Butter and Ghee — Production in Caribbean

Caribbean: Butter and Ghee — Production was 3,355 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
3,355 t
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
85th
of 134 groups
All-time high
12,583 t
in 1978
All-time low
351 t
in 1969
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Butter and Ghee — Production in Caribbean, 1961–2023

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, butter and ghee — production in Caribbean stood at 3,355 t.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, butter and ghee — production in Caribbean peaked at 12,583 t in 1978 and was at its lowest, 351 t, in 1969.

That places Caribbean 85th out of 134 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,437 t 351 t 3,201 t 9
1970s 6,725 t 550 t 12,583 t 10
1980s 11,151 t 10,216 t 12,238 t 10
1990s 5,844 t 2,085 t 10,200 t 10
2000s 2,942 t 2,310 t 3,309 t 10
2010s 3,160 t 2,607 t 4,173 t 10
2020s 3,514 t 3,347 t 3,829 t 4

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 82 Thailand 3,723 t compare
  2. 83 North Macedonia 3,469 t compare
  3. 84 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3,423 t compare
  4. 86 Latvia 3,230 t compare
  5. 87 Dominican Republic 3,192 t compare
  6. 88 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 Caribbean?
Butter and ghee — production in Caribbean was 3,355 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest butter and ghee — production recorded in Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 12,583 t in 1978.
What is the lowest butter and ghee — production recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 351 t in 1969.
How does Caribbean rank for butter and ghee — production?
Caribbean ranks 85th out of 134 groups with data for 2023.
Is butter and ghee — production rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Caribbean 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.