Butter and Ghee — Production in China, Taiwan Province of

China, Taiwan Province of: Butter and Ghee — Production was 127.33 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
127.33 t
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
121st
of 126 countries
All-time high
133.37 t
in 2015
All-time low
0.12 t
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Butter and Ghee — Production in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961–2023

050100150196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for butter and ghee — production in China, Taiwan Province of is 127.33 t, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, butter and ghee — production in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 133.37 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.12 t, in 1962.

That places China, Taiwan Province of 121st out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Butter and Ghee — Production in China, Taiwan Province of, year by year

Annual values for Butter and Ghee — Production in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 0.15 t
1962 0.12 t -20.0%
1963 0.2 t +66.7%
1964 0.28 t +40.0%
1965 0.34 t +21.4%
1966 0.35 t +2.9%
1967 0.35 t +0.0%
1968 0.37 t +5.7%
1969 0.37 t +0.0%
1970 0.4 t +8.1%
1971 0.45 t +12.5%
1972 0.57 t +26.7%
1973 0.94 t +64.9%
1974 1.05 t +11.7%
1975 1.15 t +9.5%
1976 1.13 t -1.7%
1977 1.14 t +0.9%
1978 1.12 t -1.8%
1979 1.11 t -0.9%
1980 1.19 t +7.2%
1981 1.25 t +5.0%
1982 1.4 t +12.0%
1983 1.46 t +4.3%
1984 1.67 t +14.4%
1985 2.2 t +31.7%
1986 2.74 t +24.5%
1987 3.61 t +31.8%
1988 4.34 t +20.2%
1989 4.56 t +5.1%
1990 5.1 t +11.8%
1991 5.64 t +10.6%
1992 6.15 t +9.0%
1993 6.96 t +13.2%
1994 7.24 t +4.0%
1995 7.95 t +9.8%
1996 7.9 t -0.6%
1997 8.26 t +4.6%
1998 8.46 t +2.4%
1999 8.45 t -0.1%
2000 8.96 t +6.0%
2001 8.65 t -3.5%
2002 9.03 t +4.4%
2003 8.99 t -0.4%
2004 8.24 t -8.3%
2005 7.72 t -6.3%
2006 8.25 t +6.9%
2007 8.18 t -0.8%
2008 16 t +95.6%
2009 16.5 t +3.1%
2010 85.48 t +418.1%
2011 87.84 t +2.8%
2012 95.24 t +8.4%
2013 91.26 t -4.2%
2014 85.91 t -5.9%
2015 133.37 t +55.2%
2016 76.85 t -42.4%
2017 105.36 t +37.1%
2018 118.46 t +12.4%
2019 119.52 t +0.9%
2020 124.13 t +3.9%
2021 124.19 t +0.0%
2022 125.88 t +1.4%
2023 127.33 t +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.2811 t 0.12 t 0.37 t 9
1970s 0.906 t 0.4 t 1.15 t 10
1980s 2.44 t 1.19 t 4.56 t 10
1990s 7.21 t 5.1 t 8.46 t 10
2000s 10.05 t 7.72 t 16.5 t 10
2010s 99.93 t 76.85 t 133.37 t 10
2020s 125.38 t 124.13 t 127.33 t 4

Countries ranked near China, Taiwan Province of

  1. 118 Eswatini 187.86 t compare
  2. 119 Sudan 176.13 t compare
  3. 120 Cuba 163 t compare
  4. 122 Tajikistan 103.2 t compare
  5. 123 Cyprus 50 t compare
  6. 124 Suriname 20.65 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is butter and ghee — production in China, Taiwan Province of?
Butter and ghee — production in China, Taiwan Province of was 127.33 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest butter and ghee — production recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
The highest recorded value was 133.37 t in 2015.
What is the lowest butter and ghee — production recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.12 t in 1962.
How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for butter and ghee — production?
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 121st out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
Is butter and ghee — production rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China, Taiwan Province of 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.