Iran (Islamic Republic of) vs Türkiye: Butter and Ghee — Production

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
214,077 t
in 2023
Türkiye
150,492 t
in 2023
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
3rd
Türkiye rank
4th

Butter and Ghee — Production over time

  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Iran (Islamic Republic of) currently reports 214,077 t against 150,492 t in Türkiye, a difference of 63,585 t.

That makes Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s figure about 1.4 times Türkiye's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Türkiye ahead.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 3rd and Türkiye ranks 4th of 12 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iran (Islamic Republic of) averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran (Islamic Republic of) Türkiye Difference Ahead
1960s 36,862 t 109,461 t 72,599 t Türkiye
1970s 50,986 t 108,419 t 57,434 t Türkiye
1980s 69,144 t 115,966 t 46,822 t Türkiye
1990s 108,231 t 123,423 t 15,192 t Türkiye
2000s 179,096 t 127,004 t 52,091 t Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2010s 191,883 t 216,462 t 24,579 t Türkiye
2020s 209,206 t 148,178 t 61,028 t Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher butter and ghee — production, Iran (Islamic Republic of) or Türkiye?
Iran (Islamic Republic of), at 214,077 t against 150,492 t in Türkiye as of 2023.
What is the difference in butter and ghee — production between Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Türkiye?
63,585 t, with Iran (Islamic Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Türkiye?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Türkiye rank globally for butter and ghee — production?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 3rd and Türkiye ranks 4th of 12 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Butter and Ghee — Production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Butter and Ghee — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
165 places, 8,877 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.