Butter and Ghee — Production, per square kilometre in China
China: Butter and Ghee — Production, per square kilometre was 0.0127 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0127 t per square kilometre
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
79th
of 112 countries
All-time high
0.0127 t per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0014 t per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Butter and Ghee — Production, per square kilometre in China, 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 China is 0.0127 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, butter and ghee — production, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.0127 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
China ranks 79th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Butter and Ghee — Production, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0014 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0015 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0016 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0016 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0016 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0016 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0016 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0016 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0016 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0018 t per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0019 t per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0021 t per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0022 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0024 t per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0026 t per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0028 t per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0029 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.003 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0031 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0035 t per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0037 t per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0042 t per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0043 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0051 t per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0052 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0057 t per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0061 t per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0063 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0067 t per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0068 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0071 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0075 t per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0078 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0079 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0079 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.008 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0082 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0084 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0085 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0087 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.009 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0094 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0098 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0105 t per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0107 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0109 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0112 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0114 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0112 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0108 t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0111 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0113 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0108 t per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0112 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0097 t per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0094 t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0093 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0094 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0098 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0105 t per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0112 t per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.012 t per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0127 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0127 t per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0137 t per square kilometre, 93% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0127 t per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0199 t per square kilometre, 64% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0016 t per square kilometre | 0.0014 t per square kilometre | 0.0016 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0025 t per square kilometre | 0.0018 t per square kilometre | 0.0031 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0051 t per square kilometre | 0.0035 t per square kilometre | 0.0067 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0078 t per square kilometre | 0.0068 t per square kilometre | 0.0085 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0103 t per square kilometre | 0.0087 t per square kilometre | 0.0114 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0103 t per square kilometre | 0.0093 t per square kilometre | 0.0113 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0116 t per square kilometre | 0.0105 t per square kilometre | 0.0127 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 76 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0133 t per square kilometre compare
- 77 Nigeria 0.0131 t per square kilometre compare
- 78 Canada 0.0131 t per square kilometre compare
- 80 Kazakhstan 0.0115 t per square kilometre compare
- 81 Eswatini 0.0109 t per square kilometre compare
- 82 Ecuador 0.01 t per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is butter and ghee — production, per square kilometre in China?
- Butter and ghee — production, per square kilometre in China was 0.0127 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest butter and ghee — production, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0127 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest butter and ghee — production, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for butter and ghee — production, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 79th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is butter and ghee — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.