Molasses — Production in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Molasses — Production was 971,735 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
971,735 t
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
14th
of 33 regions
All-time high
1.19 million t
in 2020
All-time low
345,000 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Molasses — Production in Southern 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 Southern Africa stood at 971,735 t.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, molasses — production in Southern Africa peaked at 1.19 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 345,000 t, in 1961.

Southern Africa ranks 14th of 33 regions on this measure, 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 486,333 t 345,000 t 689,000 t 9
1970s 706,835 t 523,000 t 832,126 t 10
1980s 882,959 t 712,771 t 983,200 t 10
1990s 903,926 t 675,131 t 1.08 million t 10
2000s 1.07 million t 1.02 million t 1.11 million t 10
2010s 1.01 million t 820,000 t 1.18 million t 10
2020s 1.02 million t 957,055 t 1.19 million t 4

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 11 Russian Federation 1.50 million t compare
  2. 12 Indonesia 1.17 million t compare
  3. 13 France 1.01 million t compare
  4. 14 Australia 994,719 t compare
  5. 14 Australia and New Zealand 994,719 t compare
  6. 16 Germany 761,017 t compare
  7. 17 South Africa 745,271 t compare

See the full ranking of 182 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is molasses — production in Southern Africa?
Molasses — production in Southern Africa was 971,735 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest molasses — production recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.19 million t in 2020.
What is the lowest molasses — production recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 345,000 t in 1961.
How does Southern Africa rank for molasses — production?
Southern Africa ranks 14th out of 33 regions with data for 2023.
Is molasses — production rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern 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.