Butter and Ghee — Production in Central Asia

Central Asia: Butter and Ghee — Production was 143,429 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
143,429 t
Change on year
up 3.1%
Rank
14th
of 29 groups
All-time high
143,429 t
in 2023
All-time low
10,738 t
in 1999
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Butter and Ghee — Production in Central Asia, 1992–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k1992200720231992: 95.5k t1993: 101.3k t1994: 69.7k t1995: 45.1k t1996: 22.0k t1997: 12.7k t1998: 11.4k t1999: 10.7k t2000: 11.9k t2001: 13.9k t2002: 17.6k t2003: 19.8k t2004: 22.0k t2005: 31.3k t2006: 38.5k t2007: 40.5k t2008: 38.5k t2009: 34.0k t2010: 66.8k t2011: 68.8k t2012: 70.8k t2013: 78.7k t2014: 82.3k t2015: 89.9k t2016: 102.9k t2017: 111.5k t2018: 119.2k t2019: 121.3k t2020: 133.9k t2021: 138.2k t2022: 139.1k t2023: 143.4k t

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for butter and ghee — production in Central Asia is 143,429 t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 82.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, butter and ghee — production in Central Asia peaked at 143,429 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10,738 t, in 1999.

That places Central Asia 14th out of 29 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
1990s 46,063 t 10,738 t 101,293 t 8
2000s 26,804 t 11,902 t 40,531 t 10
2010s 91,226 t 66,771 t 121,254 t 10
2020s 138,670 t 133,946 t 143,429 t 4

Countries ranked near Central Asia

  1. 11 Poland 264,950 t compare
  2. 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 200,900 t compare
  3. 13 Brazil 145,582 t compare
  4. 14 Belarus 130,403 t compare
  5. 15 Belgium 119,860 t compare
  6. 16 China (People’s Republic of) 119,425 t compare
  7. 17 China, mainland 119,298 t compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is butter and ghee — production in Central Asia?
Butter and ghee — production in Central Asia was 143,429 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest butter and ghee — production recorded in Central Asia?
The highest recorded value was 143,429 t in 2023.
What is the lowest butter and ghee — production recorded in Central Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 10,738 t in 1999.
How does Central Asia rank for butter and ghee — production?
Central Asia ranks 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is butter and ghee — production rising or falling in Central Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 82.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Central Asia 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.