Butter and Ghee — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Butter and Ghee — Production was 214,077 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
214,077 t
Change on year
up 12.4%
Rank
3rd
of 12 regions
All-time high
223,556 t
in 2014
All-time low
34,191 t
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Butter and Ghee — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Iran (Islamic Republic of) recorded 214,077 t for butter and ghee — production in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, butter and ghee — production in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 223,556 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 34,191 t, in 1963.

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

Butter and Ghee — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year

Annual values for Butter and Ghee — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 34,607 t
1962 34,195 t -1.2%
1963 34,191 t -0.0%
1964 35,834 t +4.8%
1965 37,172 t +3.7%
1966 35,978 t -3.2%
1967 37,788 t +5.0%
1968 39,784 t +5.3%
1969 42,207 t +6.1%
1970 44,427 t +5.3%
1971 41,318 t -7.0%
1972 44,025 t +6.6%
1973 47,245 t +7.3%
1974 50,927 t +7.8%
1975 52,504 t +3.1%
1976 54,367 t +3.5%
1977 56,485 t +3.9%
1978 59,586 t +5.5%
1979 58,973 t -1.0%
1980 60,525 t +2.6%
1981 62,059 t +2.5%
1982 67,530 t +8.8%
1983 67,185 t -0.5%
1984 68,660 t +2.2%
1985 70,123 t +2.1%
1986 71,495 t +2.0%
1987 74,069 t +3.6%
1988 74,572 t +0.7%
1989 75,221 t +0.9%
1990 88,297 t +17.4%
1991 91,913 t +4.1%
1992 94,593 t +2.9%
1993 98,192 t +3.8%
1994 102,558 t +4.4%
1995 108,052 t +5.4%
1996 117,247 t +8.5%
1997 118,681 t +1.2%
1998 125,763 t +6.0%
1999 137,010 t +8.9%
2000 146,771 t +7.1%
2001 149,781 t +2.1%
2002 151,569 t +1.2%
2003 149,006 t -1.7%
2004 200,318 t +34.4%
2005 195,085 t -2.6%
2006 207,388 t +6.3%
2007 209,062 t +0.8%
2008 190,223 t -9.0%
2009 191,753 t +0.8%
2010 186,406 t -2.8%
2011 192,844 t +3.5%
2012 200,687 t +4.1%
2013 207,176 t +3.2%
2014 223,556 t +7.9%
2015 163,941 t -26.7%
2016 169,834 t +3.6%
2017 194,995 t +14.8%
2018 189,549 t -2.8%
2019 189,842 t +0.2%
2020 210,022 t +10.6%
2021 222,320 t +5.9%
2022 190,405 t -14.4%
2023 214,077 t +12.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 36,862 t 34,191 t 42,207 t 9
1970s 50,986 t 41,318 t 59,586 t 10
1980s 69,144 t 60,525 t 75,221 t 10
1990s 108,231 t 88,297 t 137,010 t 10
2000s 179,096 t 146,771 t 209,062 t 10
2010s 191,883 t 163,941 t 223,556 t 10
2020s 209,206 t 190,405 t 222,320 t 4

Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)

  1. 1 India 5.48 million t compare
  2. 2 USSR 1.51 million t compare
  3. 3 Pakistan 1.27 million t compare
  4. 4 Australia and New Zealand 536,750 t compare
  5. 5 Germany 468,880 t compare
  6. 6 New Zealand 462,400 t compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is butter and ghee — production in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Butter and ghee — production in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 214,077 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest butter and ghee — production recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 223,556 t in 2014.
What is the lowest butter and ghee — production recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 34,191 t in 1963.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for butter and ghee — production?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 3rd out of 12 regions with data for 2023.
Is butter and ghee — production rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic 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.