Butter and Ghee — Production, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Butter and Ghee — Production, per square kilometre was 0.0097 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Butter and Ghee — Production, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for butter and ghee — production, per square kilometre in Australia is 0.0097 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, butter and ghee — production, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.029 t per square kilometre in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0097 t per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Australia 83rd out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Butter and Ghee — Production, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0237 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0261 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0266 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0268 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0269 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0272 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0289 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0255 t per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0258 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.029 t per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0265 t per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0254 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0241 t per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0228 t per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.021 t per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0192 t per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0154 t per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0145 t per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0136 t per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.011 t per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0103 t per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0099 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0115 t per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0145 t per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0148 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0137 t per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0135 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0123 t per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0125 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0136 t per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0138 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0141 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0165 t per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0186 t per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0176 t per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.019 t per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0191 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0211 t per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0231 t per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0239 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0225 t per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0233 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0214 t per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0195 t per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0193 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0174 t per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0174 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0167 t per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0194 t per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0179 t per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0176 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0168 t per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0165 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0164 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0165 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0166 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0141 t per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0131 t per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0109 t per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0108 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.012 t per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0109 t per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0097 t per square kilometre | -11.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0097 t per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1244 t per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0097 t per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0199 t per square kilometre, 49% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0264 t per square kilometre | 0.0237 t per square kilometre | 0.0289 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0212 t per square kilometre | 0.0136 t per square kilometre | 0.029 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0124 t per square kilometre | 0.0099 t per square kilometre | 0.0148 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0176 t per square kilometre | 0.0136 t per square kilometre | 0.0231 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0201 t per square kilometre | 0.0167 t per square kilometre | 0.0239 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0156 t per square kilometre | 0.0109 t per square kilometre | 0.0179 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0108 t per square kilometre | 0.0097 t per square kilometre | 0.012 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is butter and ghee — production, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Butter and ghee — production, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0097 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest butter and ghee — production, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.029 t per square kilometre in 1970.
- What is the lowest butter and ghee — production, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0097 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for butter and ghee — production, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 83rd out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is butter and ghee — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Butter and Ghee — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Butter and Ghee — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Butter and Ghee — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Butter and Ghee — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Butter and Ghee — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.