Butter and Ghee — Production in Estonia
Estonia: Butter and Ghee — Production was 4,600 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Butter and Ghee — Production in Estonia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, butter and ghee — production in Estonia stood at 4,600 t.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, butter and ghee — production in Estonia peaked at 26,849 t in 1992 and was at its lowest, 3,510 t, in 2013.
Estonia ranks 76th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Butter and Ghee — Production in Estonia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 26,849 t | — |
| 1993 | 23,114 t | -13.9% |
| 1994 | 18,900 t | -18.2% |
| 1995 | 15,600 t | -17.5% |
| 1996 | 16,860 t | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 16,800 t | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 11,400 t | -32.1% |
| 1999 | 10,900 t | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 8,715 t | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 6,696 t | -23.2% |
| 2002 | 7,269 t | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 9,400 t | +29.3% |
| 2004 | 10,700 t | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 8,100 t | -24.3% |
| 2006 | 7,300 t | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 7,700 t | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 6,700 t | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 8,000 t | +19.4% |
| 2010 | 6,000 t | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 6,530 t | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 4,040 t | -38.1% |
| 2013 | 3,510 t | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 4,540 t | +29.3% |
| 2015 | 5,100 t | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 5,140 t | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 4,340 t | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 4,890 t | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 5,120 t | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 5,270 t | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 4,090 t | -22.4% |
| 2022 | 4,830 t | +18.1% |
| 2023 | 4,600 t | -4.8% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 4,600 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 16,000 t, 29% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 4,600 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9,330 t, 49% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,553 t | 10,900 t | 26,849 t | 8 |
| 2000s | 8,058 t | 6,696 t | 10,700 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,921 t | 3,510 t | 6,530 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,698 t | 4,090 t | 5,270 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More agriculture & rural data for Estonia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0165 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 566.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5048 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2928 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is butter and ghee — production in Estonia?
- Butter and ghee — production in Estonia was 4,600 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest butter and ghee — production recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 26,849 t in 1992.
- What is the lowest butter and ghee — production recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,510 t in 2013.
- How does Estonia rank for butter and ghee — production?
- Estonia ranks 76th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is butter and ghee — production rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia 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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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.