Butter and Ghee — Production by country
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...
What the numbers show
Butter and Ghee — Production is currently reported for 134 countries. The highest value is 5.48 million t in India; the lowest is 0 t in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 8,356 t, and the mean is 108,933 t.
Over the past decade 93 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 588.2%), and the largest decrease in Cuba (down 74.9%).
Butter and Ghee — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 5.48 million t | 2023 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 2 | USSR | 1.51 million t | 1991 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 3 | Pakistan | 1.27 million t | 2023 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Australia and New Zealand | 536,750 t | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 468,880 t | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 6 | New Zealand | 462,400 t | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 7 | France | 403,970 t | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 301,223 t | 2023 | up 32.7% | falling |
| 9 | Ireland | 299,300 t | 2023 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 266,700 t | 2023 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 264,950 t | 2023 | up 64.5% | falling |
| 12 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 214,077 t | 2023 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 13 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 200,900 t | 2023 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 14 | Türkiye | 150,492 t | 2023 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 15 | Brazil | 145,582 t | 2023 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 16 | Belarus | 130,403 t | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 17 | Belgium | 119,860 t | 2023 | up 230.1% | falling |
| 18 | China | 119,425 t | 2023 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 19 | China, mainland | 119,298 t | 2023 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Czechoslovakia | 118,000 t | 1992 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 21 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 117,116 t | 1999 | up 32.2% | flat |
| 22 | Canada | 114,903 t | 2023 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 23 | Uzbekistan | 104,805 t | 2023 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Egypt | 100,609 t | 2023 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 25 | Denmark | 95,800 t | 2023 | up 123.8% | falling |
| 26 | Italy | 94,400 t | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 27 | Australia | 74,350 t | 2023 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 28 | Nepal | 67,440 t | 2023 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Japan | 67,337 t | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 30 | Republic of Korea | 63,403 t | 2023 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 31 | United Republic of Tanzania | 60,925 t | 2023 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Finland | 57,880 t | 2023 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 33 | Ukraine | 47,300 t | 2023 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Spain | 46,680 t | 2023 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Argentina | 43,510 t | 2023 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 36 | Afghanistan | 43,333 t | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 37 | Switzerland | 42,093 t | 2023 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 38 | Sweden | 40,980 t | 2023 | up 18.1% | falling |
| 39 | Bangladesh | 38,537 t | 2023 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 40 | Austria | 33,820 t | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 41 | Portugal | 31,590 t | 2023 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Kazakhstan | 30,928 t | 2023 | up 119.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Chile | 29,804 t | 2023 | up 38.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Morocco | 29,637 t | 2023 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Azerbaijan | 27,022 t | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 46 | Mexico | 26,234 t | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 47 | Czechia | 25,780 t | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 48 | Colombia | 23,419 t | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 49 | Niger | 21,933 t | 2023 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Uruguay | 21,768 t | 2023 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Syrian Arab Republic | 20,786 t | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 52 | Ethiopia | 20,237 t | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 53 | Kenya | 20,215 t | 2023 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Sudan (former) | 17,793 t | 2009 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 55 | Myanmar | 17,621 t | 2023 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Norway | 16,000 t | 2023 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 57 | South Sudan | 15,482 t | 2018 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 58 | Saudi Arabia | 13,998 t | 2023 | up 113.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Lithuania | 13,990 t | 2023 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Nigeria | 11,939 t | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 61 | Mongolia | 11,186 t | 2023 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Ethiopia PDR | 10,800 t | 1992 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 63 | Romania | 9,330 t | 2023 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Slovakia | 9,250 t | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 65 | Somalia | 8,836 t | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 66 | Costa Rica | 8,659 t | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 67 | Hungary | 8,440 t | 2023 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Tunisia | 8,272 t | 2023 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Yugoslav SFR | 8,104 t | 1991 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 70 | Yemen | 7,691 t | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 71 | Honduras | 6,977 t | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 72 | Israel | 6,730 t | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 73 | Panama | 6,471 t | 2023 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Uganda | 6,116 t | 2023 | up 588.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Iraq | 5,780 t | 2023 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 76 | Serbia | 5,330 t | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 77 | Peru | 5,082 t | 2023 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 4,863 t | 2023 | up 144.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Estonia | 4,600 t | 2023 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Algeria | 4,509 t | 2023 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Croatia | 3,900 t | 2023 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 82 | Thailand | 3,723 t | 2023 | up 72.1% | rising |
| 83 | North Macedonia | 3,469 t | 2023 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 84 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3,423 t | 2023 | up 153.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Caribbean | 3,355 t | 2023 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Latvia | 3,230 t | 2023 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 3,192 t | 2023 | up 59.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Republic of Moldova | 3,002 t | 2023 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 89 | United Arab Emirates | 2,797 t | 2023 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Turkmenistan | 2,730 t | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 91 | Albania | 2,626 t | 2023 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 2,623 t | 2023 | up 316.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Serbia and Montenegro | 2,600 t | 2005 | up 50.0% | flat |
| 94 | Slovenia | 2,539 t | 2023 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 95 | Iceland | 2,497 t | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 96 | Ecuador | 2,476 t | 2023 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Zimbabwe | 2,199 t | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 98 | Greece | 2,160 t | 2023 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 99 | Rwanda | 1,949 t | 2023 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Guatemala | 1,876 t | 2023 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Burkina Faso | 1,730 t | 2023 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 102 | Zambia | 1,718 t | 2023 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Bhutan | 1,716 t | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 104 | Oman | 1,621 t | 2023 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Eritrea | 1,620 t | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 106 | Paraguay | 1,577 t | 2023 | up 112.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1,561 t | 2023 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Fiji | 1,144 t | 2023 | down 39.5% | rising |
| 108 | Melanesia | 1,144 t | 2023 | down 39.5% | rising |
| 110 | Mauritania | 1,084 t | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 111 | Bulgaria | 950 t | 2023 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Nicaragua | 847.75 t | 2023 | up 101.4% | falling |
| 113 | Senegal | 771.83 t | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 114 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 679.47 t | 2023 | up 72.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Chad | 668.57 t | 2023 | up 125.3% | rising |
| 116 | Namibia | 570.27 t | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Angola | 562.93 t | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 118 | Luxembourg | 559.13 t | 2023 | up 73.6% | rising |
| 119 | Montenegro | 498.65 t | 2023 | down 32.5% | rising |
| 120 | Botswana | 491.4 t | 2023 | up 13.5% | falling |
| 121 | Guinea | 473.96 t | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Georgia | 410.36 t | 2023 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 123 | El Salvador | 387.61 t | 2023 | up 89.1% | rising |
| 124 | Armenia | 387.28 t | 2023 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Burundi | 244.86 t | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 126 | Eswatini | 187.86 t | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 127 | Sudan | 176.13 t | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 128 | Cuba | 163 t | 2023 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 129 | China, Taiwan Province of | 127.33 t | 2023 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Tajikistan | 103.2 t | 2023 | up 416.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Cyprus | 50 t | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Suriname | 20.65 t | 2023 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Togo | 16.03 t | 2023 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Malta | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 13.13 million t
- Asia 7.78 million t
- Southern Asia 7.11 million t
- Europe 3.07 million t
- European Union (27) 2.31 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.77 million t
- Americas 1.42 million t
- Western Europe 1.34 million t
- Northern America 1.08 million t
- United States of America 969,319 t
- Eastern Europe 800,628 t
- Northern Europe 735,177 t
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.