production was 144,549 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Molasses — Production in Middle Africa, 1961–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 683,376 t compare
- 5 Thailand 4.09 million t compare
- 6 USSR 3.13 million t compare
- 6 Viet Nam 358,000 t compare
- 7 Pakistan 3.12 million t compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 247,768 t compare
- 8 Denmark 2.26 million t compare
- 9 Mexico 1.96 million t compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 101,240 t compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 86,124 t compare
- 10 Egypt 1.52 million t compare
- 11 Russian Federation 1.50 million t compare
- 11 Melanesia 80,577 t compare
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- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production, annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
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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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About this data
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.