Butter and Ghee — Production in Americas

Americas: Butter and Ghee — Production was 1.42 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.42 million t
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
6th
of 27 groups
All-time high
1.42 million t
in 2020
All-time low
702,985 t
in 1973
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Butter and Ghee — Production in Americas, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for butter and ghee — production in Americas is 1.42 million t, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, butter and ghee — production in Americas peaked at 1.42 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 702,985 t, in 1973.

Americas ranks 6th of 27 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Butter and Ghee — Production in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Butter and Ghee — Production in Americas, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 989,555 t —
1962 1.01 million t +2.0%
1963 943,891 t -6.5%
1964 954,692 t +1.1%
1965 887,322 t -7.1%
1966 792,931 t -10.6%
1967 850,102 t +7.2%
1968 819,074 t -3.6%
1969 813,358 t -0.7%
1970 807,206 t -0.8%
1971 806,008 t -0.1%
1972 803,864 t -0.3%
1973 702,985 t -12.5%
1974 712,655 t +1.4%
1975 759,906 t +6.6%
1976 746,580 t -1.8%
1977 785,740 t +5.2%
1978 757,881 t -3.5%
1979 753,375 t -0.6%
1980 825,754 t +9.6%
1981 877,255 t +6.2%
1982 883,102 t +0.7%
1983 886,337 t +0.4%
1984 795,653 t -10.2%
1985 855,309 t +7.5%
1986 841,531 t -1.6%
1987 797,675 t -5.2%
1988 860,303 t +7.9%
1989 904,058 t +5.1%
1990 919,431 t +1.7%
1991 910,487 t -1.0%
1992 931,593 t +2.3%
1993 900,337 t -3.4%
1994 908,554 t +0.9%
1995 877,813 t -3.4%
1996 831,959 t -5.2%
1997 823,281 t -1.0%
1998 811,795 t -1.4%
1999 871,424 t +7.3%
2000 856,162 t -1.8%
2001 857,136 t +0.1%
2002 911,744 t +6.4%
2003 872,596 t -4.3%
2004 882,721 t +1.2%
2005 931,394 t +5.5%
2006 980,135 t +5.2%
2007 1.02 million t +4.3%
2008 1.09 million t +6.2%
2009 1.04 million t -4.0%
2010 1.05 million t +0.7%
2011 1.19 million t +13.0%
2012 1.22 million t +2.9%
2013 1.22 million t -0.1%
2014 1.22 million t -0.1%
2015 1.20 million t -1.7%
2016 1.20 million t -0.2%
2017 1.21 million t +1.2%
2018 1.29 million t +6.3%
2019 1.32 million t +2.4%
2020 1.42 million t +7.6%
2021 1.38 million t -2.4%
2022 1.40 million t +1.0%
2023 1.42 million t +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 895,556 t 792,931 t 1.01 million t 9
1970s 763,620 t 702,985 t 807,206 t 10
1980s 852,698 t 795,653 t 904,058 t 10
1990s 878,667 t 811,795 t 931,593 t 10
2000s 944,191 t 856,162 t 1.09 million t 10
2010s 1.21 million t 1.05 million t 1.32 million t 10
2020s 1.40 million t 1.38 million t 1.42 million t 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 214,077 t compare
  2. 3 Pakistan 1.27 million t compare
  3. 4 Türkiye 150,492 t compare
  4. 4 Australia and New Zealand 536,750 t compare
  5. 5 Germany 468,880 t compare
  6. 5 United Republic of Tanzania 60,925 t compare
  7. 6 New Zealand 462,400 t compare
  8. 6 Syrian Arab Republic 20,786 t compare
  9. 7 France 403,970 t compare
  10. 8 Russian Federation 301,223 t compare
  11. 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3,423 t compare
  12. 9 Ireland 299,300 t compare
  13. 9 Republic of Moldova 3,002 t compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is butter and ghee — production in Americas?
Butter and ghee — production in Americas was 1.42 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest butter and ghee — production recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 1.42 million t in 2020.
What is the lowest butter and ghee — production recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 702,985 t in 1973.
How does Americas rank for butter and ghee — production?
Americas ranks 6th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
Is butter and ghee — production rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Butter and Ghee — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.